Table Of Contents
Cisco CallManager Attendant Console Issues
Initialization of Telephony Error Message Displays
Initialization of Telephony Fails
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Attendant Cannot Access Server Error Message Displays
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Problems Making and Receiving Calls
Unable to Place Calls to Pilot Point
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Line Not Available
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Lines Disabled on Phone
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Directory Issues
Directory Window Does Not Display Users
Symptom
Probable Cause #1
Corrective Action #1
Probable Cause #2
Corrective Action #2
Voice Mail Issues
Incorrect Voice Mail Greeting Played
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Problems Using Cisco CallManager Attendant Console Interface
Text Displays Incorrect Language
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Speed Dial and Directory Windows Display Incorrect Line State
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Directory Numbers Appear in an Unknown Line State
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Cisco CallManager Serviceability Does Not Generate JTAPI Logs
JTAPI Logs Do Not Generate
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Collecting Server Logs
Solution To Collect All Server Logs
Symptom
Probable Cause
Corrective Action
Cisco CallManager Attendant Console Issues
This chapter covers solutions for the following most common issues related to the Cisco CallManager Attendant Console.
•Initialization of Telephony Error Message Displays
•Problems Making and Receiving Calls
–Unable to Place Calls to Pilot Point
–Line Not Available
–Lines Disabled on Phone
•Directory Issues
•Voice Mail Issues
•Problems Using Cisco CallManager Attendant Console Interface
–Speed Dial and Directory Windows Display Incorrect Line State
–Directory Numbers Appear in an Unknown Line State
•Cisco CallManager Serviceability Does Not Generate JTAPI Logs
•Collecting Server Logs
Initialization of Telephony Error Message Displays
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console telephone initialization error message displays:
•Initialization of Telephony Fails
•Attendant Cannot Access Server Error Message Displays
Initialization of Telephony Fails
Symptom
The attendant received an error message that the initialization of telephony failed.
Probable Cause
You must check the Call Park Retrieval Allowed check box in the ac user profile in Cisco CallManager Administration.
Additional causes may include the following:
•The pilot point and/or the controlled phones are not in the controlled device list of the 'ac' user.
•No `ac' user exists.
•There is an `ac' user password mismatch.
•Enable CTI Application is not checked in the Cisco CallManager Administration
Corrective Action
Procedure
Step 1 From Cisco CallManager Administration, choose User > Global Directory.
The User Information window displays.
Step 2 In the User Search field, enter ac and click Search.
Step 3 From the resulting list of matching names, click the ac user name.
Step 4 Check the Call Park Retrieval Allowed check box.
Step 5 Click Update.
Attendant Cannot Access Server Error Message Displays
Symptom
When the attendant attempted to log in to the server, a dialog box stated that the attendant cannot access the server.
Probable Cause
The version of the attendant console that is on the attendant PC and the version of the attendant console that is available through Cisco CallManager Administration do not match.
Corrective Action
Upgrade the version of the attendant console that is running on the attendant PC.
Procedure
Step 1 From each Cisco CallManager Attendant Console PC, browse into a server that is running Cisco CallManager Administration and log in with administrative privileges.
Tip To browse into the server, enter http://<CM-server-name>/CCMAdmin/main.asp, where <CM-server-name> equals the name of the server, in the Address bar in the web browser.
Step 2 From Cisco CallManager Administration, choose Application > Install Plugins.
Step 3 Click the icon for the Cisco CallManager Attendant Console.
The Cisco CallManager Attendant Console installation wizard runs.
Step 4 To acknowledge the installation, click Yes.
Step 5 In the initial installation wizard window, click Next.
Step 6 You can install the attendant console to the default location or use the Browse button to specify a new location; after specifying a location, click Next.
Step 7 In the Ready to Install window, click Next.
Step 8 After the installation program finishes installing files, choose whether you want to restart the computer now or later; then, click Finish.
Step 9 If prompted, restart the computer.
After you install the application, you can configure or update any attendant console settings that you did not configure during the installation process.
Problems Making and Receiving Calls
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console issues related to problems when making or receiving calls:
•Unable to Place Calls to Pilot Point
•Line Not Available
•Lines Disabled on Phone
Unable to Place Calls to Pilot Point
Symptom
When a user calls the pilot point the user gets a reorder tone.
Probable Cause
The pilot point and/or the controlled phones are not in the controlled device list of the 'ac' user.
Corrective Action
You must configure one user named "ac" in Cisco CallManager Administration and associate the attendant phones and the pilot points with the user. If you do not configure this user, the attendant console cannot interact with CTIManager, and the attendant cannot receive calls.
