Administration - Cisco CP-3911 - Unified SIP Phone 3911 VoIP Administration Manual

Preparing to Install the Cisco
Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Cisco Unified IP Phones enable you to communicate using voice over a data
network. To provide this capability, the IP Phones depend upon and interact with
several other key Cisco IP Telephony components, including Cisco Unified
Communications Manager.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified SIP Phone
3911 and Cisco Unified Communications Manager, DNS and DHCP servers,
TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes options for powering phones.
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
Cisco Unified IP Phone and other key components of the Voice over IP (VoIP)
network. It includes the following topics:
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Cisco Unified SIP Phone 3911 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager
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Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phone Interacts with Cisco Unified
Communications Manager, page 2-2
Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-3
Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-6
Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-7
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database,
page 2-9
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-10
Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-12
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