Cisco 8961 Administration Manual page 334

Set up Phone Fields
b) In the Protocol Specific Information area of this window, choose a Device Security Profile from the
drop-down list. To enable security features for a phone, you must configure a new security profile for the
device type and protocol and apply the security profile to the phone. If the phone does not support security,
choose a nonsecure profile.
To identify the settings that the security profile contains, choose System > Security Profile > Phone
Security Profile.
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• MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the phone, which is listed on a sticker that is affixed to
the phone. Make sure that the value comprises 12 hexadecimal characters. Example: 00127F576611
(MAC address on john doe's phone)
• Description: Enter a useful description, such as john doe's phone, into this optional field. This helps
you if you need to search on information about this user.
• Device Pool: Choose the device pool to which you want to assign this phone. The device pool defines
sets of common characteristics for devices, such as region, date/time group, softkey template, and
MLPP information.
Note Device Pools are defined in the Device Pool Configuration window of Cisco Unified
Communications Server Administration (System > Device Pool).
• Phone Button Template: Choose the appropriate phone button template from the drop-down list. The
phone button template determines the configuration of buttons on a phone and identifies which
feature (line, speed dial, and so on) corresponds to each button.
Phone button templates are defined in the Phone Button Template Configuration window
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of Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration (Device > Device Settings >
Phone Button Template). You can use the search fields in conjunction with Find to find
all configured phone button templates and their current settings.
• Common Phone Profile: From the drop-down lists, choose a common phone profile from the list of
available common phone profiles.
Common Phone Profiles are defined in the Common Phone Profile Configuration window
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of Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration (Device > Device Settings >
Common Phone Profile). You can use the search fields in conjunction with Find to find
all configured common phone profiles and their current settings.
• Calling Search Space: From the drop-down lists, choose the appropriate calling search space (CSS).
A calling search space comprises a collection of partitions (analogous to a collection of available
phone books) that are searched to determine how a dialed number should be routed. The calling
search space for the device and the calling search space for the directory number get used together.
The directory number CSS takes precedence over the device CSS.
Calling Search Spaces are defined in the Calling Search Space Configuration window of
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration (Calling Routing > Class of
Control > Calling Search Space). You can use the search fields in conjunction with Find
to find all configured Calling Search Spaces and their current settings.
• Location: Choose the appropriate location for this Cisco Unified IP Phone.
• Owner User ID: From the drop-down lists, choose the user ID of the assigned phone user.
Choose a security profile based on the overall security strategy of the company.
Basic Phone Administration Steps