Cisco 7941G Phone Guide - Page 50

Making and Receiving Secure Calls, Tracing Suspicious Calls

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Making and Receiving Secure Calls Depending on how your system administrator has configured your phone system, your phone might support making and receiving secure calls. Your phone is capable of supporting these types of calls: • Authenticated call-The identities of all phones participating in the call have been verified. • Encrypted call-The phone is receiving and transmitting encrypted audio (your conversation) within the Cisco IP network. Encrypted calls are also authenticated. • Non-secure call-At least one of the participating phones or the connection does not support these security features, or the phones cannot be verified. If you want to... Check the security level of a call or conference Then... Look for a security icon in the top right corner of the call activity area, next to the call duration timer: Authenticated call or conference Encrypted call or conference Non-secure call or conference Determine if secure calls can be made in your company Contact your system administrator. Note There are interactions, restrictions, and limitations that affect how security features work on your phone. For more information, ask your system administrator. Tracing Suspicious Calls (SCCP phones only) If you are receiving suspicious or malicious calls, your system administrator can add the Malicious Call Identification (MCID) feature to your phone. This feature enables you to identify an active call as suspicious, which initiates a series of automated tracking and notification messages. If you want to... Then... Notify your system Press MCID or Malicious Call ID. administrator about a Your phone plays a tone and displays the message, "MCID successful." suspicious or harassing call 50 OL-16994-01

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Making and Receiving Secure Calls
Depending on how your system administrator has configured your phone system, your phone might
support making and receiving secure calls.
Your phone is capable of supporting these types of calls:
Authenticated
call—The identities of all phones participating in the call have been verified.
Encrypted
call—The phone is receiving and transmitting encrypted audio (your conversation)
within the Cisco IP network. Encrypted calls are also authenticated.
Non-secure
call—At least one of the participating phones or the connection does not support these
security features, or the phones cannot be verified.
Note
There are interactions, restrictions, and limitations that affect how security features work on
your phone. For more information, ask your system administrator.
Tracing Suspicious Calls
(SCCP phones only)
If you are receiving suspicious or malicious calls, your system administrator can add the Malicious Call
Identification (MCID) feature to your phone. This feature enables you to identify an active call as
suspicious, which initiates a series of automated tracking and notification messages.
If you want to...
Then...
Check the security level of a call or
conference
Look for a security icon in the top right corner of the call
activity area, next to the call duration timer:
Authenticated
call or conference
Encrypted call or conference
Non-secure call or conference
Determine if secure calls can be
made in your company
Contact your system administrator.
If you want to...
Then...
Notify your system
administrator about a
suspicious or harassing call
Press
MCID or Malicious Call ID
.
Your phone plays a tone and displays the message, “MCID successful.”