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What Features are Supported on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7960G and 7940G? Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone Feature Overview Cisco Unified IP Phones provide traditional telephony functionality, such as call forwarding and transferring, redialing, speed dialing, conference calling, and voice messaging system access. Cisco Unified IP phones also provide a variety of other features. For an overview of the telephony features that the Cisco Unified IP Phone supports and for tips on configuring them, see the "Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone" section on page 5-2. As with other network devices, you must configure Cisco Unified IP Phones to prepare them to access Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the rest of the IP network. By using DHCP, you have fewer settings to configure on a phone, but if your network requires it, you can manually configure an IP address, TFTP server, and subnet mask. For instructions on configuring the network settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phones, see Chapter 4, "Configuring Network Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone." The Cisco Unified IP Phone can interact with other services and devices on your IP network to provide enhanced functionality. For example, you can integrate the Cisco Unified IP Phones with the corporate Lightweight Directory Access Protocol 3 (LDAP3) standard directory to enable users to search for co-worker contact information directly from their IP phones. You can also use XML to enable users to access information such as weather, stocks, quote of the day, and other web-based information. For information about configuring such services, see the "Configuring Corporate Directories" section on page 5-9 and the "Setting Up Services" section on page 5-11. Finally, because the Cisco Unified IP Phone is a network device, you can obtain detailed status information from it directly. This information can assist you with troubleshooting any problems users might encounter when using their IP phones. See Chapter 6, "Viewing Model Information, Status, Statistics, and Security Information on the Cisco Unified IP Phone," for more information. Related Topics • Configuring Network Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 4-1 • Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users, page 5-1 • Troubleshooting and Maintenance, page 8-1 Configuring Telephony Features You can modify additional settings for the Cisco Unified IP Phone from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration application. Use this web-based application to set up phone registration criteria and calling search spaces, to configure corporate directories and services, and to modify phone button templates, among other tasks. See the "Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone" section on page 5-2 and refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation for additional information. For more information about the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration application, refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide. You can also use the context-sensitive help available within the application for guidance. You can access the complete Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation suite at this location: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html Related Topic • Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 5-2 Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G/7940G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 (SCCP) 1-6 OL-15498-01