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Appendix E Basic Phone Administration Steps Configuring the Phone Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Choose User Management > End User, then click Add New. The End User Configuration window appears. In the User Information pane of this window, enter the following: - User ID-Enter the end user identification name. Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not permit modifying the user ID after it is created. You may use the following special characters and blank spaces. Example: johndoe - Password and Confirm Password-Enter five or more alphanumeric or special characters for the end user password. You may use the following special characters and blank spaces. - Last Name-Enter the end user last name. You may use the following special characters and blank spaces.) Example: doe - Telephone Number-Enter the primary directory number for the end user. End users can have multiple lines on their phones. Example: 26640 (John Doe's internal company telephone number) Click Save. Proceed to the section Configuring the Phone, page E-3. Configuring the Phone First, perform the following procedure to identify the user's phone model and protocol: Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration, choose Device > Phone >. Click Add New. Select the user's phone model from the Phone Type drop-down list, then click Next. Select the device protocol (SCCP or SIP) from the drop-down list, then click Next. The Phone Configuration window appears. Procedure On the Phone Configuration window, you can use the default values for most of the fields. Step 1 For the required fields, possible values, some of which are based on the example of user johndoe, can be configured as follows: a. In the Device Information pane of this window: - MAC Address-Enter the MAC address of the phone, which is listed on a sticker on the phone. OL-15299-01 Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 E-3