Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2 - Providing Information to Users Via a Website [Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series]

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Providing Information to Users Via a Website

How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals

How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features

How Users Access a Voice Messaging System

How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries

Providing Information to Users Via a Website

If you are a system administrator, you are likely the primary source of information for Cisco Unified IP Phone users in your network or company. It is important to provide current and thorough information to end users.

Cisco recommends that you create a web page on your internal support site that provides end users with important information about their Cisco Unified IP Phones.

Consider including the following types of information on this site:

•How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

•How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

•How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals

•How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features

•How Users Access a Voice Messaging System

•How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries

How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phone

To successfully use some of the features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone (including speed dial, services, and voice messaging system options), users must receive information from you or from your network team or be able to contact you for assistance. Make sure to provide end users with the names of people to contact for assistance and with instructions for contacting those people.

How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE provide access to a comprehensive online help system. To view the main help menu on a phone, press the ? button on your phone and wait for several seconds for the menu to appear. If you are already in Help, press Main.

Main menu topics include:

•About Your Cisco Unified IP Phone—Descriptive information about the phone model

•How do I...?—Procedures and information about commonly-used phone tasks

•Calling Features—Descriptions and procedures for using calling features, such as conference and transfer

•Help—Tips on using and accessing Help

You can also use the ? button to obtain information about softkeys, menu items, and the help system itself. Refer to Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Phone Guide for more information.

How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals

You should provide end users with access to user documentation for the Cisco Unified IP Phones. Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Phone Guide includes detailed user instructions for key phone features.

There are several Cisco Unified IP Phone models available, so to assist users in finding the appropriate documentation on the Cisco website, Cisco recommends that you provide links to the current documentation. If you do not want to or cannot send users to the Cisco website, Cisco suggests that you download the PDF files and provide them to end users on your website.

Documentation is also available on the CD-ROM titled Cisco Unified CallManager Design, Installation, and Operation Guides, which is distributed with Cisco Unified CallManager releases.

For a list of available documentation for Cisco Unified IP Phones, go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/index.htm

For a list of available documentation for Cisco Unified CallManager, go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm

For more information about viewing or ordering documentation, see the "Obtaining Documentation" section on page xvi.

How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features

End users can perform a variety of activities using the Cisco Unified CallManager User Options web pages. These activities include subscribing to services, setting up speed dial and call forwarding numbers, configuring ring settings, and creating a personal address book. Keep in mind that configuring settings on a phone using a website might be new for your end users. You need to provide as much information as possible to ensure that they can successfully access and use the User Options web pages.

Make sure to provide end users with the following information about the User Options web pages:

•The URL required to access the application. This URL is:

http://server_name/CCMUser/, where server_name is the host on which the web server is installed.

•A user ID , default password, and default PIN needed to access the application.

These settings correspond to the values you entered when you added the user to Cisco Unified CallManager (see the "Adding Users to Cisco Unified CallManager" section on page 5-21).

•A brief description of what a web-based, graphical user interface application is, and how to access it with a web browser.

•An overview the tasks that users can accomplish using the web page.

You can also refer users to the Customizing Your Cisco Unified IP Phone on the Web guide, which is available at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/index.htm

How Users Access a Voice Messaging System

Cisco Unified CallManager lets you integrate with many different voice messaging systems, including the Cisco Unity voice messaging system. Because you can integrate with a variety of systems, you must provide users with information about how to use your specific system.

You should provide this information to each user:

•How to access the voice messaging system account.

Make sure that you have used Cisco Unified CallManager to configure the Messages button on the Cisco Unified IP Phone.

•Initial password for accessing the voice messaging system.

Make sure that you have configured a default voice messaging system password for all users.

•How the phone indicates that voice messages are waiting.

Make sure that you have used Cisco Unified CallManager to set up a message waiting indicator (MWI) method.

How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries

Users can configure personal directory entries on the Cisco Unified IP Phone. To configure personal directory, users must have access to the following:

•User Options web pages.

Make sure that users know how to access their User Options web pages. See the "How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features" section for details.

•Cisco Unified IP Phone Address Book Synchronizer.

Make sure to provide users with the installer for this application. To obtain the installer, choose Application > Plugins from Cisco Unified CallManager and click Cisco Unified IP Phone Address Book Synchronizer.

	Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2
	Providing Information to Users Via a Website
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2 Preface An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users Customizing the Cisco Unified IP Phone Viewing Security Information, Model Information, Status, and Statistics on the Cisco Unified IP Phone Monitoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone Remotely Troubleshooting and Maintenance Providing Information to Users Via a Website Supporting International Users Technical Specifications	Download this chapter Providing Information to Users Via a Website Download the complete book Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2 (PDF - 4 MB) Table Of Contents Providing Information to Users Via a Website How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phone How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features How Users Access a Voice Messaging System How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries Providing Information to Users Via a Website If you are a system administrator, you are likely the primary source of information for Cisco Unified IP Phone users in your network or company. It is important to provide current and thorough information to end users. Cisco recommends that you create a web page on your internal support site that provides end users with important information about their Cisco Unified IP Phones. Consider including the following types of information on this site: •How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phone •How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone •How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals •How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features •How Users Access a Voice Messaging System •How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries How Users Obtain Support for the Cisco Unified IP Phone To successfully use some of the features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone (including speed dial, services, and voice messaging system options), users must receive information from you or from your network team or be able to contact you for assistance. Make sure to provide end users with the names of people to contact for assistance and with instructions for contacting those people. How Users Access the Online Help System on the Cisco Unified IP Phone The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE provide access to a comprehensive online help system. To view the main help menu on a phone, press the ? button on your phone and wait for several seconds for the menu to appear. If you are already in Help, press Main. Main menu topics include: •About Your Cisco Unified IP Phone—Descriptive information about the phone model •How do I...?—Procedures and information about commonly-used phone tasks •Calling Features—Descriptions and procedures for using calling features, such as conference and transfer •Help—Tips on using and accessing Help You can also use the ? button to obtain information about softkeys, menu items, and the help system itself. Refer to Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Phone Guide for more information. How Users Get Copies of Cisco Unified IP Phone Manuals You should provide end users with access to user documentation for the Cisco Unified IP Phones. Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Phone Guide includes detailed user instructions for key phone features. There are several Cisco Unified IP Phone models available, so to assist users in finding the appropriate documentation on the Cisco website, Cisco recommends that you provide links to the current documentation. If you do not want to or cannot send users to the Cisco website, Cisco suggests that you download the PDF files and provide them to end users on your website. Documentation is also available on the CD-ROM titled Cisco Unified CallManager Design, Installation, and Operation Guides, which is distributed with Cisco Unified CallManager releases. For a list of available documentation for Cisco Unified IP Phones, go to this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/index.htm For a list of available documentation for Cisco Unified CallManager, go to this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm For more information about viewing or ordering documentation, see the "Obtaining Documentation" section on page xvi. How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features End users can perform a variety of activities using the Cisco Unified CallManager User Options web pages. These activities include subscribing to services, setting up speed dial and call forwarding numbers, configuring ring settings, and creating a personal address book. Keep in mind that configuring settings on a phone using a website might be new for your end users. You need to provide as much information as possible to ensure that they can successfully access and use the User Options web pages. Make sure to provide end users with the following information about the User Options web pages: •The URL required to access the application. This URL is: http://server_name/CCMUser/, where server_name is the host on which the web server is installed. •A user ID , default password, and default PIN needed to access the application. These settings correspond to the values you entered when you added the user to Cisco Unified CallManager (see the "Adding Users to Cisco Unified CallManager" section on page 5-21). •A brief description of what a web-based, graphical user interface application is, and how to access it with a web browser. •An overview the tasks that users can accomplish using the web page. You can also refer users to the Customizing Your Cisco Unified IP Phone on the Web guide, which is available at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/index.htm How Users Access a Voice Messaging System Cisco Unified CallManager lets you integrate with many different voice messaging systems, including the Cisco Unity voice messaging system. Because you can integrate with a variety of systems, you must provide users with information about how to use your specific system. You should provide this information to each user: •How to access the voice messaging system account. Make sure that you have used Cisco Unified CallManager to configure the Messages button on the Cisco Unified IP Phone. •Initial password for accessing the voice messaging system. Make sure that you have configured a default voice messaging system password for all users. •How the phone indicates that voice messages are waiting. Make sure that you have used Cisco Unified CallManager to set up a message waiting indicator (MWI) method. How Users Configure Personal Directory Entries Users can configure personal directory entries on the Cisco Unified IP Phone. To configure personal directory, users must have access to the following: •User Options web pages. Make sure that users know how to access their User Options web pages. See the "How Users Subscribe to Services and Configure Phone Features" section for details. •Cisco Unified IP Phone Address Book Synchronizer. Make sure to provide users with the installer for this application. To obtain the installer, choose Application > Plugins from Cisco Unified CallManager and click Cisco Unified IP Phone Address Book Synchronizer.
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