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Prerequisite
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Sign in
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Make a call
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Manage speed dial
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View call history
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Listen to or read your voice messages
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Find your work phone number and access call settings
Manage all your phone calls in one place
Forward your phone calls
Bidirectional presence sync
Cross launch Attendant Console and Webex Calling Customer Assist
Mute Cisco calls when on Teams meeting or call
Update your location for emergency services
Phone service disconnection
Bot notifications for missed calls and new voicemails
Turn on closed captions for calls
Get in-call summaries with Cisco AI Assistant
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Overview

With Cisco Call for Microsoft Teams, the Microsoft Teams users can access the enterprise-grade Cisco Call experience directly in the Microsoft Teams app. With a single click from the Microsoft Teams interface, you can access a complete suite of calling features. The features include directory search, PSTN dialing, speed dial, voicemail, call history, and artificial intelligence-powered background noise removal.

This integrated app works with the Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM) call-control solution, Webex Calling for cloud deployment or the Dedicated Instance offering.

Webex Call integration with Microsoft Teams

Prerequisite

  • Ensure that you’ve installed and signed in to the Webex App on Desktop and Mobile.
  • Your administrator must have granted access for the organization to access the Cisco Call integration.

Sign in

To start using the Cisco Call, you need to sign in to your Webex account first.

Open the Webex App, sign in to your Webex account, and then close the app. Once signed in, you're ready to start using the Cisco Call integration in the Microsoft Teams.

Opening the Webex App to sign in is a one-time activity. If the Webex App isn’t visible on your desktop, it's likely that your admin has hidden it to enhance the experience. In this case, you need to search for the Webex App initially to open it.

Sign in from Desktop

Go to Microsoft Teams, click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration., and then click Continue if you’re using the same Microsoft Teams account for Webex.

If you're using a different account for Webex, then click Use a different account and sign in with your Webex email address and password.

After signing in, you can find all the calling features under Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. option.

integration Sign In page

Sign in from Mobile

1

Go to Microsoft Teams, tap the More Options button icon at the bottom, and search and tap the Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration..

2

Tap Continue if you’re using the same Microsoft Teams account for Webex.

If you're using a different account for Webex, then tap Use a different account and sign in with your Webex email address and password.

After signing in, you can find all the calling features under Cisco Call option.

Make a call

You can make a Webex call directly from the Microsoft Teams using the dialpad of the Cisco Call app or using the Cisco Call app as a messaging extension in one-on-one chat and group chat.

If your administrator has set up your profile with multiple lines with different phone numbers for calling, you see them under the My number dropdown in the Cisco Call integration. You can select the lines if you need to make outgoing calls from different lines with a different caller ID. After you make your selection, every outgoing call you make uses your new active line. You can change the active line again at any time.

Make a call from Desktop

From dialpad

1

Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and start typing a name, telephone number, or video address of the person you want to call.

2

Select the contact and click voice call or video call to connect.

From chat

1

In direct chat, click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. below the message window.

2

From the contact card, select the number from the drop-down list.

3

Click voice call or video call to connect.

The app opens in a new window.

From channel

Use Cisco Call to call another member in the channel without creating a direct space.

1

In a channel, click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. in the message window.

2

Start typing the member's name in the Select or search field, then select their name.

(Optional) Click the drop-down under their name to change the outbound call options.

3

Click audio call or video call to connect.

Make a call from Mobile

From dialpad

To make a call using dialpad of the Cisco Call app:

1

Go to Microsoft Teams, and tap Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. at the bottom.

2

Tap Dialpad icon, enter a phone number and tap Icon of a phone. or Icon of a video call. to call.

From chat

To make a call from chat using the Cisco Call app as a messaging extension:

1

Go to Microsoft Teams, tap Chat and choose a chat.

2

Tap the MS Teams add icon icon at the bottom and tap the Cisco Call app Icon showing a phone handset combined with the Webex logo, symbolizing Webex Calling..

Webex Calling as messaging extension in MS Teams

3

Perform one of the following actions:

  • If you’re in a one-on-one chat, choose a phone number.

