Chapter 1      An Overview of the Cisco IP Phone
Understanding the Requirements for Installing and Configuring the Cisco IP Phone
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9. Configure the phone features such 
as call waiting, call forward, call 
park, and call pickup.
Provides enhanced telephony 
functionality.
See the “Configuring Cisco 
IP Phones in 
Cisco CallManager” section 
on page 6-2 and the 
Cisco CallManager 
Administration Guide.
10. Modify button templates. Provides customized phone 
buttons.
See the “Modifying Phone 
Button Templates” section 
on page 6-5.
11. Configure Cisco IP phone 
services.
Allows users to quickly access 
information such as weather, 
stocks, quote of the day or any 
Web-based information using 
extensible markup language 
(XML).
See the “Setting Up User 
Services” section on 
page 6-8 or the 
Cisco CallManager 
Administration Guide.
12. Configure corporate directories. Integrates with a LDAP3 
standard directory, enabling 
users to search through a 
corporate directory.
See the “Configuring 
Corporate Directories” 
section on page 6-8 or the 
Cisco CallManager 
Administration Guide.
13. Add users to Cisco CallManager. Associates a user with a 
phone, enabling access to the 
User Options web-based 
application where users set up 
features such as call 
forwarding and speed dial, and 
subscribe to services.
See Chapter 6, “Configuring 
Cisco IP Phones, Users, and 
Features in 
Cisco CallManager” and the 
Cisco CallManager 
Administration Guide or 
context-sensitive help.
14. Provide information to end users 
about how to user their phone and 
how to configure their phone 
options.
Ensures users have adequate 
information to successfully 
use their Cisco IP Phone.
See the “Setting Up User 
Services” section on 
page 6-8.
Table 1-2 Overview of Configuration Procedures for the Cisco IP Phone (continued)
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