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On Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, you can configure the Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 settings such as custom wallpaper and logo, call forward, Do Not Disturb, call log, Action button, Music on Hold, etc.
Phone feature configuration
You can set up phones to have a variety of features, based on the needs of your users. You can apply features to all phones, a group of phones, or to individual phones.
When you set up features, the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration window displays information that is applicable to all phones and information that is applicable to the phone model. The information that is specific to the phone model is in the Product Specific Configuration Layout area of the window.
For information on the fields applicable to all phone models, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation.
When you set a field, the window that you set the field in is important because there is a precedence to the windows. The precedence order is:
- Individual phones (highest precedence)
- Group of phones
- All phones (lowest precedence)
For example, if you don't want a specific set of users to access the phone web pages, but the rest of your users can access the pages, you can do the following:
- Enable access to the phone web pages for all users.
- Disable access to the phone web pages for each individual user, or set up a user group and disable access to the phone web pages for the group of users.
- If a specific user in the user group needs access to the phone web pages, you can enable it for that particular user.
Set up phone features for all phones
| 1 |
Sign into Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration as an administrator. |
| 2 |
Select . |
| 3 |
Set the fields you want to change. |
| 4 |
Check the Enable Enterprise Settings check box for any changed fields. |
| 5 |
Click Save. |
| 6 |
Click Apply Config. |
| 7 |
Restart the phones. This will impact all phones in your organization. |
Set up phone features for a group of phones
| 1 |
Sign into Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration as an administrator. |
| 2 |
Select . |
| 3 |
Locate the profile that you want to set up. |
| 4 |
Navigate to the Product Specific Configuration Layout pane and set the fields. |
| 5 |
Check the Override Enterprise Settings check box for any changed fields. |
| 6 |
Click Save. |
| 7 |
Click Apply Config. |
| 8 |
Restart the phones. |
Set up phone features for a single phone
| 1 |
Sign into Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration as an administrator. |
| 2 |
Select . |
| 3 |
Locate the phone associated with the user. |
| 4 |
Navigate to the Product Specific Configuration Layout pane and set the fields. |
| 5 |
Check the Override Enterprise/Common Phone Profile Settings check box for any changed fields. |
| 6 |
Click Save. |
| 7 |
Click Apply Config. |
| 8 |
Restart the phone. |
Product specific configuration parameters
The following table describes the parameters in the Product Specific Configuration Layout pane on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM).
|
Parameter |
Parameter type or choices |
Default |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Disable Speakerphone |
Checkbox |
Unchecked |
Disables the speakerphone functionality. |
|
Disable Speakerphone and Headset |
Checkbox |
Unchecked |
Disables all speakerphone and headset functions. |
|
Settings Access |
Disabled Enabled Restricted |
Enabled |
Enables, disables, or restricts access to local configuration settings in the Settings app. With restricted access, only the Phone Settings menu can be accessed. With disabled access, the Settings menu does not display any options. |
|
Web Access |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Enables or disables access to the phone web pages through a web browser. If you enable this field, you may expose sensitive information about the phone. |
|
TLS Client Min Version |
TLS 1.1 TLS 1.2 TLS 1.3 |
TLS 1.2 |
Specify the minimum TLS version for the phone to use when establishing a TLS connection with the server. |
|
TLS Server Min Version |
TLS 1.1 TLS 1.2 TLS 1.3 |
TLS 1.2 |
Specify the minimum TLS version for the phone, which acts as an HTTPs web server, to authenticate connections with client browsers. |
|
HTTPS Server |
HTTP and HTTPS enabled HTTPS only |
HTTP and HTTPS enabled |
Controls the type of communication to the phone. If you select HTTPS only, the phone communication is more secure. |
|
Web Admin |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Enables or disables administrator access to the phone web pages through a web browser |
|
Admin Password |
String of 8–127 characters |
|
Defines the administrator password when you access the phone web pages as an administrator. |
|
Bluetooth |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Enables or disables the Bluetooth option on the phone. If disabled, the user cannot enable Bluetooth on the phone. |
|
Out-of-Range Alert |
Disabled Beep once Beep every 10 seconds Beep every 30 seconds Beep every 60 seconds |
Disabled |
Controls the frequency of audible alerts when the phone is out of range of an AP. The phone does not play audible alerts when the parameter value is "disabled." The phone can beep one time or regularly at 10, 30, or 60 second intervals. When the phone is within range of an AP, the alert stops. |
|
Application URL |
String of up to 256 characters |
|
Specifies the URL that the phone uses to contact application services, including Push To Talk. |
|
Application Request Timer |
5 seconds 20 seconds |
5 seconds |
Controls the length of the application request timer in seconds. Increase the
length of the timer if you see |
|
Application Button Activation Timer |
Disabled 1 second 2 seconds 3 seconds 4 seconds 5 seconds |
Disabled |
Specifies the amount of time that the user must hold the Application button to activate the Application URL. Set to Disabled if you prefer the phone to activate the Application URL immediately upon detecting the trigger. |
|
Application Button Priority |
Low Medium High |
Low |
Indicates the priority of the Application button relative to the other phone tasks.
