Copying an existing phone – Cisco OL-5378-01 User Manual

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Chapter 45 Cisco IP Phone Configuration

Configuring Cisco IP Phones

Copying an Existing Phone

If you want to manually add several similar phones to the Cisco CallManager
database, you can add one and then copy its basic settings to apply to another
phone. You must change at least the Media Access Control (MAC) address before
inserting the new phone into the database.

To copy phone settings, perform the following procedure.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Device > Phone.

The Find and List Phones window displays.

Step 2

Enter search criteria to locate a specific phone and click Find.

A list of phones that match the search criteria appears.

Step 3

Click the Copy icon for the phone whose settings you want to copy.

The Phone Configuration window displays.

Step 4

Enter the MAC address of the new phone.

Note

For information on obtaining the MAC address, see the

“Displaying the

MAC Address of a Phone” section on page 45-3

.

Step 5

Update the appropriate settings as described in

Table 45-1

.

Step 6

Click Insert.

A message displays that states that the phone has been added to the database.

Step 7

To add a directory number to this phone, click OK and enter the appropriate
settings in the Directory Number Configuration window as described in the

“Directory Number Configuration Settings” section on page 45-34

. To return to

the Phone Configuration window, click Cancel.

Related Topics

Cisco IP Phone Configuration, page 45-1

Finding a Phone, page 45-28

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