User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
- Contents
- Preface
- An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G 7962G, 7942G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, 7941G, and 7941G-GE
- What Networking Protocols are Used?
- What Features are Supported on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G?
- Understanding Security Features for Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Reducing Power Consumption on the Phones
- Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phones on Your Network
- Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Telephony Products
- Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Understanding Phone Configuration Files
- Understanding the Phone Startup Process
- Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
- Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
- Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Before You Begin
- Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components
- Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Attaching a Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module
- Adjusting the Placement of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
- Verifying the Phone Startup Process
- Configuring Startup Network Settings
- Configuring Security on the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Configuration Menus on the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone
- Network Configuration Menu
- Device Configuration Menu
- Unified CM Configuration Menu
- SIP Configuration Menu for SIP Phones Only
- Call Preferences Menu for SIP Phones
- HTTP Configuration Menu
- Locale Configuration Menu
- UI Configuration Menu
- Media Configuration Menu
- Ethernet Configuration Menu
- Security Configuration Menu
- QoS Configuration Menu
- Network Configuration Menu
- Security Configuration Menu
- Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users
- Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone
- Configuring Product Specific Configuration Parameters
- Configuring Corporate and Personal Directories
- Modifying Phone Button Templates
- Configuring Softkey Templates
- Setting Up Services
- Adding Users to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Managing the User Options Web Pages
- Enabling EnergyWise on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
- Customizing the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Monitoring the Cisco Unified IP Phones Remotely
- Viewing Model Information, Status, and Statistics on the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Resolving Startup Problems
- Symptom: The Cisco Unified IP Phone Does Not Go Through its Normal Startup Process
- Symptom: The Cisco Unified IP Phone Does Not Register with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Identifying Error Messages
- Checking Network Connectivity
- Verifying TFTP Server Settings
- Verifying IP Addressing and Routing
- Verifying DNS Settings
- Verifying Cisco Unified Communications Manager Settings
- Cisco CallManager and TFTP Services Are Not Running
- Creating a New Configuration File
- Registering the Phone with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Symptom: Cisco Unified IP Phone Unable to Obtain IP Address
- Symptom: The Cisco Unified IP Phone Displays the Message Security Error
- Cisco Unified IP Phone Resets Unexpectedly
- Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP Phone Security
- General Troubleshooting Tips
- General Troubleshooting Tips for the Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module
- Resetting or Restoring the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Using the Quality Report Tool
- Monitoring the Voice Quality of Calls
- Where to Go for More Troubleshooting Information
- Cleaning the Cisco Unified IP Phone
- Resolving Startup Problems
- Providing Information to Users Via a Website
- How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phones
- Giving Users Access to the User Options Web Pages
- How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
- How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals
- Accessing Cisco 7900 Series Unified IP Phone eLearning Tutorials for SCCP Phones Only
- How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features
- How Users Access a Voice Messaging System
- How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries
- Feature Support by Protocol for Cisco Unified IP Phone
- Supporting International Users
- Technical Specifications
- Basic Phone Administration Steps
- Index

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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users
Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Multilevel Precedence
and Preemption
(MLPP)
(SCCP phones only)
Provides a method of prioritizing calls within your
phone system. Use this feature when users work in
an environment where they need to make and
receive urgent or critical calls.
For more information see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Features and
Services Guide,
Multilevel Precedence and
Preemption.
Multiple calls per line
appearance
Each line can support multiple calls. Only one call
can be active at any time; other calls are
automatically placed on hold.
For more information see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager System Guide,
Understanding Directory Numbers.
Music on hold Plays music while callers are on hold. For more information see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Features and
Services Guide,
Music On Hold.
Mute Mutes the microphone located in the active handset
or headset.
Requires no configuration.
Onhook call transfer Allows a user to press a single Transfer softkey and
then go on hook to complete a call transfer.
For more information see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager System Guide,
Cisco Unified IP Phones.
Onhook predialing Allows a user to dial a number without going off
hook. The user can then either pick up the handset
or press the Dial softkey.
For more information, see Cisco Unified IP
Phone Guide, Basic Call Handling.
Other group pickup Allows a user to answer a call ringing on a phone
in another group that is associated with the user's
group.
For more information see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Features and
Services Guide,
Call Pickup.
Phone secure web
access
Enables a user to securely access the web with the
use of a phone trust store called “phone-trust.”
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Security Guide,
Product Security Overview.
Plus Dialing Allows the user to dial E.164 numbers prefixed
with a “+”
sign.
To dial the + sign, the user needs to press and hold
the “*” key for at least 1 second. This applies to
dialing the first digit for an on-hook or off-hook
call only.
Requires no configuration.
Presence-enabled
directories
Allows a user to monitor the call state of another
directory number (DN) listed in call logs,
speed-dials, and corporate directories. The Busy
Lamp Field (BLF) for the DN displays the call
state.
For more information, see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Features and
Services Guide,
Presence.
Private Line
Automated Ringdown
(PLAR)
The Cisco Unified Communications Manager
administrator can configure a phone number that
the Cisco Unified
IP Phone dials as soon as the
handset goes off hook. This can be useful for
phones that are designated for calling emergency
or “hotline” numbers.
See the Configuring PLAR section in
Directory Number Configuration in
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide, for instructions on how
to configure PLAR.
Table 5-1 Telephony Features for the Cisco Unified IP Phone (continued)
Feature Description Configuration Reference










