Cisco Systems 8961 manual Configuring the Idle Display

Chapter 9 Customizing the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Configuring the Idle Display

Configuring the Idle Display

You can specify an idle display (text only; text-file size should not exceed 1M bytes) that appears on the phone screen. The idle display is an XML service that the phone invokes when the phone has been idle (not in use) for a designated period and no feature menu is open.

For detailed instructions about creating and displaying the idle display, refer to Creating Idle URL Graphics on Cisco Unified IP Phone at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/788/AVVID/idle-url.html

In addition, you can refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide or to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide for the following information:

•Specifying the URL of the idle display XML service:

–For a single phone—Idle field on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone configuration window

–For multiple phones simultaneously—URL Idle field on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Enterprise Parameters configuration window, or the Idle field in the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)

•Specifying the length of time that the phone is not used before the idle display XML service is invoked:

–For a single phone—Idle Timer field on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone configuration window

–For multiple phones simultaneously—URL Idle Time field on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Enterprise Parameters configuration window, or the Idle Timer field in the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)

From a phone, you can see settings for the idle display XML service URL and the length of time that the phone is not used before this service is invoked. To see these settings, choose Settings > Device Configuration and scroll to the Idle URL and the Idle URL Time parameters.

Automatically Disabling the Cisco Unified IP Phone Display

To conserve power and ensure the longevity of the phone screen display, you can set the display to turn off when it is not needed.

You can configure settings in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration to turn off the display at a designated time on some days and all day on other days. For example, you may choose to turn off the display after business hours on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.

To turn on the display any time it is off, press the Select button.

When you turn the display on, it remains on until the phone has remained idle for a designated length of time, then it turns off automatically.

Table 9-1explains the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration fields that control when the display turns on and off. You configure these fields in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration in the Product Specific configuration window. (You access this window by choosing Device > Phone from Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.)

Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SIP)

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