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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
To add phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you can use:
•
Auto-registration
•
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
•
Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)
•
BAT and the Tool for Auto-Registered Phones Support (TAPS)
For more information about these choices, see the
“Adding Phones to the Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Database” section on page 2-8
.
For general information about configuring phones in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, refer to
the “Cisco Unified IP Phone” chapter in
Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide
and to
the “Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuration” chapter in
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide
.
Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
Table 1-6
provides an overview and checklist of configuration tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phone
7975G in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. The list presents a suggested order
to guide you through the phone configuration process. Some tasks are optional, depending on your
system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to the sources in the list.
Table 1-6
Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Task Purpose
For More Information
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, softkey
template, phone features, IP Phone services, or phone applications
Provides list of configuration requirements for setting up phones.
Identifies preliminary configuration that you need to perform before
configuring individual phones, such as phone button templates or softkey
templates.
Refer to
Cisco Unified
Communications Manager System
Guide,
“Cisco Unified IP Phone”
chapter.
See the
“Telephony Features Available
for the Phone” section on page 5-2
.
