Cisco Systems 7961G/7961G-GE Using Phone Settings, Customizing Rings and Message Indicators

Using Phone Settings

You can customize your Cisco Unified IP Phone by adjusting the ring tone, background image, and other settings.

Customizing Rings and Message Indicators

You can customize how your phone indicates an incoming call and a new voice mail message. You can also adjust the ringer volume for your phone.

If you want to...	Then...
Change the ring tone per	1.	Choose	> User Preferences > Rings.
line	2.	Choose a phone line or the default ring setting.
	3.	Choose a ring tone to play a sample of it.
	4.	Press Select and Save to set the ring tone, or press Cancel.
Change the ring pattern per	1. Log in to your User Options web pages. (See the “Accessing Your
line (flash-only, ring once,		User Options Web Pages” section on page 53.)
beep-only, etc.)	2.	Access your call ring pattern settings. (See the “Controlling Line
		Settings on the Web” section on page 59.)
	Note Before you can access this setting, your system administrator might
		need to enable it for you.
Adjust the volume level for	Press		while the handset is in the cradle and the headset
the phone ringer	and speakerphone buttons are off. The new ringer volume is saved
	automatically.
Change the way that the	1. Log in to your User Options web pages. (See the “Accessing Your
voice message light on your		User Options Web Pages” section on page 53.)
handset works	2.	Access your message indicator settings. (See the “Controlling Line
		Settings on the Web” section on page 59.)
	Note Typically, the default system policy is to indicate a new voice
		message by displaying a steady light on the handset light strip.

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