Table Of Contents
Updating Phones
Using Query to Update Phones
Using a Custom File to Update Phones
Choosing the Update Parameters
Field Descriptions for Updating Phones
Related Topics
Updating Phones
To update phone settings, such as changing or adding the device pool or calling search space for a group of similar phones, use the Update Phones option. You can locate the existing phone records by these two methods:
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Using Query to Update Phones
•Using a Custom File to Update Phones
Using Query to Update Phones
To create a query to locate phones to update, use the following procedure.
Procedure
Step 1 Choose Bulk Administration > Phones > Update Phones > Query.
The Update Phones Query window displays.
Note You can update all phones by not specifying a query and clicking Find. Skip to the "Choosing the Update Parameters" section.
Step 2 From the first Find Phone where drop-down list box, choose one of the following criteria:
•Device Name
•Description
•Directory Number
•Calling Search Space
•Device Pool
•Device Type
•Call Pickup Group
•LSC Status
•Authentication String
•Location
•Phone Load Name
•Device Protocol
•Security Profile
From the second Find Phone where drop-down list box, choose one of the following criteria:
•begins with
•contains
•is exactly
•ends with
•is empty
•is not empty
Step 3 Specify the appropriate search text, if applicable.
Tip To find all Phones that are registered in the database, click Find without entering any search text.
Step 4 To further define your query and to add multiple filters, check the Search Within Results check box, choose AND or OR from the drop-down box, and repeat steps 2 and 3.
Step 5 Click Find.
A list of discovered phones displays.
The Update Phones window displays the details of the phones that you choose.
To complete the procedure for updating phones, continue to the "Choosing the Update Parameters" section.
Using a Custom File to Update Phones
To create a custom file to search for phones to update, use the following procedure.
Before You Begin
1. Identify the devices that you need to update.
2. Create a text file that lists one of these options on a separate line
–MAC addresses and device names
–Directory numbers
Note You can have MAC addresses and device names in the same custom file, but directory numbers must be in a separate custom file.
3. Upload the text file to the Cisco Unified CallManager server. See the "Uploading a File" section.
To update phones by using a list of phones in a custom file, use the following procedure.
Procedure
Step 1 Choose Bulk Administration > Phones > Update Phones > Use Custom File.
The Update Phones Custom Configuration window displays.
Step 2 In the Update Phones where drop-down list box, choose the type of custom file that you have created from one of the following criteria:
•Device Name (includes MAC addresses)
•Directory Number
•Description
Step 3 In the list of custom files, choose the filename of the custom file for this update.
Step 4 Click Find.
If the query results are not what you expected, you can change the custom file selections.
To complete the procedure for updating phones, continue to the "Choosing the Update Parameters" section.
Choosing the Update Parameters
After you have defined the query or custom file to search for phones, use this procedure to choose parameters and define values for updating phones.
Procedure
Step 1 In the Update Phones Query window, click Next. The Update Phones shows the type of query that you chose. If you want to change the type of query, click Back.
Step 2 You can choose the "Logout Users before Update" check box if you want to log out the users prior to the update. You can also use this option to bulk log out users if no fields are chosen.
Note Logging out the users prior to the update is optional.
Step 3 Specify the setting that you want to update for all the records that you have defined in your query or custom file. You can choose multiple parameters to update. See the "Field Descriptions for Updating Phones" section for descriptions of parameters.
Step 4 In the Value field for the checked parameter, enter the new value or choose a value from the list box.
Step 5 In the Reset/Restart Phones area, check one of the following choices:
•Don't Reset/Restart devices—To reset/restart devices at a later time.
•Reset devices—To reset (power-cycle) the phones
•Restart devices—To reset phones without power-cycling
Step 6 Update the required phone parameters. See Table 7-1 lists the field descriptions for updating phones.
Step 7 Click Submit to create a job for updating the records.
Step 8 Use the Job Scheduler option in the Bulk Administration main menu to schedule and activate this job.
For more information on Jobs, see Chapter 51, "Scheduling Jobs."
For information on log files, see "BAT Log Files" section on page 54-3
Additional Topics
See the "Related Topics" section.
