Chapter1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco UnifiedIP Phones
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones
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Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones After you have added the phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager database, you
can complete the phone installation. You (or the phone users) can install the
phone at the users’s location. The CiscoUni fied IP Phone Installation Guide that
ships in the box with each phone provides directions for connecting the phone
handset, cables, and other accessories.
9. Add user information by configuring
required fields:
•Name (last)
•User ID
•Password (for User Options web
pages)
•PIN (for use with Extension
Mobility and Personal Directory)
Adds user information to the
global directory for Cisco
UnifiedCallManager.
Note To search for a user
in the Corporate
Directory, add user
information to Cisco
Unified
CallManager.
Refer to the Cisco Unified
CallManager Administration
Guide, “End User
Configuration” chapter.
See the “Adding Users to
Cisco Unified CallManager”
section on page 5-17.
10. Associate a user with a phone
(optional).
Provides users with control
over their phone such as
forwarding calls or adding
speed-dial numbers or
services.
Note Some phones, such
as those in
conference rooms,
do not have an
associated user.
Refer to Cisco Unified
CallManager Administration
Guide, “End User
Configuration” chapter,
“Associating Devices to a
User” section.
Table1-4 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE in
Cisco Unified CallManager (continued)
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