|
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Emergency Numbers |
String of up to 16 characters, comma separated, no spaces |
|
Sets the emergency numbers that can be dialed without unlocking the phone keypad. Example: 911,411 |
|
Dialing Mode |
On-hook Dialing Off-hook Dialing |
On-hook Dialing |
Sets the default dialing mode for the phones. |
|
Power Off in Multicharger |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
When disabled, the phone doesn't power off when placed in the multicharger. When enabled, the phone powers off when placed in the multicharger. |
|
Background Image |
String up to 64 characters |
|
Sets the background image that all users see. If you set a background image, the user cannot change the phone to another image. |
|
Home Screen |
Application View Line View |
Application View |
Sets the home screen to either the Application View or the Line View. Set the phone to use Line View for users that use multiple lines, speed dials, or make many calls. |
|
Shortcut Softkey |
|
Favorites |
Controls the function of the Shortcut softkey on the phone. The Shortcut softkey is located on the left side below the phone screen. This position remains fixed, even when the display is set to a right-to-left (RTL) language.
|
|
Voicemail Access |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Controls access to voicemail. |
|
Applications Access |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Controls access to the Applications menu. |
|
Recording Tone |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Controls the playing of the tone when a user is recording a call |
|
Recording Tone Local Volume |
Integer 0–100 |
100 |
Controls the volume of the recording tone to the local user. |
|
Recording Tone Remote Volume |
Integer 0–100 |
50 |
Controls the volume of the recording tone to the remote user. |
|
Recording Tone Duration |
Integer 1–3000 milliseconds |
|
Controls the duration of the recording tone. |
|
Remote Log |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Controls the ability to send logs to the syslog server. |
|
Log Profile |
Default Preset Telephony |
Preset |
Specifies the predefined logging profile. |
|
Log Server |
String of up to 256 characters |
|
Identifies the IPv4 syslog server for phone debug output. The format for the address is:
|
| 802.1x Authentication |
User Controlled Disabled Enabled |
User Controlled |
Specifies the 802.1x authentication feature status. When configured to Enabled or Disabled, the Device authentication option on Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 becomes read-only, preventing users from modifying 802.1X authentication settings. |
|
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Enables or disables Cisco Discovery Protocol on the phone. |
|
SSH Access |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Controls the access to the SSH daemon through port 22. Leaving port 22 open leaves the phone vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. |
|
Ring Locale |
Default Japan |
Default |
Controls the ringing pattern. |
|
TLS Resumption Timer |
Integer 0–3600 seconds |
3600 |
Controls the ability to resume a TLS session without repeating the entire TLS authentication process. If the field is set to 0, then the TLS session resumption is disabled. |
|
Record Call Log from Shared Line |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Specifies whether to record call log from a shared line. |
|
Minimum Ring Volume |
0-Silent Volume level 1–15 |
0-Silent |
Controls the minimum ring volume for the phone. |
|
Load Server |
String of up to 256 characters |
|
Identifies the alternate IPv4 server that the phone uses to obtain firmware loads and upgrades. |
|
WLAN SCEP Server |
String of up to 256 characters |
|
Specifies the SCEP Server that the phone uses to obtain certificates for WLAN authentication. Enter the hostname or the IP address (using standard IP addressing format) of the server. |
|
WLAN Root CA Fingerprint (SHA256 or SHA1) |
String of up to 95 characters |
|
Specifies the SHA256 or SHA1 fingerprint of the Root CA to use for validation during the SCEP process when issuing certificates for WLAN authentication. We recommend that you use the SHA256 fingerprint, which can be obtained via OpenSSL (e.g. openssl x509 -in rootca.cer -noout -sha256 -fingerprint) or using a Web Browser to inspect the certificate details. Enter the 64 hexadecimal character value for the SHA256 fingerprint or the 40 hexadecimal character value for the SHA1 fingerprint with a common separator (colon, dash, period, space) or without a separator. If using a separator, then the separator should be consistently placed after every 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 hexadecimal characters for a SHA256 fingerprint or every 2, 4, or 8 hexadecimal characters for a SHA1 fingerprint. |