  • If you’re in a group chat, enter a phone number of the person whom you want to call and tap voice call or video call.

Manage speed dial

Add up to 20 contacts inside or outside of your Outlook or Azure Active Directory as speed dials. The app saves your speed dials to your Microsoft 365 profile so you can call your most frequent contacts quickly and easily.

1

Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and then click Add a speed dial.

2

Type the name of a directory contact, or for a custom contact.

  • Add an Outlook or Azure Active Directory contact—Select the contact and choose the number from the drop-down.

  • Add a custom contact—Click Create new speed dial and enter the Name and Phone.

The Name field has a maximum character limit of 100, and the Phone field has a maximum character limit of 50.

3

Click Add.

You can also edit, re-arrange, and delete the speed dial contact.

View call history

See up to 200 of the calls you've made, received, and missed in the last 30 days in your Recent calls. You can also call them back at the same number they called you from. The contact name, phone number, and call type isn't displayed for unknown numbers.

Call history shows the calls you've made, received, and missed on your primary line and across multiple lines, such as shared or virtual lines.

For shared or virtual lines, you see consistent call history across your client or devices, regardless of which client or device you use. For calls handled by someone other than yourself on a shared or virtual line, your call history record displays Managed by to indicate who handled the call. Reading or deleting a call history record only affects your personal call history and it doesn’t impact the call history records for other users sharing the same line.

BroadWorks administrators must enable unified call history to ensure this feature works correctly. See Webex for Cisco BroadWorks Configuration Guide for more details.

View call history from Desktop

1

Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration., then click Recent calls.

If you've missed any call, they appear in red.
2

To call the person back, hover over a call log and click Icon of a phone. or Icon of a video call..

3

To delete a call log, hover over a call log, click More Options button and then click Delete this call.

The recent calls list refreshes automatically every minute to display the latest call records.

For on-prem Unified CM customers, recent calls are listed only when call history is enabled for the cluster where the device is registered. For more information, see To enable voicemail, call history, and bidirectional presence sync service for on-prem Unified CM customers section of Configure Microsoft Teams for Cisco Call.

View call history from Mobile

1

Open Microsoft Teams and tap Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. at the bottom.

Under Recents, view the calls you’ve made or received. If you've missed any, they appear in red.

To see missed calls, tap Missed.

2

Tap an entry to return a call with audio or video.

Tap Delete this call to delete the selected entry.

The recent calls list refreshes automatically every minute to display the latest call records.

Listen to or read your voice messages

You can view and listen to the voice messages right from the integration. A badge counter (Message Waiting Indicator) ) appears next to the Voicemail tab to show how many new voicemail messages you've received.

Before you begin

  • Your administrator must have enabled the voicemail feature for you to access it.

  • Voicemail and transcription are available only for your primary line.

  • You see the voicemail transcription only if you're set up with Webex Calling and your administrator turned on transcriptions for you.

If you don't see a transcription, it could be because of one of the following reasons:

  • The message was left before transcriptions were made available.

  • The transcription is still pending.

  • The message wasn't spoken clearly enough.

  • The message was left in a language other than English.

Listen to or read your voice messages from Desktop

1

Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration., then click Voicemail.

2

Click Play icon to listen to the voice message.

If you're a Webex Calling user, you can see the transcription.

To listen to your voice messages from the voicemail portal, click Call Voicemail call voicemail icon at the right corner and follow the prompts.

To call the person back, hover over a voice message and click Icon of a phone. or Icon of a video call..

To delete a voice message, hover over it and click delete Delete button represented by a trash bin icon.

The voice messages list refreshes automatically every minute to display the latest voice message records.

Listen to or read your voice messages from Mobile

1

Open Microsoft Teams and tap Cisco Call at the bottom.

2

Tap Voicemail.

3

Tap a message, and then in the Voicemail information screen, tap Play Play icon.

If you're a Webex Calling user, you can see the transcription.

You've a few other options: call the person back with audio or video, delete the message, or mark the message as read or unread.

The voice messages list refreshes automatically every minute to display the latest voice message records.

