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Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1(3) (SIP)
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Appendix D Basic Phone Administration Steps
Configuring the Phone
Example: johndoe
– Password and Confirm Password—Enter five or more alphanumeric or special characters for the
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
multiple lines on their phones.
Example: 26640 (John Doe’s internal company telephone number)
Step 3 Click Save.
Step 4 Proceed to the section Configuring the Phone, page D-3 .
Configuring the Phone
To identify the user’s phone model and protocol, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration, choose Device > Phone >.
Step 2 Click Add New.
Step 3 Select the user’s phone model from the Phone Type drop-down list, then click Next. The Phone
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
Step 1 For the required fields, possible values, some of which are based on the example of user johndoe, can
be configured as follows:
a. 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
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
defines sets of common characteristics for devices, such as region, date/time group, softkey
template, and MLPP information.