Configuring The Phone - Cisco 8961 Administration Manual

Appendix D Basic Phone Administration Steps
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Configuring the Phone

To identify the user's phone model and protocol, follow these steps:
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. The Phone
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Configuration window appears.
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:
Procedure
For the required fields, possible values, some of which are based on the example of user johndoe, can
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be configured as follows:
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User ID—Enter the end user identification name. Cisco Unified Communications Manager does
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not permit modifying the user ID after it is created. You may use the following special
characters: =, +, <, >, #, ;, \, , "", and blank spaces.
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: =, +,
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<, >, #, ;, \, , "", 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.
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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
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helps you if you need to search on information about this user.
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