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Phone Overview

The Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 provides voice communication over an Internet Protocol (IP)
network. The Cisco Unified IP Phone functions much like a digital business phone, allowing you to place and
receive phone calls. The Cisco Unified IP Phones in this guide have the following attributes:
• Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 supports basic features such as hold, redial, transfer, and conference.
• Cisco Unified IP Phone 6911 supports advanced features such as mute, hold, transfer, conference, speed
A Cisco Unified IP Phone, like other network devices, must be configured and managed. These phones encode
G.711a, G.711mu, G.729a, G.729ab, and iLBC codecs, and decode G.711a, G.711mu, G.729, G.729ab, and
iLBC codecs. These phones encode and decode the codecs in similar manner.
Caution
Using a cell, mobile, or GSM phone, or two-way radio in close proximity to a Cisco Unified IP Phone might
cause interference. For more information, refer to the manufacturer's documentation of the interfering device.
For more information, see the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 User Guide for Cisco Unified
Communications Manager (SCCP and SIP).
Phone Overview, on page 1
Network Protocols, on page 10
dial, call forward, and more.
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    These phones encode and decode the codecs in similar manner. Caution Using a cell, mobile, or GSM phone, or two-way radio in close proximity to a Cisco Unified IP Phone might cause interference. For more information, refer to the manufacturer’s documentation of the interfering device.

  • Page 2: Cisco Unified Ip Phone 6901

    Cisco Unified IP Phone Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 The following sections describe the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 hardware. Phone Connections For your phone to work, it must be connected to the corporate IP telephony network.
  • Page 3 Cisco Unified IP Phone Buttons and Hardware Buttons and Hardware Hookswitch Activates the features (hookflash) on your phone. Hold button Places a connected call on hold. Redial button Dials the last dialed number. Cisco Unified IP Phone...

  • Page 4: Cisco Unified Ip Phone 6911

    (hookflash) on your phone. Cisco Unified IP Phone 6911 The following sections describe the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 hardware. Phone Connections For your phone to work, it must be connected to the corporate IP telephony network.
  • Page 5 Cisco Unified IP Phone Phone Connections Network port (10/100 SW) connection. IEEE 802.3af power enabled. AC power wall plug (optional). Handset connection. Cisco Unified IP Phone...
  • Page 6 Cisco Unified IP Phone Buttons and Hardware Buttons and Hardware Handset with light strip Lights up to indicate a ringing call (flashing red) or a new voice message (steady red). Paper label A paper strip used to enter name and contact numbers.
  • Page 7 • Meet Me—Allows you setup a conference. Handset Phone handset. Paper Label Cisco Unified IP Phone 6911 does not include an LCD display. Cisco provides a paper strip, which can be used to enter name and contact numbers. Cisco Unified IP Phone...

  • Page 8: General Phone Information

    Cisco Unified IP Phone Clean the Phone Screen Clean the Phone Screen Procedure If your phone screen gets dirty, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth. Caution Do not use any liquids or powders on the phone because they can contaminate the phone components and cause failures.
  • Page 9 Cisco Unified IP Phone Phone Display Angle Phone Display Angle Raise Phone Angle Procedure Connect the footstand to the lower slots for a higher viewing angle, as shown in the following figure. Lower Phone Angle Procedure Connect the footstand to the upper slots for a lower viewing angle, as shown in the following figure.

  • Page 10: Network Protocols

    Network Protocols Cisco Unified IP Phones support several industry-standard and Cisco network protocols required for voice communication. The following table provides an overview of the network protocols that the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 support. Cisco Unified IP Phone...
  • Page 11 Cisco Unified IP Phone Network Protocols Table 1: Supported Network Protocols on the Cisco Unified IP Phone Network Protocol Purpose Usage notes Cisco Audio Session Tunneling The CAST protocol allows IP (CAST) Phones and associated applications behind the phone to discover and...
  • Page 12 LLDP is a standardized network The Cisco Unified IP Phone 6911 (LLDP) discovery protocol (similar to CDP) supports LLDP on the switch and that is supported on some Cisco and PC port. (Cisco Unified IP Phone 6911 only) third-party devices. Cisco Unified IP Phone...
  • Page 13 Unified IP Phone to use either SIP or Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP). Skinny Client Control Protocol SCCP includes a messaging set that Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and (SCCP) allows communications between 6911 use SCCP, version 20 for call call control servers and endpoint control.

