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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
For more information about these choices, see Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Database, page 2-8.
For general information about configuring phones in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, refer to
Cisco Unified IP Phone in Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide.
Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G in Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administrations
Table 1-7 provides an overview and checklist of configuration tasks for the Cisco Unified
IP Phone 7962G and 7942G in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. The list
presents a suggested order to guide you through the phone configuration process. Some tasks are
optional, depending on your system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to
the sources in the list.
Ta b l e 1-7 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
Task Purpose For More Information
1. Gather the following information about the phone:
• Phone Model
• MAC address
• Physical location of the phone
• 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.
Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager System
Guide,
Cisco Unified IP Phones.
See Telephony Features Available for the Cisco
Unified IP Phone, page 5-1.
2. Customize phone button templates (if required).
Changes the number of line buttons, speed-dial
buttons, Service URL buttons or adds a Privacy button
to meet user needs.
You must specify a service URL with an IPv4 address.
Refer to Cisco Communications Manager
Administration Guide,
Phone Button Template
Configuration.
See Modifying Phone Button Templates, page 5-22.