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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 Cisco Unified IP Phones depend upon and
interact with several other key Cisco Unified IP Telephony and network
components.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified IP Phone
7960G and 7940G and Cisco Unified CallManager, DNS and DHCP servers,
TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes options for powering phones. For
related information about other major components in a Voice over IP (VoIP)
network, refer to Cisco IP Telephony Solution Reference Network Design (SRND)
for Cisco Unified CallManager 4.0, which is available at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/srnd
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 7960G and 7940G and other key components of the Voice
over IP (VoIP) network and includes these topics:
• Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Telephony Products,
page 2-2
• Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-4
• Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-6