|
Console Access |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Specifies whether the serial console is enabled or disabled. |
|
Gratuitous ARP |
Disabled, Enabled |
Disabled |
Enables or disables the ability for the phone to learn MAC addresses from Gratuitous ARP. This capability is required to monitor or record voice streams. |
|
Show All Calls on Primary Line |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Specifies is all calls presented to this phone will be shown on the primary line or not. |
|
Advertise G.722 and iSAC Codecs |
Use System Default Disabled Enabled |
Use System Default |
Indicates whether the phone advertises the G.722 and iSAC codecs to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Codec negotiation involves two steps:
|
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Revert to All Calls |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Specifies whether the phone will revert to All Calls after any call ends on a line, provided the following conditions are met:
|
|
DF bit |
0 1 |
0 |
Controls how network packets are sent. Packets can be sent in chunks (fragments) of various sizes. When the DF bit is set to 1 in the packet header, the network payload does not fragment when going through network devices, such as switches and routers. Removing fragmenting avoids incorrect parsing on the receiving side, but results in slightly slower speeds. The DF bit setting does not apply to ICMP, VPN, VXC VPN, or DHCP traffic. |
|
Lowest Alerting Line State Priority |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Specifies the alert state when using shared lines. When disabled and there is an incoming call alerting on the shared line, the LED/Line state icon reflects the alerting state instead of Remote-In-Use. When enabled, the user sees the Remote-In-Use icon when there is call alerting on the shared line. |
|
Divert Alerting Call |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Controls the display of the Decline softkey.
|
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Allow Vibrate URI When On Call |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Controls if the Vibrate URI command from an XSI message is allowed when the phone is active on a call.
|
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Customer Support Use |
String of up to 64 characters |
|
For Cisco TAC use only. |
|
Customer support upload URL |
String of up to 256 characters |
|
Identifies the location that the phones use to upload problem reporting tool (PRT) output files. |
| Disable TLS Ciphers |
None TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | Disables specific TLS ciphers for the phone. | |
|
Battery Lifetime Alert |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Enables or disables Battery Lifetime alert. When enabled, the phone reminds users to verify the battery's manufacture date and replace the battery if necessary. |
|
Battery Lifetime Alert Interval |
6 Months 12 Months 18 Months 24 Months |
24 Months |
Specifies the interval time over which the Battery Lifetime Alert is generated. |
|
Battery SN Reminder |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Enables or disables Battery SN Reminder. When enabled, the phone displays a reminder after each boot-up, advising users to verify the battery's manufacture date and replace the battery if necessary. |
|
MARI |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Enables or disables Media Adaptation and Resilience Implementation (MARI), which monitors the network conditions in real time and dynamically executes corrective algorithms to maintain optimal quality of experience in lossy networks. MARI may apply Rate Adaptation or Forward Error Correction based on network conditions. |
|
MARI FEC |
Disabled Enabled |
Enabled |
Enables or disables MARI Forward Error Correction (FEC). When enabled, MARI can use FEC in the event of packet loss. FEC is a resilience mechanism used to recover lost packets without the need for retransmission. FEC adds extra packets to the original media stream so that the media receiver can reconstruct the missing data with these packets to provide better audio or video quality in lossy networks. Because FEC increases bandwidth usage, it may negatively impact media quality in congested or bandwidth-constrained networks. You can decide whether to disable it based on your network conditions. |
|
Action Button Function 1-3 |
Off Emergency Call Custom |
Off |
You can configure the button with a specific service.
