About Phone Button Template Setup
In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, use the menu path to configure phone button templates.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager includes default templates for each Cisco Unified IP Phone model. When you add phones, you can assign one of these templates to the phone or create a template of your own.
You can make changes to the custom, nonstandard templates that you created, and you can change the label of the custom phone button template. You cannot change the function of the buttons in the default templates.
You can update a custom, nonstandard phone button template to add or remove features, add or remove lines and speed dials, or assign features, lines, and speed dials to different buttons on the phone. You can change the button labels in the default phone button templates, but you cannot change the function of the buttons in the default templates. If you update a phone template, be sure to inform affected users of the changes.
The Programmable Line Key (PLK) feature expands the list of features that can be assigned to the line buttons to include features that are normally controlled by softkeys; for example, New Call, Call Back, End Call, and Forward All.
If you create a template for a Cisco Unified IP Phone, you can change the default template for that phone during autoregistration.
Phone Button Template Configuration Tips
If you are creating a custom, nonstandard phone button template, see the guidelines for creating new phone button templates. See the Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager includes default templates for each Cisco Unified IP Phone model. When you add phones, you can assign one of these templates to the phone or create a template of your own.
If you create a template for a Cisco Unified IP Phone, you can change the default template for that phone during auto-registration.
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Renaming a template does not affect the phones that use that template. All Cisco Unified IP Phones that use this template continue to use this template after it is renamed. You can rename only phone button templates that display a check box in the left column. All other phone button templates serve as standard, read-only templates. |
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When you update a template, the change affects all phones that use the template. You can update only phone button templates that display a check box in the left column. All other phone button templates serve as standard, read-only templates. After you update the template, click Reset to restart devices that use the template. |