Cisco 7937G - Unified IP Conference Station VoIP Phone Administration Manual page 27

Preparing to Install the Conference Station on
Your Network
The Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G enables you to communicate using voice over a data
network. To provide this capability, the conference stations depend upon and interact with several other
key Cisco Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony and network components, including Cisco Unified
Communications Manager 6.0, Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) servers, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) servers, media resources, and so on.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the conference station and Cisco Unified
Communications Manager, DNS and DHCP servers, TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes
options for powering conference stations.
For related information about voice and IP communications, refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/voicesw/index.html
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the conference station and other key
components of a Voice over IP (VoIP) network. It covers these topics:
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Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP
Communications Products
To function in the IP telephony network, the conference station must be connected to a networking
device, such as a Cisco Catalyst switch. You must also register the conference station with a
Cisco Unified Communications Manager system before sending and receiving calls.
This section includes the following topic:
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Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Communications Products, page 2-1
Providing Power to the Conference Station, page 2-2
Understanding Conference Station Configuration Files, page 2-4
Understanding the Conference Station Startup Process, page 2-5
Adding Conference Stations to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database, page 2-7
Determining the MAC Address of a Conference Station, page 2-9
Understanding How the Conference Station Interacts with Cisco Unified Communications Manager,
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