Cisco Systems IP phone 7960 IP Phone User Manual


 
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Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your Cisco SIP IP Phone
Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone
Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone
This section contains information on how to install Cisco SIP IP phones in your
IP network. Before getting started, read over the information in this section
carefully.
Installation Task Summary
To successfully install the Cisco SIP IP phone, you must complete the following
tasks:
1.
Download the required files from CCO to the TFTP server as described in the
the “Downloading Files to Your TFTP Server” section on page 2-4.
2.
If you are configuring SIP parameters via a TFTP server, create and store the
configuration files as described in the “Configuring SIP Parameters via a
TFTP Server” section on page 2-6.
3.
If you are using DCHP to configure the phones’ network settings, configure
the required network parameters on your DHCP server as described in the
“Configuring Network Parameters via a DHCP Server” section on page 2-14.
4.
Connect the phone to the network and to a power supply as described in the
“Connecting the Phone” section on page 2-16.
5.
If you are not using DHCP to configure network parameters, manually
configure the required network parameters as described in the “Manually
Configuring the Network Parameters” section on page 2-14.
6.
If you are not configuring the SIP parameters via a TFTP server, manually
configure the required parameters as described in the “Manually Configuring
the SIP Parameters” section on page 2-11.