  • Page 14: Cisco Unified Ip Phone 6901 And 6911 Supported Features

    Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 Supported Features Cisco Unified IP Phones function much like a digital business phone, allowing you to place and receive phone calls. In addition to traditional telephony features, the Cisco Unified IP Phone includes features that enable you to administer and monitor the phone as a network device.
  • Page 15 Cisco Unified IP Phone Telephony Feature Administration information on the features, see the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (SCCP and SIP). As with other network devices, you must configure Cisco Unified IP Phones to prepare them to access Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the rest of the IP network.

  • Page 16: Cisco Unified Ip Phones Security Features

    Cisco Unified IP Phones. The Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 use the Phone security profile, which defines whether the device is nonsecure, authenticated, or encrypted. For information on applying the security profile to the phone, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide.
  • Page 17 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Supported Security Features The following table provides an overview of the security features that the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 support. For more information about these features and about Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified IP Phone security, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide.
  • Page 18 TLS protocol. Cisco Unified Communications Manager will not register phones unless they can be authenticated by the Cisco Unified Communications Manager. File authentication Validates digitally signed files that the phone downloads.
  • Page 19 Feature Description Signaling encryption Ensures that all SCCP and SIP signaling messages sent between the phone and the Cisco Unified Communications Manager server are encrypted. Certificate Authority Proxy Function (CAPF) Implements parts of the certificate generation procedure that are too processing-intensive for the phone, and interacts with the phone for key generation and certificate installation.
  • Page 20 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide. To view the phone security mode, you can view the security profile in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Related Topics Authenticated, Encrypted, and Protected Phone...
  • Page 21 A protected call establishes when your phone and the phone on the other end are set up for protected calling. The other phone can be in the same Cisco IP network, or on a network outside the IP network. Protected calls can only be made between two phones.
  • Page 22 Cisco Unified IP Phones provide an EAPOL pass-through mechanism. This mechanism allows a workstation attached to the Cisco Unified IP Phone to pass EAPOL messages to the 802.1X authenticator at the LAN switch. The pass-through mechanism ensures that the IP phone does not act as the LAN switch to authenticate a data endpoint before accessing the network.
  • Page 23 • Cisco Catalyst Switch (or other third-party switch): The switch must support 802.1X, so it can act as the authenticator and pass the messages between the phone and the authentication server. After the exchange completes, the switch grants or denies the phone access to the network.

  • Page 24: Cisco Unified Ip Phone Deployment

    Set Up Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 in Cisco Unified Communications Manager The following procedure provides an overview of configuration tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. The procedure presents a suggested order to guide you through the phone configuration process.
  • Page 25 For information about Product Specific Configuration fields, see ? Button Help in the Phone Configuration window. If you want to add both the phone and user to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database Note at the same time, see the “User/Phone Add Configuration” chapter in the Cisco Communications Manager Administration Guide.
  • Page 26 Administrators can manage user groups, roles, and permissions to control the level of access (and, therefore, the level of security) for system users. For end users to access Cisco Unified CM User Options, you must add users to the standard Cisco Note CCM End Users group.
  • Page 27 Security. Step 6 Make calls with the Cisco Unified IP Phone. Verifies that the phone and features work correctly. For more information, see Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (SCCP and SIP).

  • Page 28: Phone Power Reduction

    Phone Power Reduction Phone Power Reduction The Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 supports Cisco EnergyWise (EW) (also known as Power Save Plus). When your network contains an EnergyWise controller, you can configure these phones to sleep (power down) and wake (power up) on a schedule to reduce your power consumption.

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