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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
After you have added the phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you can
complete the phone installation. You (or the phone users) can install the phone at the users’s location.
The Cisco
Unified IP Phone Installation Guide, which is provided on the cisco.com web site, provides
directions for connecting the phone handset, cables, and other accessories.
Note Before you install a phone, even if it is new, upgrade the phone to the current firmware image. For
information about upgrading, refer to the Readme file for your phone, which is located at:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ip-7900ser
9. Add user information by configuring required fields.
Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*); for
example, User ID and last name.
Note Assign a password (for User Options web
pages) and PIN (for Extension Mobility and
Personal Directory)
Adds user information to the global directory for
Cisco Unified
Communications Manager.
Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide,
End User Configuration.
See Adding Users to Cisco Unified Communications
Manager, page 5-25.
Note If your company uses a a Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP) directory to store
information on users, you can install and
configure Cisco
Unified Communications to use
your existing LDAP directory, refer to
Configuring Corporate Directories, page 5-21.
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 Unified
Communications Manager Administration
Guide.
10. Add a user to a user group.
Assigns users a common list of roles and permissions
that apply to all users in a user group. Administrators
can manage user groups, roles, and permissions to
control the level of access (and, therefore, the level of
security) for system users.
Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide:
• End User Configuration chapter, End User
Configuration Settings section.
• User Group Configuration chapter, Adding Users to
a User Group section.
11. Associate a user with a phone (optional).
Provides users with control over their phone such a
forwarding calls or adding speed-dial numbers or
services.
Note Some phones, such as those in conference
rooms, do not have an associated user.
Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide,
End User Configuration chapter,
Associating Devices to a User section.
Table 1-7 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G in Cisco Unified Communications
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