When you set the field to Emergency Call or Custom, make sure that you enter the service destination in the Action Button Service Destination field. Or, the phone will display a configuration error. |
|
Action Button Service Name 1-3 |
String of up to 20 characters |
|
Optionally specify a name for the service associated with the Action button. This name will be displayed in the on-screen message when the user presses the button, indicating which service will be triggered. If you don't specify a name, the default name will be Emergency call, Silent emergency call, or Custom action based on your selection in the Action Button Function field. |
|
Action Button Service Destination 1-3 |
String of up to 1024 characters |
|
Provide the service destination in one of the following formats based on the service assigned to the Action button:
If you enable the Action button without setting a valid service destination, the user on the phone will see a message prompting for configuration. After the user closes this notification, the warning icon will persist in the header of the phone screen until the button is properly configured or disabled. You cannot use phone numbers as destinations for custom services. If you
configure the Action Button as Custom and enter a phone
number as the service destination, an alert message will display on the phone
indicating that the button is unconfigured. Instead, you can add a phone number
in this format |
|
Service Trigger 1-3 |
Single Press Long Press Press 3 times |
Single Press |
Choose how users can place an emergency call or initiate a custom service using the phone's Action button. Single Press: Press the Action button to trigger the associated call or service. Long Press: Press the Action button down for at least 2 seconds to trigger the associated call or service. Press 3 times: Press the Action button three times with intervals of one second between each press to trigger the associated call or service. Don't repeat a trigger across multiple services, as the parameters with lower priority will not function. The priority order, from highest to lowest, is as follows: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3. |
|
Dial Out Delay 1-3 |
Integer 0–30 |
5 |
Set the timeout period, in seconds, for the phone to initiate an emergency call or a custom action after the Action button is pressed. Set it to 0 if you prefer the phone to place the call or initiate an event immediately upon detecting the trigger, as specified by a single press, long press, or triple presses on the button. The delay screen displays a countdown timer, allowing the user to cancel the action triggered by the Action button. During emergency call and custom services scenarios, Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 vibrates continuously while the delay screen is displayed. However, for silent emergency calls or signals, Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 does not vibrate. |
|
Silent Emergency Call 1-3 |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Silent emergency call is designed for discreet assistance in dangerous situations. It enables users to seek help without making any noise.
|
|
Custom Content Field 1-3 |
String of up to 1024 characters |
|
Specifies HTTP data such as method, header, and post content. When configured,
the phone sends an HTTP Post request when the Action is pressed. customized
content. For example, You can use macros in the HTTP data, such as If the service requires authentication to access, make
sure to enter the authentication secret in the Service
Secret field. In the HTTP data, use the macro For POST script examples and the syntax, see HTTP Post request for the Action button. This setting works only when the Action Button Function is set to Custom. |
|
Service Secret 1-3 |
String of up to 1024 characters |
|
Set a secret string which can be an authentication secret, token or password. The
entered secret is displayed as a masked string and can be referenced using the
macro |
|
Allow Silent Emergency Call Retrieval |
Yes No |
No |
Controls whether users can retrieve phone functionality during a silent emergency call. By default, once a silent emergency call is initiated, the phone locks all functions until the call recipient ends the call. When this parameter is set to Yes, users can press any key to restore normal phone operation while maintaining the emergency call. The call audio remains silent unless the user increases the volume using the Volume key. |
|
Audio Compliance Standard |
TIA ETSI HAC | TIA |
Selects an option for IP phone to comply with different telecom Audio Compliance Standards, including TIA(Telecommunications Industry Association), ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and HAC (Hearing Aid Compatibility). |
|
HELD Support for Third-Party E911 |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Enables or disables the phones to utilize the HTTP Enabled Location Delivery (HELD) protocol with a third-party E911 provider if configured correctly and possessing the appropriate licenses. |
|
Secure Debug Mode Visible |
Disabled Enabled |
Disabled |
Makes the secure debug mode enable parameter visible to users and enables/disables the secure debug mode implicitly. |
| Microphone Audio on Wireless Phone |
User Controlled Original Noise remove Optimize for my voice |
User Controlled |
Selects an option for how your microphone audio is processed and heard during calls.
