Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
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Table 1-6 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco
Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE/7941G/7941G-GE 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
• Number of lines and associated
directory numbers (DNs) to assign
to the phone
• Cisco Unified Communications
Manager user to associate with the
phone
• Phone usage information that
affects phone button template,
softkey template, phone features,
IP Phone services, or phone
applications
Provides list of
configuration requirements
for setting up phones.
Identifies preliminary
configuration that you need
to perform before
configuring individual
phones, such as phone
button templates or softkey
templates.
Refer to Cisco Unified
Communications Manager
System Guide,
“Cisco Unified IP Phone”
chapter.
See the “Telephony Features
Available for the Cisco
Unified IP Phone” section on
page 5-2.
2. Customize phone button templates
(if required).
Changes the number of line
buttons, speed-dial buttons,
Service URL buttons or adds
a Privacy button to meet user
needs.
Refer to
Cisco Communications
Manager Administration
Guide,
“Phone Button Template
Configuration” chapter.
See the “Modifying Phone
Button Templates” section on
page 5-27.