Phone Configuration Tasks - Cisco 8821 Administration Manual

Phone Setup
Procedure
Step 1 Connect the long connecter of the USB cable to the bottom of the phone with the pins aligned.
Step 2 Plug the other end into the USB port in the computer.

Phone Configuration Tasks

When you set up a new phone, you connect it to your call control system and set up the phone features. This
connection takes the following steps.
1 Gather information. You need the following information:
2 Set up the call control system:
a Ensure that your Cisco Unified Communications Manager has the latest firmware load and any required
b (Optional) Set up Wi-Fi profiles, Wi-Fi profile groups, phone button templates, softkey templates, and
c (Optional) Set up the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to automatically register phones.
3 If your Cisco Unified Communications Manager is not set up for automatic phone registration,
a Set up the new user.
b Add the new phone.
c Associated the new phone to the user.
d Enable the features that the user needs.
4 Set up the phone to connect to the call control system.
After the phone is connected to the call control system, it should automatically update to the latest firmware
load.
Related Topics
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone Configuration, on page 39
Configuration on the Phone, on page 65
Determine the MAC Address of the Phone, on page 39
• Wireless access point information: SSID, security type, security password or pin or key
• MAC address of the phone
• Directory number plan, to determine the DN to assign to the user
device packages.
the common phone profile on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
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