Cisco Systems 8961 manual Task Purpose For More Information

Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Table 1-9	Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 in Cisco Unified
	Communications Manager (continued)
Task	Purpose	For More Information
8.	Assign services to programmable buttons (optional).	For more information, go to the “Adding a Service URL
	Provides access to an IP phone service or URL.	Button” section in the Cisco Unified IP Phone
		Configuration chapter in the Cisco Unified
		Communications Manager Administration Guide.
9.	Add user information by configuring required fields.	For more information, go to the End User Configuration
	Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*); for	chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
	example, User ID and last name.	Administration Guide.
	Note Assign a password (for User Options web	See the “Adding Users to Cisco Unified
	pages) and PIN (for Cisco Extension Mobility	Communications Manager” section on page 8-33.
	and Personal Directory)	Note If your company uses a a Lightweight Directory
	Adds user information to the global directory for	Access Protocol (LDAP) directory to store
		information on users, you can install and
	Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
		configure Cisco Unified Communications to use
		your existing LDAP directory, refer to the
		“Configuring Corporate Directories” section on
		page 8-27.
		Note If you want to add both the phone and user to the
		Cisco Unified Communications Manager
		database at the same time, go to the User/Phone
		Add Configurations chapter in the Cisco Unified
		Communications Manager Administration
		Guide.
10.	Associate a user to a user group.	Refer to the following sections in the Cisco Unified
	Assigns users a common list of roles and permissions	Communications Manager Administration Guide:
	that apply to all users in a user group. Administrators	• “End User Configuration Settings” section in the
	can manage user groups, roles, and permissions to	“End User Configuration” chapter.
	control the level of access (and, therefore, the level of	• “Adding Users to a User Group” section in the “User
	security) for system users. For example, you must add
		Group Configuration” chapter.
	users to the standard Cisco CCM End Users group so
	users can access Cisco Unified CM User Options.
11.	Associate a user with a phone (optional).	For more information, go to the “Associating Devices to
	Provides users with control over their phone such a	an End User” section in the End User Configuration
		chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
	forwarding calls or adding speed-dial numbers or
		Administration Guide.
	services.
	Note Some phones, such as those in conference
	rooms, do not have an associated user.

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