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Closed captions and call transcriptions in Webex Calling improve accessibility and support inclusive conversations for users with diverse language proficiencies.
Enable closed captions and call transcriptions at user level
To configure settings for an individual user:
Users with a Webex Calling Standard license need an Enhanced AI license to use closed captions and call transcriptions. Users with a Webex Calling Professional license are already eligible.
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Sign in to Control Hub. |
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Go to . Select the user for whom you want to enable the closed captions and call transcriptions. |
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Click the Calling tab. |
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Under User call experience, click In-call feature access and scroll to the Captions for Webex Calling section at the bottom of the page. |
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Enable the closed captions and call transcriptions to allow the selected user to use these features during a call, then click Save.
If you use the customized settings and click Save, a banner appears asking whether you want to override the location settings for captions, since the user inherits closed captions and call transcriptions settings from the location settings.
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Enable closed captions and call transcriptions at location level
To configure settings for a specific location:
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Sign in to Control Hub. |
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Go to . Select the location for which you want to enable the closed captions and call transcriptions. |
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Click the Calling tab. |
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Under Calling features settings section, click Captions for Webex Calling. |
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Enable the closed captions and call transcriptions for the selected location, then click Save.
By default, the location inherits the closed captions and call transcriptions settings from the organization settings. If you use the customized settings and click Save, a banner appears asking whether you want to override the organization settings for captions, since the location inherits closed captions and call transcriptions settings from the organization settings. |
Enable closed captions and call transcriptions at organization level
To configure settings for the entire organization:
Users with a Webex Calling Standard license need an Enhanced AI license to use closed captions and call transcriptions. Users with a Webex Calling Professional license are already eligible.
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Sign in to Control Hub. |
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Go to . |
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Go to Captions for Webex Calling section and enable the closed captions and call transcriptions for the entire organization as per your requirement, then click Save.
By default, each location inherits settings from the organization, and users inherit settings from their location. Enabling the setting at the organization level does not change license requirements; only eligible users can use closed captions and call transcriptions. Limitations The Captions for Webex Calling feature is supported on the Webex App for desktop and mobile, Cisco 9861 and 9871 desk phones. This feature is not available for calls made or received on shared lines. Users in India location currently can't access the Closed captions and call transcriptions feature. |
