Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users

Telephony Features Available for the Phone

Table 5-1

Telephony Features for the Cisco Unified IP Phone (continued)

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

Configuration Reference

 

 

 

 

Malicious call

 

Allows users to notify the system administrator

For more information refer to:

identification (MCID)

about suspicious calls that are received.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Guide, “Cisco Unified IP Phones”

 

 

 

chapter.

 

 

 

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

Features and Services Guide, “Malicious

 

 

 

Call Identification” chapter.

 

 

 

Meet-Me conference

Allows a user to host a Meet-Me conference in

For more information refer to Cisco Unified

 

 

which other participants call a predetermined

Communications Manager Administration

 

 

number at a scheduled time.

Guide, “Meet-Me Number/Pattern

 

 

 

Configuration” chapter.

 

 

 

Message waiting

A light on the handset that indicates that a user has

For more information refer to:

indicator

 

one or more new voice messages.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administration Guide, “Message Waiting

 

 

 

Configuration” chapter.

 

 

 

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

System Guide, “Voice Mail Connectivity

 

 

 

to Cisco Unified Communications

 

 

 

Manager” chapter.

 

 

 

 

Mobile Connect

 

Enables users to manage business calls using a

For more information, refer to the Cisco

 

 

single phone number and pick up in-progress calls

Unified Communications Manager Features

 

 

on the desktop phone and a remote device such as

and Services Guide, “Mobile Connect and

 

 

a mobile phone. Users can restrict the group of

Mobile Voice Access” chapter.

 

 

callers according to phone number and time of day.

 

 

 

 

Mobile Voice Access

Extends Mobile Connect capabilities by allowing

For more information, refer to the Cisco

 

 

users to access an interactive voice response (IVR)

Unified Communications Manager Features

 

 

system to originate a call from a remote device

and Services Guide, “Mobile Connect and

 

 

such as a mobile phone.

Mobile Voice Access” chapter.

 

 

 

Multilevel Precedence

Provides a method of prioritizing calls within your

For more information refer to Cisco Unified

and Preemption (MLPP)

phone system. Use this feature when users work in

Communications Manager Features and

(SCCP phones only)

an environment where they need to make and

Services Guide, “Multilevel Precedence and

receive urgent or critical calls.

Preemption” chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple calls per line

Each line can support multiple calls. Only one call

Refer to Cisco Unified Communications

appearance

 

can be active at any time; other calls are

Manager Administration Guide, “Directory

 

 

automatically placed on hold.

Number Configuration” chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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