The Cisco IP Phone 7961G, an important offering in the Cisco Systems award-winning IP phone portfolio is a full-featured IP phone designed to meet the needs of managers and administrative assistants. It provides six programmable backlit line/feature buttons and four interactive soft keys that guide a user through call features and functions, and audio controls for high-quality duplex speakerphone, handset, and headset. A built-in headset port and an integrated Ethernet switch are standard with the Cisco IP Phone 7961G. The phone also features a best-of-class large, high-resolution grayscale pixel-based LCD. The display provides features such as date and time, calling party name, calling party number, and digits dialed. The crisp graphic capability of the display allows for the inclusion of Extensible Markup Language (XML) applications.
Messages: The phone offers direct access to voicemail
Volume Control: The convenient Volume Control button on the phone provides for easy decibel-level adjustments for the speakerphone, handset, headset, and ringer. The handset is hearing aid-compatible (HAC). Additional volume control gain can be achieved u
Adjustable Foot-Stand: The phone foot-stand is adjustable from flat to 60 degrees to provide optimum display viewing and comfortable use of all buttons and keys. The foot-stand is keyed to match standard wall-jack configurations for wall mounting. Two opt
Flexible Power Options: The Cisco IP Phone 7961G supports Cisco Prestandard Power over Ethernet (PoE), allowing powering from any of the Cisco Inline Power-capable blades and boxes. In addition, it supports IEEE 803.af PoE. The phone can be powered locall
Multiple Ring Tones: More than 24 user-adjustable ring tones are available
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Features: A HAC handset (meets ADA requirements) is available, as well as HAC compliance for magnetic coupling to approved HAC hearing aids. The dial pad is also ADA-compliant
Signaling Protocol Support: The phone offers Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) support
Codec Support: G.711µ and G.729a audio compression codecs are available
Quality of Service (QoS) Options: The phone supports differentiated services code point (DSCP) and 802.1Q/p standards
Security: The phone supports manufacturing-installed digital certificates, device authentication, and encryption
Language Support: Support for more than 20 languages is built-in (depends on Cisco CallManager software version)
Directories: The phone identifies incoming messages and categorizes them on the screen, allowing users to quickly and effectively return calls using direct dial-back capability. The corporate directory integrates with the Lightweight Directory Access Prot
Configuration Options: IP address assignment can be statically configured or configured through the DHCP client
Voice Quality: Comfort-noise generation and voice activity detection (VAD) programming are performed on a system basis
Settings: The Settings feature key allows the user to adjust display contrast, select background images (if available), and select from a large number of unique ringer sounds through the User Preference menu. Network Configuration preferences also can be
Services: The Cisco IP Phone 7961G allows users to quickly access diverse information such as weather, stocks, quote of the day, or any Web-based information using XML to provide a portal to an ever-growing world of applications, features, and information
Help: The online Help feature gives users information about the phone keys, buttons, and features. The pixel display allows for greater flexibility of features and significantly expands the information viewed when using features such as Services, Informat
Display: The phone has a large, high-resolution, graphical 4-bit grayscale display (320 x 222)
Speakerphone, Mute, and Headset Buttons: The phone offers high-quality speakerphone technology, including easy-to-use speaker On/Off, Microphone Mute, and Headset buttons. These buttons are lit when active. For added security, the audible dual tone multif
Ethernet Switch: The internal 2-port Cisco Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network through an RJ-45 interface with single LAN connectivity for both the phone and a co-located PC. The system administrator can desig
Headset Port: A dedicated headset port eliminates the need for a separate amplifier when using a headset. This feature allows the handset to remain in its cradle, making headset use simpler
Compression Technology: G.711µ and G.729a
Depth: 15.24 cm
EMC: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 15 (CFR 47) Class B ICES-003 Class B EN55022 Class B CISPR22 Class B AS/NZ 3548 Class B VCCI Class B EN55024 EN 50082-1 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3
Form Factor: Corded IP Telephone
Height: 20.32 cm
Integrated Switch: Yes
Interface Type: RJ-45
Network Protocol: Ethernet
Network Speeds Supported: 10/100 Mbps
Operating Humidity: 10 to 95 %
Operating Temperature: 0 to 40 C
Regulatory Approvals: CE marking
Safety: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 60950 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C22.2 No. 60950 IEC 60950 EN 60950 AS/NZS 60950
Telecommunications: FCC Part 68 (CFR47) HAC IC CS-03 Australia-as/ACIF S004 and AS/ACIF S040 New Zealand PTC 220 Draft
Weight: 1.6 kg
Width: 26.67 cm