Field Descriptions for Updating Phones
Table 7-1 provides descriptions for all possible fields that display when you are updating phones. Some device types do not require all the phone settings. For related procedures, see the "Related Topics" section.
Values that appear in some fields display from Cisco Unified CallManager. You must configure these values by using Cisco Unified CallManager Administration.
Table 7-1 Field Descriptions for Update Phones
Field
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Description
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Description
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Enter a description that makes the device easy to recognize.
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Device Pool
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Choose the device pool to which this group of phones/ports should belong.
A device pool defines sets of common characteristics for devices, such as region, date/time group, Cisco Unified CallManager group, and calling search space for auto-registration.
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Phone Button Template
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Choose the appropriate phone button template. The phone button template determines the configuration of buttons on a phone and identifies which feature (line, speed dial, and so on) is used for each button.
Cisco Unified CallManager does not make this field available for H.323 clients or CTI ports.
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Softkey Template
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Choose the softkey template to be used for all phones in this group.
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Calling Search Space
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Choose the calling search space to which this group of phones/ports should belong.
A calling search space specifies the collection of route partitions that are searched to determine how a dialed number should be routed.
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AAR Calling Search Space
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Choose the appropriate calling search space for the device to use when it performs automated alternate routing (AAR). The AAR calling search space specifies the collection of route partitions that are searched to determine how to route a collected (originating) number that is otherwise blocked due to insufficient bandwidth.
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Media Resource Group List
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Choose the media resource group list (MRGL) to which this group of phones/ports should belong.
An MRGL specifies a list of prioritized media resource groups. An application can choose required media resources among the available ones according to the priority order that is defined in the MRGL.
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User Hold Audio Source
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Choose the user-hold audio source for this group of phones or ports.
The user-hold audio source plays music when a user places a call on hold.
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Network Hold Audio Source
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Choose the network hold audio source that this group of IP phones or CTI ports should use.
The network-hold audio source plays music when the system places a call on hold, such as when the user transfers or parks a call.
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Location
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Choose the location to which this group of phones/ports should belong.
A location indicates the remote location that is accessed by using restricted bandwidth connections.
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User Locale
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Choose the country and language set that you want to associate with this user.
This choice determines which cultural-dependent attributes exist for this user and which language displays for the user in the Cisco Unified CallManager user windows and phones.
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Network Locale
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Choose the network locale that you want to associate with this user.
The Network Locale comprises a set of tones and cadences that Cisco gateways and phones use when they are communicating with the PSTN and other networks in a specific geographical area.
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Built in Bridge
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Enable or disable the built-in conference bridge for the barge feature by using the Built In Bridge drop-down list box (choose On, Off, or Default).
For more configuration information, refer to the Barge and Privacy Features in the Cisco Unified CallManager Features and Services Guide.
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Privacy
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For each phone that wants Privacy, choose On in the Privacy drop-down list box.
For more configuration information, refer to Barge and Privacy Features in the Cisco Unified CallManager Features and Services Guide.
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Owner User ID
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Enter a user ID for the primary phone user.
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Phone Load Name
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Enter the custom phone load, if applicable.
Note Any value that is entered in this field overrides the default value for the chosen model and specifies the custom software for a Cisco Unified IP Phone.
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Ignore Presentation Indicators
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Check this check box if the system must ignore presentation indicators.
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Retry Video Call as Audio
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Check this check box to retry a video call as an audio call.
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Allow Control of Device from CTI
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Check this check box to allow CTI to control and monitor this device.
If the associated directory number specifies a shared line, the check box should be enabled as long as at least one associated device specifies a combination of device type and protocol that CTI supports.
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Protocol Specific Information
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Packet Capture Mode
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From the drop-down list box, choose the mode that you want to set for signal packet capture:
None—Choose None if you do not want to specify a mode.
Real-Time Mode—Use this mode for real-time signal packet capture.
Batch Processing Mode—Use this mode for batch processing signal packet capture mode.
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Packet Capture Duration
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Enter the time for packet capture in minutes. You can enter a maximum duration of 300 minutes. The default duration specifies 60 minutes.
