Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users

Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Table 5-1

Telephony Features for the Cisco Unified IP Phone (continued)

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

Configuration Reference

 

 

 

 

Automatic Port

 

When the Cisco Unified CM administrator uses the

To configure the parameter in the Cisco

Synchronization

 

Remote Port Configuration feature to set the speed

Unified CM Administration application,

(Cisco Unified IP

and duplex function of an IP phone remotely, loss

choose Device > Phone, select the appropriate

of packets can occur if one port is slower than the

IP phones, and scroll to the Product Specific

Phone 6911 only)

other.

Configuration Layout pane.

 

 

 

 

The Automatic Port Synchronization feature

To configure the setting on multiple phones

 

 

synchronizes the ports to the lowest speed among

simultaneously, enable Automatic Port

 

 

the two ports, which eliminates packet loss. When

Synchronization in either the Enterprise Phone

 

 

automatic port synchronization is enabled, it is

Configuration (System > Enterprise Phone

 

 

recommended that both ports be configured for

Configuration) or the Common Phone Profile

 

 

autonegotiate. If one port is enabled for

Configuration (Device > Device Settings >

 

 

autonegotiate and the other is at a fixed speed, the

Common Phone Profile).

 

 

phone synchronizes to the fixed port speed.

 

 

 

Note If both the ports are configured for fixed

 

 

 

speed, the Automatic Port Synchronization

 

 

 

feature is ineffective.

 

 

 

The Remote Port Configuration and

 

 

 

Automatic Port Synchronization features

 

 

 

are compatible only with IEEE 802.3AF

 

 

 

Power of Ethernet (PoE) switches.

 

 

 

Switches that support only Cisco Inline

 

 

 

Power are not compatible. Enabling this

 

 

 

feature on phones that are connected to

 

 

 

these types of switches could result in loss

 

 

 

of connectivity to Cisco Unified CM, if the

 

 

 

phone is powered by PoE.

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Barge

 

Allows user to cbarge into a shared line call

For more information, refer to:

 

 

automatically.

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features and Services Guide “Barge and

 

 

 

Privacy” chapter.

 

 

 

Block External to

Prevents users from transferring an external call to

For more information, go to the “External Call

External Transfer

another external number.

Transfer Restrictions” chapter in the Cisco

 

 

 

Unified Communications Manager Features

 

 

 

and Services Guide.

 

 

 

 

Call Forward

 

Allows users to redirect incoming calls to another

For more information, refer to:

 

 

number. Call forward options include Call Forward

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

All, Call Forward Busy, Call Forward No Answer,

 

 

Administration Guide, “Directory

 

 

and Call Forward No Coverage.

 

 

Number Configuration” chapter.

 

 

You will hear a stutter tone after off-hook if Call

 

 

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

Forward All feature is configured on your phone.

 

 

System Guide, “Cisco Unified IP Phone”

 

 

 

 

 

 

chapter.

 

 

 

• “Specifying Options that Appear on the

 

 

 

User Options Web Pages” section on

 

 

 

page 5-11

 

 

 

 

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