Procedure
Step 1 From Cisco CallManager Administration, choose User > Add a New User.
The User Information window displays.
Step 2 In the First Name and Last Name fields, enter ac or another name that you can remember.
Step 3 In the User ID field, enter ac.
Step 4 In the User Password field, enter 12345.
Step 5 In the Confirm Password field, enter 12345.
Step 6 Enter a PIN and telephone number.
Step 7 Check the Enable CTI Application Use check box. You must check this box for the attendant console to interact with CTIManager.
Step 8 Check the Call Park Retrieval Allowed check box.
If you forget to check the check box, an error message displays when the attendant attempts to log in to the attendant PC.
Step 9 Click Insert.
Step 10 Make sure that you associate the devices with the ac user.
Line Not Available
Symptom
The attendant received an error message that the selected line is not available.
Probable Cause
The line supports a configurable number of calls at the same time. If the attendant line supports two calls and you use Line 1 for transferring a call, and attendant placed another call on hold on the same line, the line that the attendant chose will be unavailable for use. The line remains unavailable until the attendant completes one of the tasks.
Corrective Action
To increase the number of calls supported by a line, peform the following procedure:
Procedure
Step 1 Choose Device > Phone.
The Find and List Phones window displays.
Step 2 Enter search criteria to locate a specific phone.
A list of phones that match the search criteria displays.
Step 3 Click the name of the phone to update.
The Phone Configuration window displays.
Step 4 From the Directory Numbers list, click the line that you want to update.
The Directory Number Configuration window displays.
Step 5 In the Maximum Number of Calls field, enter the number of calls you want the line to support.
Step 6 Click Update.
Step 7 For the changes to take effect, click Reset Devices.
A message indicates the number of devices that you want to restart.
Step 8 Click OK to restart the devices.
Lines Disabled on Phone
Symptom
The lines on the attendant phone are disabled in Cisco CallManager Attendant Console.
Probable Cause
The pilot point and/or the controlled phones are not in the controlled device list of the ac user.
Corrective Action
Use the following procedure to create an ac user and associate the pilot points and attendant phones with this user.
Procedure
Step 1 From Cisco CallManager Administration, choose User > Add a New User.
The User Information window displays.
Step 2 In the First Name and Last Name fields, enter ac or another name that you can remember.
Step 3 In the User ID field, enter ac.
Step 4 In the User Password field, enter 12345.
Step 5 In the Confirm Password field, enter 12345.
Step 6 Enter a PIN and telephone number.
Step 7 Check the Enable CTI Application Use check box. You must check this box for the attendant console to interact with CTIManager.
Step 8 Check the Call Park Retrieval Allowed check box.
If you forget to check the check box, an error message displays when the attendant attempts to log in to the attendant PC.
Step 9 Click Insert.
Step 10 Make sure that you associate the devices with the ac user.
Step 11 In the Application Profiles column of the User Information window, click Device Association.
Step 12 Perform one of the following tasks:
a. To view all devices, click Select Devices, and go to Step 13.
b. To limit the list of available devices to a specific selection, enter the criteria by which you want to search by using the following methods:
•Choose device name, description, or directory number.
•Choose the comparison operator.
•Enter a text or number entry.
•Click Select Devices, and go to Step 13.
Step 13 Check the check box(es) of the attendant console phones/pilot points that you must associate with the user.
Step 14 Click Update to assign the phones/pilot points to the ac user.
Directory Issues
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console issue: Directory Window Does Not Display Users, and provides various probable causes and corrective actions.
Directory Window Does Not Display Users
Symptom
Users that were added in Cisco CallManager Administration do not appear in the Directory window of Cisco CallManager Attendant Console.
Probable Cause #1
The server only extracts the user list from the directory when one of the following conditions occurs:
•The Cisco TCD service starts and the Directory Sync Period service parameter specifies a non-zero interval.
•The interval specified in the Directory Sync Period service parameter expires.
•You change the value of the Directory Synch Period service parameter in Cisco CallManager Administration.
The Cisco CallManager Attendant Console loads the user list only at login.
Corrective Action #1
The attendant needs to login again after any one of the previous conditions occurs.
Probable Cause #2
Cisco CallManager Attendant Console does not display users without telephone numbers.
Corrective Action #2
Make sure that all relevant users have phone numbers listed for them in the directory.
Procedure
Step 1 From Cisco CallManager Administration, choose User > Global Directory.
The User Information window displays.