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Presence Group
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Used with the Presence feature, the SIP or SCCP phone serves as a watcher because it requests status about the presence entity, for example, directory number, that is configured as a BLF speed dial button on the phone.
If you want the phone to receive the status of the presence entity, choose a Presence group that is allowed to view the status of the Presence group that is applied to the directory number, as indicated in the Presence Group Configuration window.
Tip For more information on the Presence feature, refer to the Cisco Unified CallManager Features and Services Guide.
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Device Security Profile
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For SCCP and SIP phones, choose the security profile that you want to apply to the device.
All phones require that you apply a security profile. If the phone does not support security, choose a nonsecure profile.
Tip The CAPF settings that are configured in the profile relate to the Certificate Authority Proxy Function settings that display in the Phone Configuration window. If you want to manage manufacture-installed certificates (MICs) or locally significant certificates (LSC), you must configure the CAPF settings in the profile and in the Phone Configuration window.
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SUBSCRIBE Calling Search Space
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Used with the Presence feature, the SUBSCRIBE Calling Search Space determines how Cisco Unified CallManager routes the subscription requests that come from the phone. From the drop-down list box, choose the calling search space that you want to use for this purpose.
Tip For more information on the Presence feature, refer to the Cisco Unified CallManager Features and Services Guide.
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Unattended Port
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Check this check box to indicate an unattended port on this device.
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Require DTMF Reception
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For SIP and SCCP phones, check this check box to require DTMF reception for this phone.
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External Data Locations Information
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Information
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Enter the help text URL for the information button .
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Directory
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Enter the URL of the directory server.
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Messages
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Enter the voice-messaging access pilot number.
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Services
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Enter the URL for the services menu.
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Authentication Server
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Enter the URL that the phone uses to validate requests that are made to the phones web server. If you do not provide an authentication URL, the advanced features on Cisco Unified IP Phones that require authentication will not function. Leave this field blank to accept the default setting.
By default, this URL accesses a Cisco Unified IP Phone User Options window that was configured during installation.
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Proxy Server
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Enter the host and port (for example, proxy.cisco.com:80) that are used to proxy HTTP requests for access to non-local host addresses from the phones HTTP client.
If the phone receives a URL such as www.cisco.com in a service and the phone is not configured in the cisco.com domain, the phone uses the proxy server to access the URL. If the phone is configured in the cisco.com domain, the phone accesses the URL without using the proxy because it is in the same domain as the URL.
Leave this field blank to accept the default setting.
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Idle
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Enter the URL to display on the Cisco Unified IP Phone window when the phone has not been used for the time that is specified in the Idle Time field. For example, you can display a logo on the window when the phone has not been used for 5 minutes. Leave this field blank to use the default value.
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Idle Timer
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Enter the seconds that you want to elapse before the phone displays the URL that is specified in the Idle field. Leave this field blank to use the default value.
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Extension Information
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Enable Extension Mobility
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Check the first checkbox on the left if you intend to update the extension mobility field. Check the checkbox on the right if you want to enable extension mobilty, and leave it unckecked if you want to disable extension mobility.
Extension mobility allows a user to log in and out of a Cisco IP Phone. Refer to the Cisco Unified CallManager Features and Services Guide for more information about extension mobility.
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Log Out Profile
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From the drop-down list box, choose the log out profile that you want from the following options:
•Use Current Device Settings
•Select a User Device Profile
If you choose the second option, the User Device Profile Configuration for window opens. Select a user device profile name from the dropdown and click Close and go Back to return to the Update Phones window.
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Certification Authority Proxy Function (CAPF) Information (These parameters display only for devices with the capability to support authentication or encryption.)
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Certificate Operation
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From the drop-down list box, choose the Certification Operation that you want to perform from the following options:
•No Pending Operation—No pending Certification Operation lists for this device. Choosing this option disables the remaining CAPF fields.
•Install/Upgrade—Install or upgrade a Certification Operation.
•Delete—Delete a Certification Operation
•Troubleshoot—Troubleshoot a Certification Operation.
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Generate Unique Authentication Device for Each Device
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Check this check box, if needed
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Authentication String
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If Authentication Mode is By Authentication String, enter the Authentication String. Alternately, to get a system-generated string, click Generate String.
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Operation Completes By
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Enter the date by which the Certification Operation will complete. The date format specifies YYYY: MM: DD: HH. The default completion date specifies 10 days from the current system date.
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MultiLevel Precedence and Preemption (MLPP) Information
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MLPP Indication
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If available, this setting specifies whether a device that is capable of playing precedence tones will use the capability when it places an MLPP precedence call.
From the drop-down list box, choose a setting to assign to this device from the following options:
•Default—This device inherits its MLPP indication setting from its device pool.
•Off—This device does not send indication of an MLPP precedence call.
•On—This device does send indication of an MLPP precedence call.
Note Do not configure a device with the following combination of settings: MLPP Indication is set to Off while MLPP Preemption is set to Forceful.
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MLPP Preemption
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If available, this setting specifies whether a device that is capable of preempting calls in progress will use the capability when it places an MLPP precedence call.
From the drop-down list box, choose a setting to assign to this device from the following options:
•Default—This device inherits its MLPP preemption setting from its device pool.
•Disabled—This device does not preempt calls in progress when it places an MLPP precedence call.
•Forceful—This device preempts calls in progress when it places an MLPP precedence call.
Note Do not configure a device with the following combination of settings: MLPP Indication is set to Off while MLPP Preemption is set to Forceful.
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MLPP Domain (e.g., "0000FF")
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Enter a hexadecimal value for the MLPP domain associated with this device. Must be blank or a value between 0 and FFFFFF.
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Secure Shell Information
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Secure Shell User
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Enter a user ID for the secure shell user. If the phone you are configuring does not support secure shell access, this field does not display. Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) uses secure shell for troubleshooting. Contact TAC for further assistance.
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Secure Shell Password
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Enter the password for a secure shell user. If the phone you are configuring does not support secure shell access, this field does not display. Contact TAC for further assistance.
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Assign IP Phone Services
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Add All Services From This Template
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From the drop-down list box, choose the template that contains list of services that you want to update the phones with.
You can click the Edit IP Phone Service link to update the subscribed Cisco IP phones services on the template.
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Remove Duplicate
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Check this check box to remove duplicate IP Phone Services. If you check this check box, the system removes the duplicate service subscriptions from phones and User Device Profiles.
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Product Specific Information
Note These fields display only if the selected devices belong to the same device type.
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Device Security Mode
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From the drop-down list box, choose the mode that you want to set for the device:
Use System Default—The phone uses the value that you specified for the enterprise parameter, Device Security Mode.
Non-secure—No security features exist for the phone. A TCP connection opens to Cisco Unified CallManager.
Authenticated—Cisco Unified CallManager provides integrity and authentication for the phone. A TLS connection that uses NULL/SHA opens.
Encrypted—Cisco Unified CallManager provides integrity, authentication, and encryption for the phone. A TLS connection that uses AES128/SHA opens
This field applies only if the phone model supports authentication or encryption.
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Disable Speakerphone
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Check this check box to disable the speakerphone.
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Disable Speakerphone and Headset
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Check this check box to disable the speakerphone and headset
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Forwarding Delay
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Use this field to enable or disable forwarding delay. Choose enable when you want the port to wait a few seconds before forwarding a call.
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PC Port
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Use this field to enable or disable the PC port on phones that have internal switches. Users can connect a PC or workstation to the phone by using the port labeled "10/100 PC" on the back of the phone.
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Setting Access
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Use this field to choose whether the user has access to phone settings. The options include Enabled and Disable.
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Gratuitous ARP
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Choose Enabled or Disabled to control gratuitous ARP.
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PC Voice VLAN Access
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Choose Enabled or Disabled to control access to a PC voice VLAN.
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Video Capabilities
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Choose Enabled or Disabled to control video capabilities access.
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Auto Line Select
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Choose Enabled or Disabled to allow automatic line selection on the phone.
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Web Access
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Choose Enabled or Disabled to allow web access on the phone.
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Note To complete the procedure, go to "Choosing the Update Parameters" section.
Related Topics
•Using Query to Update Phones
•Using a Custom File to Update Phones
•Choosing the Update Parameters
•Field Descriptions for Updating Phones
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