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Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users
Adding Users to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Adding Users to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Adding users to Cisco Unified Communications Manager allows you to display and maintain
information about users such as their directory information and passwords.
Note You can manage password rules for LDAP directory users by configuring password expiration and
syntax in the directory server application that is integrated with Cisco Unified Communications
Manager. For more information and a list of supported directory servers, refer to this manual: Installing
and Configuring the Cisco Customer Directory Configuration Plugin.
Users added to Cisco Unified Communications Manager can perform these actions:
• Access the corporate directory and other customized directories from a Cisco Unified IP Phone
• Create a personal directory
• Set up speed dial and call forwarding numbers
• Subscribe to services that are accessible from a Cisco Unified IP Phone
You can add users to Cisco Unified Communications Manager using either of these methods:
• To add users individually, choose User > Add a New User from Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration.
• To add users individually, choose User Management > End User from Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration.
Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide for more information about
adding users. Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide for details about user
information.
• To add users in batches, use the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT). This method also enables you to
set an identical default password for all users.
Refer to Bulk Administration Tool User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager for
details.
Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration User Guide for details.
Managing the User Options Web Pages
From the User Options web page, users can customize and control several phone features and settings.
For detailed information about the User Options web pages, refer to Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911G
Phone Guide.
Giving Users Access to the User Options Web Pages
Before a user can access the User Options web pages, you must add the user to the standard Cisco
Unified Communications Manager end user group and associate the appropriate phone with the user.
To add the user to the standard Cisco Unified Communications Manager end user group, you must follow
these steps: