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Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
Table 1-8 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
Task Purpose For More Information
1. Gather the following information about the phone:
• Phone Model
• MAC address
• Physical location of the phone
• Name or user ID of phone user
• Device pool
• Partition, calling search space, and location
information
• Associated directory number (DN) to assign to the
phone
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager user to
associate with the phone
Provides list of configuration requirements for setting
up phones.
For more information, go to the “Cisco Unified IP
Phones chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager System Guide.
See the “Telephony Features Available for the Cisco
Unified IP Phone” section on page 5-1.
2. Verify that you have sufficient unit licenses for your
phone.
For more information, go to the License Unit Report
chapter in the Cisco Communications Manager
Administration Guide.
3. Add and configure the phone by completing the
required fields in the Phone Configuration window.
Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*) next to
the field name; for example, MAC address and device
pool.
The device with its default settings gets added to the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
For more information, go to the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Configuration chapter in the Cisco Communications
Manager Administration Guide.
For information about Product Specific Configuration
fields, refer to “?” Button Help in the Phone
Configuration window.
Note If you want to add both the phone and user to the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
database at the same time, go to the User/Phone
Add Configuration chapter in the
Cisco Communications Manager Administration
Guide.
4. Add and configure directory numbers (lines) on the
phone by completing the required fields in the
Directory Number Configuration window. Required
fields are indicated by an asterisk (*) next to the field
name; for example, directory number and presence
group.
For more information, go to the “Directory Number
Configuration” chapter in the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration Guide.
See the “Telephony Features Available for the Cisco
Unified IP Phone” section on page 5-1.