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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Table 1-6		Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 in Cisco Unified
		Communications Manager
Task	Purpose		For More Information
1.	Gather the following information about the phone:		For more information, go to the “Cisco Unified IP
	•	Phone Model	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 Communications Manager 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 5-14.
4.	Add and configure the phone by completing the		For more information, go to the Cisco Unified IP Phone
	required fields in the Phone Configuration window.		Configuration chapter in the Cisco Communications
	Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*) next to		Manager Administration Guide.
	the field name; for example, MAC address and device		For information about Product Specific Configuration
	pool.		fields, refer to “?” Button Help in the Phone
	The device with its default settings gets added to the		Configuration window.
	Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.		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 Configuration chapter in the
			Cisco Communications Manager Administration
			Guide.

	Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1 (SCCP)
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