Using Phone Settings

You can personalize 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 and select a device. (See

line (flash-only, ring once,

 

Logging In to the User Options Web Pages, page 52.)

beep-only, etc.)

2.

Choose Change the Ring Settings for your phone.

 

 

 

 

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 and select a device. (See

voice message light on your

 

Logging In to the User Options Web Pages, page 52.)

handset works

2.

Choose Change the Message Waiting Lamp policy...

 

 

 

 

 

Tips

Before you can access the “Change the Ring Settings...” item from the User Options web pages, your system administrator might need to enable this option for your phone.

Typically, the default system policy for the voice message light on your handset tells your phone to always light to indicate a new voice message.

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