Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Device Configuration Menu

Table 4-13

Media Configuration Menu Options (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

Enterprise Advertise

Enables/disables Cisco Unified IP Phones to

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

G.722 Codec

 

advertise the G.722 codec to Cisco Unified

Administration and choose System >

 

 

Communications Manager. If enabled (default),

Enterprise Parameters.

 

 

and if each endpoint in the attempted call supports

 

 

 

G.722 in its capabilities set, Cisco Unified

 

 

 

Communications Manager will choose G.722

 

 

 

for the call.

 

 

 

Note When a phone is registered with a Cisco

 

 

 

Unified Communications Manager that

 

 

 

does not support this setting, the default

 

 

 

is “Disabled.”

 

 

 

 

Device Advertise G.722

Allows you to override the Enterprise Advertise

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Codec

 

G.722 Codec on a per-phone basis.

Administration and choose Device > Phone.

 

 

The default is “Use System Default,” which

 

 

 

means the value configured for the Enterprise

 

 

 

Advertise G.722 Codec parameter gets used.

 

 

 

 

 

Power Save Configuration Menu

The Power Save Configuration menu displays the settings that control when the LCD screen on a phone turns off to conserve power. Table 4-14describes the options on this menu.

For detailed information about configuring these settings, see the “Automatically Disabling the Cisco Unified IP Phone Touchscreen” section on page 6-7.

Table 4-14

Power Save Configuration Menu Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

 

 

Display On Time

Time each day that the LCD screen turns on

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

automatically (except on the days specified in

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

 

the Days Display Not Active field).

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

Display On Duration

Length of time that the LCD screen remains on

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

after turning on at the time shown in the Display

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

 

On Time option.

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

Display Idle Timeout

Length of time that the phone is idle before the

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

display turns off. Applies only when the display

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

 

was off as scheduled and was turned on by an

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

end-user (by pressing a button on the phone,

 

 

 

 

 

 

touching the touchscreen, or lifting the handset).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days Display Not

Days that the display does not turn on

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

Active

 

automatically at the time specified in the

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

 

Display On Time option.

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

Display On When

Indicates whether the LCD screen automatically

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

Incoming Call

illuminates when a call is received.

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

 

 

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 7970G, 7971G-GE manual Power Save Configuration Menu, Enterprise Parameters

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