When configured to Original, Noise remove, or Optimize for my voice, the Microphone audio settings on Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 becomes read-only, preventing users from modifying the audio settings. Audio optimization consumes additional power and can reduce battery life on Cisco Wireless Phone 9821. |
| Character | Percent encoding |
|---|---|
| & | %26 |
| ' | %27 |
| " | %22 |
| \ | %5c |
| < | %3c |
| > | %3e |
Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 configuration tasks on Cisco Unified CM
As a supplement to the parameters in the previous section, the following table provides links to some configuration tasks for Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM). These tasks cover a broad range of setup and management functions to support diverse needs and functionalities
|
Task |
Description |
|---|---|
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When DND is turned on, either no audible rings occur during the ringing-in state of a call, or no audible or visual notifications of any type occur. If multilevel precedence and preemption (MLPP) is configured and the user receives a precedence call, the phone will ring with a special ringtone. | |
| Set up forward all |
Set up the phone to redirect incoming calls to another phone number or to voicemail. |
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Add speed-dial numbers to a phone from Cisco Unified CM. Users can call the people by using the numbers directly. | |
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Configure park monitoring to monitor the status of a parked call. | |
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When a user places an active call on hold, the held call plays a music streamed from the Music on Hold server. | |
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Enable the call recording feature on a phone so that the users can record an active call or call conference. | |
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When a user places an active call on hold and the configured time limit expires, Cisco Unified CM generates an alert on the phone, such as ring or beep, to remind the user to handle the call. The held call becomes a reverted call when the hold duration exceeds the configured time limit. | |
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Set up the privacy on shared lines to determine whether a user can view the call status and barge into a call or conference. | |
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Set up the phone to allow a user to join a remotely active (conference) call on a shared line. | |
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Configure the Malicious Call Identification (MCID) feature to track troublesome or threatening calls. Users can report these calls by requesting that Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) identify and register the source of the incoming call in the network. | |
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Secure the Settings menu on a phone with password protection. Once enabled, the users are required to provide the correct password to access the Settings menu. | |
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Control whether a user has full or partial access to the Settings menu on the phone. | |
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Select, create, or modify a predefined date and time group for a device pool. | |
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Control whether the phone advertises the G.722 and iSAC codecs to Cisco Unified CM. | |
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Add and sort the priority of dialing rules for applications. Application dial rules automatically strip numbers from or add numbers to telephone numbers that a user dials. | |
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Configure special phone services. These services are XML applications that enable the display of interactive content with text and graphics on the phone. | |
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Control users' access to the Self Care Portal and customize the Self Care Portal display. | |
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Set up the Problem Report Tool for users to submit problem reports. | |
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Customize the Action button to initiate events that suit users' specific use cases. | |
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Add custom wallpaper to Cisco Wireless Phone 9821. | |
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Customize ring settings to determine whether the phone rings and to adjust the ringing behavior for incoming calls. | |
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Enable Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 to automatically answer incoming calls via the speakerphone or a connected headset. | |
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Set up SRST so that basic call-processing capabilities remain available during WAN outages. | |
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Customize the audible and visual MWI policies for Cisco Wireless Phone 9821. | |
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Enable Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 to utilize the HTTP Enabled Location Delivery (HELD) protocol with a third-party E911 provider if configured correctly and possessing the appropriate licenses. | |
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Configure the E911 location service on Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 to have an active location URI for emergency calls. | |
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Set up the minimum version of TLS required for client and server respectively. | |
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Turn off these audio outputs ensures that conversations are not heard by others nearby. | |
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SIP dial rules provide local dial plans for Cisco IP Phones that are running SIP, so users do not have to press a key or wait for a timer before the call gets processed. The administrator configures the SIP dial rule and applies it to the phone that is running SIP. | |
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The Call Pickup feature allows users to answer calls that come in on a directory number other than their own. | |
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The hunt group feature allows incoming calls to be distributed efficiently among a group of directory numbers or agents until a call is answered. A hunt group is a combination of several elements: the hunt pilot, the hunt list, and the line groups. Administrators configure the hunt pilot number and associate it with a hunt list, which in turn contains line groups with directory numbers that form the hunt group members. | |
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Intercom is a type of phone line that combines the functionality of a traditional line and a speed dial. With an intercom line, a user can call the intercom line of another user, which answers automatically to one-way audio whisper. The recipient can then acknowledge the whispered call and initiate a two-way intercom call. | |
| Set up extension mobility |
Cisco Extension Mobility allows users to temporarily access their phone settings, such as line appearances, services, and speed dials, from other phones within your system. |