Find your work phone number and access call settings

Find your work phone number

To find your work phone number from mobile, open Microsoft Teams, tap Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. at the bottom, tap Dialpad icon and you can find My number at the bottom of the dialpad which shows your work number.

To find your work phone number from desktop, click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and you can find My number at the top left corner which shows your work number.

Access call setting from Desktop

You can access and update Webex App call settings directly from the Cisco Call integration in the Microsoft Teams, without having to interact directly with the Webex App.

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Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and then click Call Settings.

2

Update your settings and click Save.

Manage all your phone calls in one place

Manage multiple lines or shared line in a single window. With the calling dock window (multi call window), you can make and answer calls, get a quick view of your line status, and easily access some common calling features, such as mute, hold, share, conference, park, barge, transfer, and record.

Before you begin

  • Administrator must have enabled this feature for you to access it.

  • This feature is currently available only on Windows.

You can enable this feature directly from the integration landing page or from call settings.

To enable it from the integration landing page, click the More option More Options button at the right corner and then enable or disable the Calling dock toggle.

To enable it from call settings, perform the following steps:

1

Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and then click Call Settings.

2

Go to Calling > Calling dock.

3

Choose one or both of the available options to turn on the calling dock:

  • Select Turn on Calling dock.

  • To use a keyboard shortcut, select Use Ctrl + Shift + X to toggle Calling dock on or off.

4

Click Save.

calling dock or multi call window settings

For more information on accessing some common calling features from the calling dock window, see Manage all your phone calls in one place.

Forward your phone calls

If you're going to be away but don't want to miss an important call, you can forward your calls to another phone number. Or, if you don't want to be interrupted, you can send all your calls to voicemail instead.

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Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and then click Call Settings.

2

Under Call Forward, click Add icon to add a number to forward the calls to or choose Voicemail option to forward the calls to voicemail.

After you've enabled the call forwarding, the call forwarding status appears beside the Call settings option on the landing page.

Currently, the call forwarding status is available only for Webex Calling (Cloud/Multi-Tenant), Dedicated Instance, and UCM users.

Bidirectional presence sync

Before you begin, your administrator must have enabled this feature for you.

As a Microsoft Teams user using Cisco Call integration, you now have the ability to see whether your contacts are currently in a Webex call, Meeting, or in Do not disturb mode. This feature enables bidirectional synchronization of presence status between Microsoft Teams and Webex, supporting multiple Microsoft Teams tenants in the same Webex organization.

When you make or receive a Webex call, your Microsoft Teams status gets changed to In a call. When you enable Do not disturb in the Webex App or any Webex device, the status is automatically synchronized to Microsoft Teams. Similarly, the In a meeting and Presenting statuses synchronizes between applications.

When Do not disturb is enabled on Webex App or Webex device, you won’t get any notification of incoming calls and messages in Webex App, Webex device or Microsoft Teams.

The following table shows the bidirectional status sync representation between Webex and Microsoft Teams.

Webex status

Microsoft Teams status

Webex On a Call presence On a call Microsoft In a call presence In a call
Webex Presenting presence In a meeting (This status syncs only from Webex to Teams) Microsoft In a call presence In a call
Webex Presenting presence Presenting Microsoft Presenting and Do not disturb presence Presenting
Webex Presenting presence Do not disturb Microsoft Presenting and Do not disturb presence Do not disturb

Cross launch Attendant Console and Webex Calling Customer Assist

You can cross launch Attendant Console and Customer Assist directly from the Cisco Call integration in Microsoft Teams.

You see the Attendant Console option only if you’re a Webex Calling user with the Attendant Console license. You see the Customer Assist option only if you’re a user with a Customer Assist license.

To access Attendant Console and Customer Assist, click the More option More Options button at the right corner of the Cisco Call integration, and then click Open Attendant Console or Open Customer Assist.

For Customer Assist, the respective window opens based on your role as an agent or a supervisor.

For more information on the Attendant Console features, such as search for a contact, call management, park a call, access queue panel, compact view, call recording, keyboard shortcuts, and so on, see Get started with the Attendant Console.

For more information on Customer Assist, see Get started with Webex Calling Customer Assist for Agents and Get started with Webex Calling Customer Assist for Supervisors.

