Cisco Systems 7911G User Manual 3
Q&A
CISCO IP PHONE 7911G
GENERAL QUESTIONS
What is the Cisco
The new Cisco IP Phone 7911G is the latest Cisco Systems
additional capabilities. It shares the industrial design of the highly successful Cisco IP Phone 7912G. Like the Cisco IP Phone 7912G, it provides
one line and four interactive soft keys that guide a user through call features and functions.
What are the main differences between the Cisco IP Phone 7911G and the existing Cisco IP Phone 7912G?
Refer to the “Features and Functions” section for specifics of feature differences. In general, the Cisco IP Phone 7911G offers broader
applications capabilities through its enhanced memory, more infrastructure integration options (such as support for IEEE 802.3af Power over
Ethernet), advanced security, and an extended software roadmap to support advanced IP features. It also incorporates some of the advanced user
interface features of the high-end Cisco IP Phone 7970 series models. User interface differences between the phone models will be documented
and published.
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IP Phone 7911G?
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full-featured “basic set” IP phone providing enhanced functions for those needing
Who are the target customers for the Cisco IP Phone 7911G?
The Cisco IP Phone 7911G addresses the communication needs of a clerk or equivalent worker in a basic office cubicle environment with a
low to moderate amount of phone traffic.
Which phone should I order?
Refer to Table 1 for the primary comparison measures.
Table 1. Comparison of Cisco IP Phone 7912G and IP Phone 7911G
Cisco IP Phone 7912G
(Part Number CP-7912G-A)
IEEE 803.af Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Enhanced Memory and Applications
Enhanced Security Features
LCD Resolution
Cisco Inline Power
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
192 x 64 pixels 192 x 64 pixels
Yes Yes
Cisco IP Phone 7911G
(Part Number CP-7911G)
What should I do if a customer wants to upgrade from an existing phone to this new phone?
The regular Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) will be available within two weeks of first customer shipment (FCS). Use the Cisco
TMP tool to verify the discount.
If I trade in an older Cisco IP phone for a new one, do I have to purchase a new software user license?
New user license part numbers have been created (for example, SW-CCM-UL-7911). A user license must be selected when purchasing;
however, a Cisco TMP exception has been created to provide a license credit of nearly 100 percent when a customer moves from one user license
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to another of equal price (for example, upgrading from a user license for the Cisco IP Phone 7912G to a user license for the Cisco IP Phone 7911G).
The exception will be in place within two weeks of FCS. Use the Cisco TMP tool to verify the discount.
What Cisco CallManager release is required for the Cisco IP Phone 7911G?
Customers are required to use the most recent version of each Cisco CallManager train for full support: Version 3.3 (5)SR1, 4.0(2)SR2b,
or 4.1(3)SR1.
Does the new Cisco IP Phone 7911G identify itself differently to Cisco CallManager (or Cisco CallManager Express [CME]) than a Cisco
IP Phone 7912G?
Yes, it is a new phone model.
What phone firmware version is required?
A new phone firmware version is required for this new Cisco IP Phone 7911G. 7911 Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) Firmware
Version 7.2(1) will be posted to Cisco.com when the phone is orderable.
What protocols will be supported?
The Cisco IP Phone 7911G will support only SCCP at FCS.
Will Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) be supported in the future? When?
Support for SIP Version 2 will be available in the Cisco CallManager Version 5.0 release timeframe.
What languages are supported on the Cisco IP Phone 7911G?
Language localization support varies by Cisco CallManager version:
• Cisco CallManager 3.3(5) SR1 supports the following languages: Danish, Dutch, French, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
• Cisco CallManager 4.0 supports all these languages, plus Brazilian Portuguese. Note: Localized language support will be offered with Cisco
CallManager 4.0; however, the date of support is planned for the first half of 2006.
• Cisco CallManager 4.1(3) supports all the languages listed previously, plus Catalan and English (United Kingdom). Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech,
Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, and Slovenian will follow approximately 3 months after FCS.
• Support for Hong Kong, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Korean will be added in a subsequent release.
For all three listed Cisco CallManager platforms, localized user interface language support for Cisco IP Phone 7911G will be released within 3
months of FCS (unless noted otherwise). Localized documentation will follow approximately 3 months later.
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
What new features are supported?
The following are some of the new features available with the Cisco IP Phone 7911G:
• High-resolution, pixel-based, monochrome display for improved text, graphics, and productivity-enhancing audio and text eXtensible Markup
Language (XML) applications (including support of double-byte and unicode characters)
• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (Class 2) plus continued support for Cisco inline power
• Enhanced platform to support future capabilities (IPv6, advanced SIP, etc.)
• Factory-installed certificates for ease of security configuration
• Secure, encrypted communication streams (signaling and media)
Is the Cisco IP Phone 7914 Expansion Module supported?
No. The Cisco IP Phone 7914 Expansion Module is supported only on the Cisco IP Phone 7960G and higher models.
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