Set Up a Cisco IP Phone
If autoregistration is not enabled and the phone does not exist in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you must manually configure the Cisco IP Phone in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. Some tasks in this procedure are optional, depending on your system and user needs.
For more information on any of the steps, see the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release.
Perform the configuration steps in the following procedure using Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Gather the following information about the phone:
For more information, see the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release and see the related links. |
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Step 2 |
Verify that you have sufficient unit licenses for your phone. For more information, see the licensing document for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. |
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Step 3 |
Define the phone button templates that determine the configuration of buttons on a phone. Select to create and update the templates.For more information, see the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release and the related links. |
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Step 4 |
Define the Device Pools. Select .Device Pools define common characteristics for devices, such as region, date/time group, softkey template, and MLPP information. |
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Step 5 |
Define the Common Phone Profile. Select .Common phone profiles provide data that the Cisco TFTP server requires, as well as common phone settings, such as Do Not Disturb and feature control options. |
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Define a Calling Search Space. In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, click .A Calling Search Space is a collection of partitions that are searched to determine how a dialed number is routed. The calling search space for the device and the calling search space for the directory number are used together. The directory number CSS takes precedence over the device CSS. |
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Configure a security profile for the device type and protocol. Select . |
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Step 8 |
Set up the phone. Select . |
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Select to set up parameters such as Multilevel Precedence and Preemption (MLPP). |
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Step 10 |
Select to configure directory numbers (lines) on the phone by completing the required fields in the Directory Number Configuration window.For more information about directory numbers, see the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release and the related links. |
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Associate the user with a phone. Click Associate End Users at the bottom of the Phone Configuration window to associate a user to the line that is being configured. |
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Step 12 |
Associate the user with the device: |
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Customize the softkey templates. Select .Use the page to add, delete, or change the order of softkey features that display on the user’s phone to meet feature usage needs. |
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Step 14 |
Configure speed-dial buttons and assign speed-dial numbers. Select .
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Step 15 |
Configure Cisco IPPhone services and assign services. Select .Provides IP Phone services to the phone.
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Step 16 |
(Optional) Assign services to programmable buttons. Select .Provides access to an IP phone service or URL. |
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Add user information to the global directory for Cisco UnifiedCommunications Manager. Select Add New and configure the required fields. Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*). , and then click
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Associate a user with a user group. Select .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. For more information, see Add a User to an End User Group. In order for end users to access the Cisco Unified Communications Self Care Portal, you must add users to the standard Cisco Communications Manager End Users group. |