Mute Cisco calls when on Teams meeting or call

You can mute notifications for incoming Cisco calls when you are in a Microsoft Teams meeting or call. You can also set up to decline the calls automatically. Any unattended calls are listed as missed calls under Recent Calls.

Before you begin

To mute notifications when you’re in either a Microsoft Teams call or meeting, or a Cisco call or meeting, your administrator must enable the Optimize Webex App for Microsoft Teams experience option in the Control Hub, and you need to enable the following settings.

If your administrator has disabled the feature and you’ve enabled it, then it only mutes notifications when you’re in a Cisco call or meeting.

1

Click Cisco Call Webex Calling icon with a phone and Webex logo, symbolizing calling integration. and then click Call Settings.

2

Go to Notifications > Calls.

3

Under Direct calls, choose Only mute notifications when I’m in a meeting or on a call. If you want to decline the call, select Automatically decline incoming calls.

4

Click Save.

Update your location for emergency services

Depending on how your administrator has set up your account and whether the country you're in supports Enhanced 911 (E911) integration, Cisco Call integration may prompt you to update your location.

You're prompted to update your location when you're first set up with E911 service and every time you change locations after that.

An alert appears next to the More option More Options button at the right corner when the address needs to be updated.

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Click the More option More Options button and click E911.

2

Update your address and click Save.

Phone service disconnection

The Cisco Call integration displays an alert banner if your phone service is disconnected.

This can occur in the following scenarios:

  • You’re signed into the Webex App on one desktop and then sign into the Webex App on another desktop using the same username.

  • The Webex App isn’t running in the background, either because it was accidentally closed, or you were signed out.

To restore the service, you can click the suggestions in the banner.

Bot notifications for missed calls and new voicemails

The Cisco Call bot notifies you if you miss a call or receive a new voicemail.

In the Microsoft Teams chat, the Cisco Call chat gives you a notification card for every missed call and new voicemail, with options such as Go to Recent calls, Go to Voicemails, and Call back. Clicking these options directs you to the integration page for more details.

The Cisco Call integration icon displays a notification badge with the number "1" when there are missed calls or voicemails. This number is a general alert for new activity and it doesn't increase even if you have more than one notification.

Turn on closed captions for calls

Closed captions display spoken words as text during a live call. Call transcription instantly converts spoken words to written text in real time. It displays only for you in a scrollable window, capturing dialogue, not sounds, and updating as participants speak. When you turn on closed captions, the transcription automatically starts for you.

Before you begin

1

During a call, click Show closed captions Show closed captions in the lower-left corner of the screen.

2

Choose from the available languages: English (default), German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Japanese.

Your closed captions setting is saved. If you enabled it in your previous call, it automatically turns on in your next call. If you disabled it, you need to enable it manually.

Currently, this feature is supported only for Cisco Call integration on desktop and isn’t available for call received or made on shared lines.

Get in-call summaries with Cisco AI Assistant

AI Assistant for Webex Calling provides live call summaries, making it easy to quickly catch up on the discussion and ask questions about what’s happened so far. You don’t have to take notes manually anymore—you can stay focused and fully engaged in the conversation.

Before you begin

  • Your administrator must have enabled the Cisco AI Assistant feature for you to access it.

  • This feature is available only if you're set up with Webex Calling.

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First, start your call.

2

Go to the call controls, and click AI Assistant Cisco AI Assistant icon.

During the call, click AI Assistant Cisco AI Assistant icon again to hide or unhide the AI Assistant panel.

3

In the Cisco AI Assistant panel, select from:

  • Catch me up—quick overall summary of the call so far.

    • Summarize—summary from the start of the call.

  • What are the action items—summary of action items mentioned in the call.

  • Stop summary—cancel an AI Assistant reply.

After your call, you'll receive a notification when your call summary is available. In your call history, any calls that have used AI Assistant are clearly marked with an indicator showing if they include a Summary AI Assistant Summary indicator - page showing text lines with star, Transcript Transcript icon, or both.

Currently, AI Assistant call summaries are supported only in English.

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