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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Understanding the Phone Startup Process
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Understanding the Phone Startup Process
When connecting to the VoIP network, the Cisco Unified IP Phone goes through
a standard startup process composed of the steps described in
Table 2-1 .
Depending on your specific network configuration, not all of these steps may
occur on your Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Table 2-1 Cisco Unified IP Phone Startup Process
Step Configuration Related Topics
1. Obtaining Power
from the Switch You can connect the Cisco Unified IP Phone to a
Cisco Catalyst switch with one of the modules that
provides power to the phone (WS-X6348-RJ45V).
See the
“Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP
Phone” section on page 2-9 for details.
If you use this optional configuration, the phone
receives phantom power and powers up when you
connect the Cisco Unified IP Phone to the switch.
The phone then sends Cisco Discovery Protocol
(CDP) notifications to the switch indicating that it
is ready to receive CDP packets and indicating the
power requirement for the phone. The switch
allocates power and sends it over the network
cable.
• Understanding the
Phone Startup
Process, page 2-4
• Providing Power to
the Cisco Unified
IP Phone, page 2-9
• Resolving Startup
Problems, page 7-2
2. Loading the Stored
Phone Image The Cisco Unified IP Phone has non-volatile Flash
memory in which it stores firmware images and
user-defined preferences. At startup, the phone
runs a bootstrap loader that loads a phone image
stored in Flash memory. Using this image, the
phone initializes its software and hardware. • Understanding the
Phone Startup
Process, page 2-4
• Resolving Startup
Problems, page 7-2