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Appendix E Basic Phone Administration Steps
Configuring the Phone

Adding a User Directly to Cisco Unified Communications Manager

If you are not using an LDAP directory, you can add a user directly to Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration by following these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 Choose User Management > End User, then click Add New. The End User Configuration window
appears.
Step 2 In the User Information pane of this window, enter the following:
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User ID—Enter the end user identification name. Cisco Unified Communications Manager does
not permit modifying the user ID after it is created. You may use the following special
characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , "", and blank spaces.
Example: johndoe
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Password and Confirm Password—Enter five or more alphanumeric or special characters for the
end user password. You may use the following special characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , "", and
blank spaces.
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Last Name—Enter the end user last name. You may use the following special characters: =, +,
<, >, #, ;, \, , "", and blank spaces.
Example: doe
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Telephone Number—Enter the primary directory number for the end user. End users can have
multiple lines on their phones.
Example: 26640 (John Doe’s internal company telephone number)
Step 3 Click Save.
Step 4 Proceed to the section Configuring the Phone, page E-3.
Configuring the Phone
First, perform the following procedure to identify the user’s phone model and protocol:
Procedure
Step 1 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration, choose Device > Phone.
Step 2 Click Add New.
Step 3 Select the user’s phone model from the Phone Type drop-down list, then click Next.
Step 4 Select the device protocol (SCCP or SIP) from the drop-down list, then click Next. The Phone
Configuration window appears.
On the Phone Configuration window, you can use the default values for most of the fields.
To configure the required fields and some key additional fields, follow these steps: