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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones Table 1-7 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (continued) Task Purpose For More Information 9. Add user information by configuring required fields. Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*); for Administration Guide, End User Configuration. example, User ID and last name. See Adding Users to Cisco Unified Communications Note Assign a password (for User Options web Manager, page 5-25. pages) and PIN (for Extension Mobility and Note If your company uses a a Lightweight Directory Personal Directory) Access Protocol (LDAP) directory to store Adds user information to the global directory for Cisco Unified Communications Manager. information on users, you can install and configure Cisco Unified Communications to use your existing LDAP directory, refer to Configuring Corporate Directories, page 5-21. 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 Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide. 10. Add a user to a user group. Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Assigns users a common list of roles and permissions Administration Guide: that apply to all users in a user group. Administrators • End User Configuration chapter, End User can manage user groups, roles, and permissions to Configuration Settings section. control the level of access (and, therefore, the level of • User Group Configuration chapter, Adding Users to security) for system users. a User Group section. 11. Associate a user with a phone (optional). Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Provides users with control over their phone such a forwarding calls or adding speed-dial numbers or Administration Guide, End User Configuration chapter, Associating Devices to a User section. services. Note Some phones, such as those in conference rooms, do not have an associated user. Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones After you have added the phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you can complete the phone installation. You (or the phone users) can install the phone at the users's location. The Cisco Unified IP Phone Installation Guide, which is provided on the cisco.com web site, provides directions for connecting the phone handset, cables, and other accessories. Note Before you install a phone, even if it is new, upgrade the phone to the current firmware image. For information about upgrading, refer to the Readme file for your phone, which is located at: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ip-7900ser OL-21011-01 Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 (SCCP and SIP) 1-23