Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users

Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

For more information on the functions of a service, select the name of the parameter or the question mark help button in the Service Parameter Configuration window.

Table 5-1

Telephony Features for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

Configuration Reference

 

 

 

 

Agent Greeting

 

Allows an agent to create and update a prerecorded

For more information, see:

 

 

greeting that plays at the beginning of a call, such

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

as a customer call, before the agent begins the

 

 

Features and Services Guide, Barge and

 

 

conversation with the caller. The agent can record

 

 

Privacy.

 

 

greetings and update them, as required.

 

 

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

When a customer calls, both the agent and the

 

 

System Guide, Cisco Unified IP Phones.

 

 

customer can hear the prerecorded greeting. The

 

 

 

 

 

agent can remain on mute until the greeting ends or

 

 

 

answer the call over the greeting.

 

 

 

All codecs supported for the phone are supported

 

 

 

for Agent Greeting calls.

 

 

 

To enable Agent Greeting in the Cisco Unified CM

 

 

 

Administration application, choose Device >

 

 

 

Phone, and locate the IP Phone that you want to

 

 

 

configure. Scroll to the Device Information Layout

 

 

 

pane and set the Built In Bridge field to On or

 

 

 

Default.

 

 

 

If Built In Bridge is set to Default, choose System

 

 

 

> Service Parameter and select the appropriate

 

 

 

Server and Service. Scroll to the Clusterwide

 

 

 

Parameters (Device - Phone) pane and set Builtin

 

 

 

Bridge Enable to On.

 

 

 

 

Audible Message

A stutter tone from the handset or speakerphone

For more information, go to the Cisco

Waiting Indicator

indicates that a user has one or more new voice

Unified IP Phone” chapter in the Cisco Unified

(AMWI)

 

messages on a line.

Communications Manager System Guide.

 

 

 

 

Auto Answer

 

Connects incoming calls automatically after a ring

For more information, go to the Directory

(Cisco Unified IP

or two.

Number Configuration” chapter in the Cisco

 

Unified Communications Manager

Phone 6911 only)

Auto Answer works with the speakerphone.

Administration Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SCCP and SIP)

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Cisco Systems 6901 manual Feature Description Configuration Reference, Features and Services Guide, Barge

6901 specifications

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