Configuring the Phone, Example johndoe

Appendix E Basic Phone Administration Steps

Configuring the Phone

Procedure

Step 1 Choose User Management > End User, then click Add New. The End User Configuration window appears.

Step 2 In the User Information pane of this window, enter the following:

–User ID—Enter the end user identification name. Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not permit modifying the user ID after it is created. You may use the following special characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , “”, and blank spaces.

Example: johndoe

–Password and Confirm Password—Enter five or more alphanumeric or special characters for the end user password. You may use the following special characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , “”, and blank spaces.

–Last Name—Enter the end user last name. You may use the following special characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , “”, and blank spaces.)

Example: doe

–Telephone Number—Enter the primary directory number for the end user. End users can have multiple lines on their phones.

Example: 26640 (John Doe’s internal company telephone number)

Step 3 Click Save.

Step 4 Proceed to the section Configuring the Phone, page E-3.

Configuring the Phone

First, perform the following procedure to identify the user’s phone model and protocol:

Procedure

Step 1 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration, choose Device > Phone >. Step 2 Click Add New.

Step 3 Select the user’s phone model from the Phone Type drop-down list, then click Next.

Step 4 Select the device protocol (SCCP or SIP) from the drop-down list, then click Next. The Phone Configuration window appears.

Procedure

On the Phone Configuration window, you can use the default values for most of the fields.

Step 1 For the required fields, possible values, some of which are based on the example of user johndoe, can be configured as follows:

a.In the Device Information pane of this window:

–MAC Address—Enter the MAC address of the phone, which is listed on a sticker on the phone.

Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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