Cisco 3951 Administration Manual page 41

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
CallManager.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified SIP Phone
3951 and Cisco Unified CallManager, 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 3951 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1
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Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phone Interacts with Cisco
Unified CallManager, 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 CallManager Database, page 2-9
Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-12
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