Step 2 In the User Search field, enter the appropriate search criteria and click Search.
Step 3 From the resulting list of matching names, click the name of the user to which you want to add a phone number.
Step 4 In the Telephone Number field, enter the user telephone number.
Step 5 Click Update.
Voice Mail Issues
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console voice mail issue: Incorrect Voice Mail Greeting Played.
Incorrect Voice Mail Greeting Played
Symptom
When a call is not answered at the attendant and forwarded to voice mail, the voice mail system plays the attendant greeting instead of the pilot point greeting.
Probable Cause
The Reset Original Called service parameter specifies True.
Corrective Action
Procedure
Step 1 Choose Service > Service Parameters.
Step 2 From the Server drop-down list box, choose the Attendant Console server.
Step 3 From the Service drop-down list box, choose the Cisco Telephony Call Dispatcher service.
Step 4 From the Reset Original Called drop-down list box, choose False.
Problems Using Cisco CallManager Attendant Console Interface
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console interface issues:
•Text Displays Incorrect Language
•Speed Dial and Directory Windows Display Incorrect Line State
•Directory Numbers Appear in an Unknown Line State
Text Displays Incorrect Language
Symptom
Some text displays in English, while other text displays in the language that the attendant chose in the Cisco CallManager Attendant Console dialog box.
Probable Cause
The latest locale installer that is available for the chosen language is not installed.
Corrective Action
You must install the latest locale installer that is available for your chosen language. Refer the Cisco IP Telephony Locale Installer documentation that is available on the web at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/locinst/index.htm.
Speed Dial and Directory Windows Display Incorrect Line State
Symptom
The Speed Dial window and the Directory window do not display the correct line state.
Probable Cause
Line state updates from the server to the client are sent using UDP packets. If a NAT device or a firewall separates the client and server, then the client will most likely not receive line state updates from the server.
Corrective Action
Ensure that both client and server are on the same side of the NAT device or the firewall.
Directory Numbers Appear in an Unknown Line State
Symptom
Line states of some directory numbers appear in an unknown state.
Probable Cause
The Cisco TCD service is not started on all Cisco CallManager servers from which the phones receive call-processing services.
Corrective Action
Start the Cisco TCD services on all CallManager servers from which the phones receive call-processing services.
Procedure
Step 1 From the Cisco CallManager Administration window, choose Application > Cisco CallManager Serviceability.
The Cisco CallManager Serviceability window displays.
Step 2 Choose Tools > Control Center.
The Control Center window displays the list of servers in the Cisco CallManager cluster.
Step 3 From the Servers column, choose the server where you want to start the Cisco TCD service.
The window displays the services for the server that you chose, the status of the services, and a service control panel to stop or start a service.
Step 4 Click the radio button next to the Cisco TCD service.
Step 5 Click the Start button.
The Service Status symbol changes from a square to an arrow.
Cisco CallManager Serviceability Does Not Generate JTAPI Logs
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console issue: JTAPI Logs Do Not Generate.
JTAPI Logs Do Not Generate
Symptom
You changed the trace level from Error to Detailed, but the JTAPI logs are still not generated.
Probable Cause
JTAPI trace levels are set at the initialization time of JTAPI and are not changed later.
Corrective Action
Use the following procedure to restart the Cisco Telephony Call Dispatcher service:
Procedure
Step 1 From the Cisco CallManager Administration window, choose Application > Cisco CallManager Serviceability.
The Cisco CallManager Serviceability window displays.
Step 2 Choose Tools > Control Center.
The Control Center window displays the list of servers in the Cisco CallManager cluster.
Step 3 From the Servers column, choose the server where you want to restart the Cisco TCD service.
The window displays the services for the server that you chose, the status of the services, and a service control panel to stop or start a service.
Step 4 Click the radio button next to the Cisco TCD service.
Step 5 Click the Restart button.
Collecting Server Logs
This section addresses the following Cisco CallManager Attendant Console issue for collecting server logs: Solution To Collect All Server Logs.
Solution To Collect All Server Logs
Symptom
Need a solution to collect all server-side logs.
Probable Cause
To debug server issues, collect the following traces:
•CCM
•CTI
•SDL CCM
•SDL CTI
•TCD
•JTAPI
Corrective Action
Execute accollectlogs.bat from
C:\Program Files\Cisco\CallManagerAttendant\bin directory
There are three optional parameters required:
•-directory <directory_name>—Directory where the Cisco CallManager traces exists
•-time <n_minutes>—Collect last <n_minutes> worth of logs
•-output <zip_file_name>—The name of the output zip file