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Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SIP)
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Chapter 4 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module
Configuring the Key Expansion Module in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
Other Methods for Connecting KEMs to the Phone
Cisco provides the following additional methods of connecting KEMs to your phone; choose the one that
best fits your needs:
• The tethered spine connector cable—You can insert the connector plugs on the tethered spine
connector cable into the spine receptacles on the phone and KEM; this method lets you fit the phone
and KEMs into your allotted space so that they do not have to be side-by-side as in
Figure 4-2. You
can also arrange them so that the audio ports on your phone (Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951 and 9971)
remain accessible for an external speaker and microphone.
• The dongle—You can use the dongle if you prefer to use the KEM spine connector method but still
want to have the phone audio ports (on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951 or 971) remain accessible
for an external speaker and microphone.
Note Plugging in the dongle disables the endpoint’s speakerphone. Therefore, the dongle must be
plugged into a working speaker and microphone to use the speakerphone feature.
Configuring the Key Expansion Module in Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration
To configure the Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module on the Cisco Unified IP Phone, perform
the following:
Procedure
Step 1 In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose Device > Phone.
The Find and List Phones page appears. You can search for one or more phones that you want to
configure for the Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module.
Step 2 Select and enter your search criteria and click Find.
The Find and List Phones window appears with a list of phones that match your search criteria.
Step 3 Click the IP Phone that you want to configure for the Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module.
The Phone Configuration window appears.
Scroll down to the Expansion Module Information section on the right pane of the Phone Configuration
window, and choose the appropriate expansion module (or “none) for the Module 1, Module 2 and
Module 3 fields, in this order.
For the Module Load Name, enter the custom software for the appropriate expansion module, if
applicable. The value that you enter overrides the default value for the current model. Ensure the
firmware load matches the module load. If the Module Load Name is left blank, the default load (the
load bundled with the phone load) is installed.
For the number of supported KEMs per phone model, refer to Table 4-1 on page 4-1.
Step 4 Make sure the Side USB Port parameter is enabled.
Note If the Side USB Port is disabled, the KEM will not work.