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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones Table 1-6 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Task Purpose For More Information 1. Gather the following information about the phone: For more information, go to the "Cisco Unified IP • Phone Model Phones chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide. • MAC address See the "Telephony Features Available for the Cisco • Physical location of the phone Unified IP Phone" section on page 5-1. • Name or user ID of phone user • Device pool • Partition, calling search space, and location information • Number of lines and associated directory numbers (DNs) to assign to the phone • Cisco Unified Communications Manager user to associate with the phone • Phone usage information that affects phone button template, softkey template, phone features, IP Phone services, or phone applications Provides list of configuration requirements for setting up phones. Identifies preliminary configuration that you need to perform before configuring individual phones, such as phone button templates or softkey templates. 2. Verify that you have sufficient unit licenses for your For more information, go to the License Unit Report phone. chapter in the Cisco Communications Manager Administration Guide. 3. Customize phone button templates (if required). For more information, go to the Phone Button Template Changes the number of line buttons, speed-dial Configuration chapter in the Cisco Communications buttons, Service URL buttons or adds a Privacy button Manager Administration Guide. to meet user needs. See the "Modifying Phone Button Templates" section on page 5-14. 4. Add and configure the phone by completing the For more information, go to the Cisco Unified IP Phone required fields in the Phone Configuration window. Configuration chapter in the Cisco Communications Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*) next to Manager Administration Guide. the field name; for example, MAC address and device For information about Product Specific Configuration pool. fields, refer to "?" Button Help in the Phone The device with its default settings gets added to the Configuration window. Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. Note If you want to add both the phone and user to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database at the same time, go to the User/Phone Add Configuration chapter in the Cisco Communications Manager Administration Guide. OL-19025-01 Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1 (SCCP) 1-15