Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users

Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

For information about using most of these features on the phone, refer to Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1.

Note Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration also provides several service parameters that you can use to configure various telephony functions. For more information on accessing and configuring service parameters, refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide.

For more information on the functions of a service, select the name of the parameter or the question mark help button in the Service Parameter Configuration window.

Table 5-1

Telephony Features for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

Configuration Reference

 

 

 

Abbreviated dialing

Allows users to speed dial a phone number by

For more information, refer to the following:

 

 

entering an assigned index code (1-99) on the

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

phone keypad.

 

 

Administration Guide, Cisco Unified IP

 

 

 

 

 

Note You can use Abbreviated Dialing while

Phone Configuration” chapter.

 

 

on-hook or off-hook.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Users assign index codes from the User Options

System Guide, “Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

chapter.

 

 

web pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audible Message

A stutter tone from the handset, headset, or

For more information, go to the Cisco

Waiting Indicator

speakerphone indicates that a user has one or more

Unified IP Phone” chapter in the Cisco Unified

(AMWI)

 

new voice messages on a line.

Communications Manager System Guide.

 

 

Note The stutter tone is line-specific. You hear it

 

 

 

only when using the line with the waiting

 

 

 

messages.

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Answer

 

Connects incoming calls automatically after a ring

For more information, go to the Directory

 

 

or two.

Number Configuration” chapter in the Cisco

 

 

Auto Answer works with either the speakerphone

Unified Communications Manager

 

 

Administration Guide.

 

 

or the headset.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto-pickup

 

Allows a user to use one-touch pickup

For more information, go to the “Call Pickup

 

 

functionality for call pickup features.

chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications

 

 

 

Manager Features and Services Guide.

 

 

 

Block external to

Prevents users from transferring an external call to

For more information, go to the “External Call

external transfer

 

another external number.

Transfer Restrictions” chapter in the Cisco

 

 

 

Unified Communications Manager Features

 

 

 

and Services Guide.

 

 

 

Busy Lamp Field

Allows a user to monitor the call state of a

For more information, go to the “Presence

(BLF)

 

directory number associated with a speed-dial

chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications

 

 

button on the phone.

Manager Features and Services Guide.

 

 

 

Busy Lamp Field

Provides enhancements to BLF speed dial. Allows

For more information, go to the “Call Pickup

(BLF) Pickup

 

you to configure a Directory Number (DN) that a

chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications

 

 

user can monitor for incoming calls. When the DN

Manager Features and Services Guide.

 

 

receives an incoming call, the system alerts the

 

 

 

monitoring user, who can then pick up the call.

 

 

 

 

 

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

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