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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redial

 

Allows users to call the most recently dialed phone

Requires no configuration.

 

 

 

number by pressing the Redial button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Port

 

Allows the administrator to configure the speed

To configure the parameter in the Cisco

 

Configuration

 

and duplex function of the phone Ethernet ports

Unified CM Administration application,

 

 

 

remotely by using Cisco Unified CM

choose Device > Phone, select the appropriate

 

 

 

Administration. This enhances the performance for

IP phone, and scroll to the Product Specific

 

 

 

large deployments with specific port settings.

Configuration Layout pane (Switch Port

 

 

 

Note If the ports are configured for Remote Port

Remote Configuration or PC Port Remote

 

 

 

Configuration in Cisco Unified CM, the

Configuration).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data cannot be changed on the phone.

To configure the setting on multiple phones

 

 

 

 

simultaneously, configure the remote

 

 

 

 

configuration in either Enterprise Phone

 

 

 

 

Configuration (System > Enterprise Phone

 

 

 

 

Configuration) or Common Phone Profile

 

 

 

 

Configuration (Device > Device Settings >

 

 

 

 

Common Phone Profile.

 

 

 

 

(Switch Port Remote Configuration or PC Port

 

 

 

 

Remote Configuration)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shared Line

 

Allows a user to have multiple phones that share

For more information, go to the

 

 

 

the same phone number or allows a user to share a

Understanding Directory Numbers” chapter

 

 

 

phone number with a coworker.

in the Cisco Unified Communications

 

 

 

 

Manager System Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitoring and

 

Allows a supervisor to monitor an active call

For more information, refer to the Cisco

 

Recording

 

silently. The supervisor cannot be heard by either

Unified Communications Manager Features

 

(Cisco Unified IP

party on the call. The user may receive an audible

and Services Guide, “Monitoring and

 

alert during a call when it is being monitored.

Recording” chapter.

 

Phone 6911 only)

 

When a call is secure, a lock icon is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Callers may also receive an audible alert to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicate that the call is being monitored. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected parties may also receive an audible alert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that indicates the call is secure and is being

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

monitored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When an active call is being monitored or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded, you can receive or place intercom calls;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

however, if you place an intercom call, the active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

call is put on hold. This causes the recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

session to terminate and the monitoring session to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

suspend. To resume the monitoring session, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

person being monitored must resume the call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speed Dialing

 

Dials a specified number that has been previously

For more information refer to:

 

(Cisco Unified IP

stored.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

Phone 6911 only)

You have to configure this feature on the Cisco

Administration Guide, Cisco Unified IP

 

 

 

Unified Communications Manager; the users use

Phone Configuration” chapter.

 

 

 

the Feature key and the Feature Code to access

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

speed dial.

 

 

 

System Guide, “Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-23874-01

 

 

 

 

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