Cisco 8831 Deployment Manual

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© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 1 of 6Deployment GuideCisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831IntroductionThis deployment guide outlines the best practices for considering a conference room environment with the Cisco®Unified IP Conference Phone 8831.This guide is intended primarily for site planning of the Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831. Installers,network administrators, and facility maintenance personnel may also find this document useful.Obtaining Documentation and Support, and Developing Security GuidelinesFor information about obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information,please refer to the monthly “What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation” publication, which also lists all new andrevised Cisco technical documentation, at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.htmlRelated DocumentationFor a complete list of documents for the Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831, please visit the Cisco supportsite located at: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html.Overview of Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831The Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 enhances people-centric communications, combining superior highdefinition (HD) audio performance and 360-degree coverage for conference rooms and executive offices. Itprovides an audiophile sound experience with a full-duplex two-way wideband (G.722) audio hands-free speaker(Figure 1).Figure 1. Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 with Speakers and Display Control UnitThe Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 is a simple, scalable solution that meets the challenges of mostconference rooms. It provides flexible deployment expansion by using optional extension microphones that can bewired or wireless (Digital Equipment Cordless Telephone [DECT]) and has an optional daisy-chain configuration oftwo base speaker units.