Install Cisco Unified Ip Conference Phone 8831; Performance Guidelines - Cisco 8831 Administration Manual

Install Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831

Install Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831
Note Before you install a conference phone, even if it is new, upgrade the conference phone to the current
firmware image. Before using external devices, see the Readme file for safety and performance information.
Procedure
Step 1 Connect the power supply to the Cisco DC Adapter port. See the
information about powering your conference phone.
Step 2 Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from the switch to the network port on the conference phone. Each
Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 ships with one ethernet cable in the box.
You can use either Category 3, 5, or 5e cabling for 10-Mbps connections, but you must use Category 5 or 5e
for 100 Mbps connections.
See Network ports, on page 47
Step 3 (Optional) Connect wired extension microphones.

Performance guidelines

Follow these guidelines to ensure optimum performance with the conference phone and the wired or wireless
extension microphones if they are connected.
• Use the conference phone in closed offices and conference rooms up to 20 feet by 20 feet (without
• Place the conference phone base on a flat surface and make sure that it is clear from any reflective
• Maintain a minimum distance of four feet between each external microphone and the conference phone
• Make sure that all microphones are acoustically unobstructed.
• Position the external microphones toward the areas that need to be covered, and so that the main pickup
• Seat all conference participants the same distance from the conference phone.
• Speak at normal conversation levels and direct your voice toward the conference phone.
• Do not move or handle the conference phone base or the external microphones while on a call, and do
• Minimize background noise from air conditioning units, fans, or other equipment in the office or
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external microphones) and 20 feet by 30 feet (with external microphones).
surfaces.
base and other objects.
direction is pointed away from the conference phone.
not shuffle papers near the equipment.
conference room.
Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 installation
Power guidelines, on page 37 for more