Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Before You Begin
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager
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• Handset, page 3-5
• Speaker, page 3-6
• Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 3-9
Network Requirements
For the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G to successfully operate as a
Cisco Unified IP Phone endpoint in your network, your network must meet these
requirements:
• Working Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Network
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VoIP configured on your Cisco routers and gateways
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Cisco Unified CallManager Release 3.3(5) or higher installed in your
network and configured to handle call processing
Note The minimum firmware release that must be installed on the phone is
7.2(1) for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911G and 7.2(3) for
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G.
Note Cisco Unified Call Manager 4.0 and 5.0(1) do not support the
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G.
• IP network that supports DHCP or manual assignment of IP address, gateway,
and subnet mask
Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone displays the date and time from
Cisco Unified CallManager. If the Cisco Unified CallManager server is located in
a different time zone than the phones, the phones will not display the correct local
time.
