The author introduces the essentials of Cisco Call Manager Express. Clearly and consistently guides you toward the functional VoIP solution. Carefully selected command line interface configuration tasks build the VoIP network with multiple services. Configuration tasks are presented in side by side multi-protocol (SCCP/SIP) fashion. All the configuration tasks are fully solved with instructions, hints and with the minimal hardware requirements in mind.A hands-on approach makes this book an ideal study material for students, administrators and networking enthusiasts with at least introductory IT and networking experience. The author assumes no specialized background in networking. In the first chapter the author explains preliminaries and essentials for those who need it.