Datasheet
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Features
Benefits
Keys
● The phone has the following keys:
◦ Line keys
◦ Soft keys
◦ Back and release keys
◦ Four-way navigation and select keys
◦ Hold/Resume, Transfer, and Conference keys
◦ Messaging, Application, and Directory keys
◦ Standard keypad
◦ Volume-control toggle key
◦ Speakerphone, headset, and mute keys
Backlit indicator
● The phone supports backlit indicators for the audio path keys (handset, headset, and speakerphone),
select key, line keys, and message waiting.
Replaceable bezel
● The phone includes a black bezel; an optional silver bezel is also orderable separately.
Dual-position foot stand
● The display is easy-to-view and the buttons and keys are easy-to-use. The two-position foot stand
supports viewing angles of 35 and 50 degrees; you can remove the foot stand for wall mounting, with
mounting holes located on the base of the phone.
Wall-mountable
● You can install the phone on a wall using an optional wall-mount kit (orderable separately).
Key expansion module (KEM)
● The phone supports up to three KEMs to expand from 5- to 113-line buttons. You have the convenience of
many speed dials or programmable features.
Physical security
● The phone is compatible with the Kensington Security Slot (K-Slot) antitheft system.
Power Features
IEEE Power over Ethernet
(PoE)
● IEEE Power over Ethernet class 4. The phone is compatible with both IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at switch
blades and supports both Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol - Power over
Ethernet (LLDP-PoE).
Cisco IP Phone Power Cube 4
● This optional power cube is used as an AC-to-DC (48V) power supply for non-PoE deployments. Use of
the power cube 4 also requires the use of one of the corresponding AC country cords
Call-Control Support
Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
● 8.5.1
● 8.6.2
● 9.1.2
● 10.0 and later
Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Express (Unified
CME)
● 10.0 and later through fast track
Cisco Business Edition 6000
(BE 6000)
● 8.6.2
● 9.1.2
● 10.0 and later
Cisco Hosted Collaboration
Solution (HCS)
● 8.6.2
● 9.1.2
● 10.0 and later
Licensing
The Cisco IP Phone 8861 requires an Enhanced User Connect License (UCL) in order to connect to Cisco Unified
Communications Manager.










