Cisco Cisco 7940 Manuale d'uso - Pagina 2

Connecting Your Cisco IP Phone

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Cisco IP Phone 7960 and 7940 Series User Guide

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Chances are, your system administrator or a technician will connect your new

Cisco IP Phone to the corporate IP telephony network. If that is not the case,

connecting your phone is easy.

Follow the steps below. Refer to to locate ports on the back of your phone.

Before You Begin

Verify that your system administrator is ready for you to connect your

Cisco IP Phone to the network.

Be sure to read

Appendix B, "Safety Notices,"

phone.

Connect your Cisco IP Phone to the corporate IP telephony network. You can do

this in one of two ways, depending on how your workspace is set up. See your

system administrator if you are not sure which method to choose:

Direct network connection—For this method, you need at least one available

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Ethernet port in your workspace. Use the Ethernet cable included with your

phone to connect the network port on the back of your phone to the Ethernet

port in your workspace.

Shared network connection—Use this method if you have a single Ethernet

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port in your workspace with your desktop computer already connected to it.

First, disconnect the Ethernet cable from the computer and attach it to the

network port on the back of your phone. Next, use the Ethernet cable included

with your phone to connect the access port on the back of your phone to your

desktop computer. Your Cisco IP Phone now shares a network connection

with your computer.

Connect the handset to the handset port. Ensure that the end of the cord with the

longer uncoiled section is connected to the body of the phone.

Chapter 1

Introducing Your Cisco IP Phone

before connecting or using your

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