The following table lists the default settings for the Unified CM Assistant manager phone template.

The following table lists the default settings for the Unified CM Assistant assistant phone template.

BAT assigns Unified CM Assistant line configurations by mapping the primary manager lines on the phone to proxy lines on the assistant phone. When you use the Unified CM Assistant manager and assistant default templates that the Unified CM Assistant wizard created, you can associate from one to five manager lines on one assistant phone. For phones that are configured with the Unified CM Assistant templates, this example shows the line configurations when you associate two manager phones to an assistant phone.

You can set up new Unified CM Assistant manager and assistant phones to use proxy lines.

You can set up existing Unified CM Assistant manager and assistant phones to use proxy lines.

When you create the BAT template to add new or update existing manager phones with shared lines, use the following phone settings:

• Assign the Softkey template: Standard Shared Mode Manager.

• Add primary lines to share with assistants, if needed.

• Set up the voice-messaging profile on the primary line.

• Add an incoming intercom line (optional).

• Add speed-dial buttons for outgoing intercom targets (optional).

• Set the user locale.

When you create the BAT template to add new or update existing assistant phones with shared lines, use the following phone settings:

• Assign the Softkey template: Standard Assistant

• If you are using a Cisco 14-button expansion module (7914) for additional lines, specify the expansion module type in the BAT template.

  Note	Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960 phone button templates include expansion module lines.

• Add a personal primary line.

• Add shared lines for each associated manager. Use the same directory number and partition as the primary line on the manager phone.

• Add an incoming intercom line (optional)

• Add speed dials to the managers intercom lines (optional)

• Set the user locale

BAT associates Cisco Unified CM Assistant line configurations to shared lines that are assigned to the manager and the assistant phones. You set the shared line mode in the manager’s configuration when associating managers with assistants.

In shared line mode, the manager line corresponds to a shared line on the assistant phone. For example, to associate two managers with an assistant, you add two lines to the assistant phone that have the same directory numbers and partitions as the primary lines on the manager phones.

Manager 1 Phone

• Line 1— Primary line (DN is 2355)

• Line 2— Intercom line (optional)

Manager 2 Phone

• Line 1— Primary line (DN is 2875)

• Line 2— Intercom line (optional)

Assistant Phone

• Line 1—Assistant primary line (DN is 3356)

• Line 2—Shared line with Manager 1 (DN is 2355)

• Line 3—Shared line with Manager 2 (DN is 2875)

• Lines 4 through 6 are available

• Line 7—Intercom line (optional)

You can add lines 4 through 6 as shared lines for other managers.

When you add multiple manager lines to an assistant phone, all lines on the assistant phone must use shared line mode. You cannot mix proxy and shared lines on the assistant phone. Likewise, when a manager has multiple assistants, all associations must use shared line mode.

When you associate multiple assistants to a manager who has shared line mode, BAT assigns Unified CM Assistant associations only to those assistants that are also using shared line mode.