Set Up Cisco Unified Ip Phone - Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941 Administration Manual

Set Up Cisco Unified IP Phone

Set Up Cisco Unified IP Phone

If autoregistration is not enabled and the phone does not exist in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
database, you must configure the Cisco IP Phone in Cisco Unified Communications Manager manually. Some
tasks in this procedure are optional, depending on your system and user needs.
For more information about Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, see the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration Guide.
Perform the configuration steps in the following procedure using Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration.
Procedure
Step 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, phone features, IP Phone services, or phone
The information provides a list of configuration requirements for setting up phones and identifies preliminary
configuration that you need to perform before configuring individual phones, such as phone button templates.
For more information, see the "Cisco Unified IP Phones" chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager System Guide.
Step 2 Verify that you have sufficient unit licenses for your phone. For more information, see the "Licensing" section
in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Features and Services Guide.
Step 3 Customize phone button templates (if required) by changing the number of line buttons, speed-dial buttons
or service URL buttons. Select Device > Device Settings > Phone Button Template to create and update
the templates.
You can add a Privacy or Mobility button to meet user needs.
For more information, see the "Phone button template setup" chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration Guide and
Step 4 Define the Device Pools. Select System > Device Pool.
Device Pools define common characteristics for devices, such as region, date/time group, softkey template,
and MLPP information. For information on Device Pool setup, see the "Device pool setup" chapter in the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide.
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applications
Phone Button Templates, on page 115.