Chapter

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phones 8941 and 8945 in Cisco Unified CM

Table 1-7provides an overview and checklist of configuration tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phones 8941 and 8945 in Cisco Unified CM Administration. The list presents a suggested order to guide you through the phone configuration process. Some tasks are optional, depending on your system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to the sources in the list.

Table 1-7

 

Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phones 8941 and 8945 in Cisco Unified CM

 

 

 

Task

Purpose

For More Information

 

 

 

1.

Gather the following information about the phone:

For more information, go to the “Cisco Unified

 

Phone Model

IP Phones chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications

 

Manager System Guide.

 

MAC address

 

See the “Telephony Features Available for the Cisco

 

Physical location of the phone

 

Unified IP Phone” section on page 5-1.

 

Name or user ID of phone user

 

 

Device pool

 

 

Partition, calling search space, and location

 

 

 

information

 

 

Number of lines and associated directory numbers

 

 

 

(DNs) to assign to the phone

 

 

Cisco Unified CM user to associate with

 

 

 

the phone

 

 

Phone usage information that affects phone button

 

 

 

template, softkey template, phone features, IP

 

 

 

Phone services, or phone applications

 

 

Provides list of configuration requirements for setting

 

 

up phones.

 

 

Identifies preliminary configuration that you need to

 

 

perform before configuring individual phones, such as

 

 

phone button templates or softkey templates.

 

 

 

 

2.

Verify that you have sufficient unit licenses for your

For more information, go to the License Unit Report

 

phone.

chapter in the Cisco Communications Manager

 

 

 

Administration Guide.

 

 

 

3.

Customize phone button templates (if required).

For more information, go to the Phone Button Template

 

Changes the number of line buttons, speed-dial

Configuration chapter in the Cisco Communications

 

Manager Administration Guide.

 

buttons, Service URL buttons or adds a Privacy button

 

to meet user needs.

See the “Modifying Phone Button Templates” section on

 

 

 

page 5-18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941 and 8945 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SCCP and SIP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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