Configuring Personal Directory; Modifying Phone Button Templates - Cisco 7945G Administration Manual

Modifying Phone Button Templates

Configuring Personal Directory

Personal Directory consists of the following features:
•
•
•
Users can access Personal Directory features by these methods:
•
•
•
To configure Personal Directory from a web browser, users must access their User Options web pages.
You must provide users with a URL and login information.
To synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, users must install the TABSynch utility, which is provided by
you. To obtain the TABSynch software to distribute to users, choose Application > Plugins from
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, then locate and click Cisco IP Phone Address
Book Synchronizer.
Modifying Phone Button Templates
Phone button templates let you assign speed dials and features to programmable line buttons.
While both SCCP and SIP phones support speed-dial buttons, support for call features on buttons
depends on the call control protocol:
•
•
Ideally, you modify templates before registering phones on the network. In this way, you can access
customized phone button template options from Cisco Unified Communications Manager during
registration.
To modify a phone button template, choose Device > Device Settings > Phone Button Template from
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. To assign a phone button template to a phone,
use the Phone Button Template field in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
Phone Configuration window. Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
and Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide for more information.
The default Cisco Unified IP Phone 7965G template that ships with the phone uses buttons 1 and 2 for
lines and assigns buttons 3 through 6 as speed dial.
The default Cisco Unified IP Phone 7945G template that ships with the phone uses buttons 1 and 2 for
lines.
To avoid confusion for users, do not assign a feature to a button and a softkey at the same time.
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7965G and 7945G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1(3)
5-16
Personal Address Book (PAB)
Personal Fast Dials (Fast Dials)
From a Microsoft Windows application—Users can use the TABSynch tool to synchronize their
PABs with Microsoft Windows Address Book (WAB). Customers who want to use the Microsoft
Outlook Address Book (OAB) should begin by importing the data from the OAB into the Windows
Address Book (WAB). TabSync can then be used to synchronize the WAB with Personal Directory.
From a web browser—Users can access the PAB and Fast Dials features from the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager User Options web pages
From the Cisco Unified IP Phone—Users can choose Directories > Personal Directory to access
the PAB and Fast Dials features from their phones
From a Microsoft Windows application—Users can use the TABSynch tool to synchronize their
PABs with Microsoft Outlook.
On SCCP phones, call handling features that can be assigned to buttons include call forward, redial,
hold, conferencing, and so on.
On SIP phones, only the Do Not Disturb (DND) feature can be assigned to a button.
Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users
OL-17755-01