Appendix E Basic Phone Administration Step; Configuring The Phone - Cisco CP-7942G Software Manual

Appendix E Basic Phone Administration Steps
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Configuring the Phone

First, perform the following procedure to identify the user's phone model and protocol:
Procedure
From Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration, choose Device > Phone >.
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Click Add New.
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Select the user's phone model from the Phone Type drop-down list, then click Next.
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Select the device protocol (SCCP or SIP) from the drop-down list, then click Next. The Phone
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Configuration window appears.
Procedure
On the Phone Configuration window, you can use the default values for most of the fields.
To configure the required fields and some key additional fields, follow these steps:
For the required fields, possible values, some of which are based on the example of user johndoe, can be
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configured as follows:
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Example: johndoe
Password and Confirm Password—Enter five or more alphanumeric or special characters for the
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end user password. You may use the following special characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , "", and
blank spaces.
– Last Name—Enter the end user last name. You may use the following special characters: =, +,
<, >, #, ;, \, , "", and blank spaces.
Example: doe
Telephone Number—Enter the primary directory number for the end user. End users can have
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multiple lines on their phones.
Example: 26640 (John Doe's internal company telephone number)
Configuring the Phone, page
In the Device Information pane of this window:
– MAC Address—Enter the MAC address of the phone, which is listed on a sticker on the phone.
Make sure that the value comprises 12 hexadecimal characters.
Example: 00127F576611 (MAC address on john doe's phone)
Description—This is an optional field in which you can enter a useful description, such as john
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doe's phone. This will help you if you need to search on information about this user.
Device Pool—Choose the device pool to which you want this phone assigned. The device pool
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defines sets of common characteristics for devices, such as region, date/time group, softkey
template, and MLPP information.
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