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check this link: point 13, you will be able to enable qos<br />
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<a href="http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/voice-unified-communications/ip-communicator/50994-ip-communicator.html" rel="ugc">http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/voice-unified-communications/ip-communicator/50994-ip-communicator.html</a>
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check this link: point 13, you will be able to enable qos

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/voice-unified-communications/ip-communicator/50994-ip-communicator.html [http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/voice-unified-communications/ip-communicator/50994-ip-communicator.html]

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But is it recommended to use soft phone instead of hardware.<br />
Would like to know what is the recommendation &amp;&nbsp;the best practice....
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But is it recommended to use soft phone instead of hardware.
Would like to know what is the recommendation & the best practice....

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I am planning to install Cisco Soft phone on my desktop instead of using Physical Cisco IP Phone.<br />
For my Cisco IP Phone it is part of the voice VLAN. But if i install it in my desktop the soft phone is there anyway i can have my softphone to be part of voice vlan so that voice qos can be applied to it.<br />
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What is the normal practice followed when softphone is installed in the desktop. How QOS related things are considered so that there is no problem with the voice traffic &amp;&nbsp;quality.
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I am planning to install Cisco Soft phone on my desktop instead of using Physical Cisco IP Phone.
For my Cisco IP Phone it is part of the voice VLAN. But if i install it in my desktop the soft phone is there anyway i can have my softphone to be part of voice vlan so that voice qos can be applied to it.

What is the normal practice followed when softphone is installed in the desktop. How QOS related things are considered so that there is no problem with the voice traffic & quality.

Cisco Softphone

Networking software modules are interfaced with a framework implemented on the machine's operating system that implements the networking functionality of the operating system. The best known frameworks are the TCP/IP model and the OSI model. Systems typically do not use a single protocol to handle a transmission. Instead they use a set of cooperating protocols, sometimes called a protocol family or protocol suite.[9] Some of the best known protocol suites include: IPX/SPX, X.25, AX.25, AppleTalk and TCP/IP. Other protocols indirectly related to networking include the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and its related technologies, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Server (DNS) and other Internet protocols.

Networking Protocols

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.

Networking Hardware-Other

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.