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Cisco® Unified Communications Solutions enable collaboration so that organizations can quickly adapt to market changes while increasing productivity, improving competitive advantage through speed and innovation, and delivering a rich-media experience across any workspace, securely, and with optimal quality.
Figure 1. Cisco Cius Mobile Collaboration Endpoint

Product Overview
• Seven-inch design built to bring mobility to the business with a choice of wired Gigabit Ethernet connectivity through an optional high-definition (HD) media station, and IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Support for Cisco Unified Communications features, devices, and applications management and security policies from Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1.5, 8.0.3 or 8.5.1 and later with system releases
• A contacts-led user experience that provides multimodal, single-view access to communications and collaboration features, through a Quick Contact Badge, offering you flexibility in your choice of collaboration methods
• HD video (H.264/AVC, 720p [1280 x 720] @ 30 frames per second [fps]) front- and rear-facing video cameras and interoperability with Cisco and third-party H.264 video endpoints including Cisco TelePresence® systems and Cisco TelePresence System EX Series endpoints
• Support for workspace virtualization (Virtual Experience Infrastructure [VXI]) thin clients for cost-effective and secure virtualized computing, voice, and video communications
• Integrated suites of collaborative applications: Cisco WebEx® conferencing, Cisco Jabber™ Instant Messaging (IM), presence, email, calendar, contacts, visual voicemail, and voice and video through Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Access to the Cisco AppHQ™ Marketplace for secure mobile business-differentiated applications, IT controls for determining user access to Android Marketplaces, and mobile applications cost management, as standard
• Option for the Cisco AppHQ Manager, which enables you to have access to advanced management and reporting capabilities, in addition to having your own private mobile applications center, customized for your business and hosted by Cisco
• Accessories, sold separately, which include HD media station, carrying cases (standard, executive, and ruggedized) for stylish yet functional protection with mobile and various cable options for connections to external displays
Product Features and Specifications
Table 1. Product Specifications
Feature |
Specifications |
Cius |
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Ergonomic Design |
Multitouch form factor that allows device mobility while providing an ideal viewing experience for documents, webpages, and videoconferencing |
Display |
• 7-in. diagonal (153.6 H x 90.0 V)
• Backlit, WSVGA capacitive touchscreen LCD with 1024 x 600 pixel effective resolution
• Support for various multitouch gesture commands to interact with contacts, collaboration applications, voice and video calling, and third-party applications
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Operating System |
Android 2.2.2 (Froyo) |
Processor |
Intel Atom Z615 Processor (512-KB cache, 1.6 GHz) |
Storage |
32-GB eMMC flash memory |
Memory |
1-GB RAM |
Weight |
1.177 lb (0.534 kg) |
Dimensions (H x W x D) |
5.5 x 8.85 x 0.59 in. (140 x 225 x 15 mm) |
Battery |
• Removable 4960 mAh battery
• Up to 6 hours and 30 minutes for typical business use, which includes HD videoconferencing and web conferencing, collaboration, browsing, etc.
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Sensors |
• 3-axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Ambient light sensor
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Location Sources |
• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
• GPS
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Physical Buttons |
• Power
• Volume control
• Mute
• Menu (Android button)
• Home (Android button)
• Back (Android button)
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Multimedia |
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Forward-Facing Camera |
• HD video communication with Cisco TelePresence interoperability and other H.264 video endpoint interop for immersive video communication
• Capable of 720p 30-fps HD video encoding and decoding
• LED indicator to show video status
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Rear-Facing Camera |
• Ability to capture 5-megapixel still pictures or 720p (1280 x 720) quality video
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Ports and Slots |
• Micro SD slot
• Micro USB
• Micro HDMI
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
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Audio Codecs |
AAC-LC, HE-AAC, MP3, WAV, G.711, G.722, G.729, Internet Speech Audio Codec (iSAC), and Internet Low Bitrate Codec (iLBC) |
Input/Output Microphone |
• Two 29-pin dock connector ports
• Dual-array echo-cancelation microphone system
• Built-in stereo speakers
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
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Connectivity |
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Wi-Fi Ethernet |
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band |
Gigabit Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE) |
Gigabit wired Ethernet with IEEE 802.3at PoE technology through the HD media station |
Network Features |
• Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Link Layer Discovery Protocol Power over Ethernet (LLDP-PoE)
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for signaling
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client or static configuration
• Transparent secure roaming
• Switch auto-negotiation
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Web proxy
• NTLM/Kerberos Authentication
• Airplane mode
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
• Wi-Fi management
• IPv4 configuration
• Software port speed
• PC port speed
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), allowing untethered headset connections |
Mobile Hotspot |
Ability to enable your Wi-Fi Cius with mobile flexibility with a Verizon Mobile Hotspot: Novatel MiFi 4510L Intelligent mobile hotspot or the Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot: SCH-LC11; for more details: http://products.verizonwireless.com/index.aspx?id=fnd_mobile_hotspot#blazingspeeds |
Accessories |
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HD Media Station |
Expanded capabilities through: • 3 USB ports
• 3.5-mm headset jack
• 10-/100-/1000-Gbps switch ports for wired connections
• Support for IEEE 802.3at PoE, class 4
• Additional speaker for wideband hands-free communications
• DisplayPort to connect to a larger display in mirror mode
• Desktop experience
• Two handset options: Standard and slim
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Carrying Cases |
The carrying cases provide LCD protection while transporting the Cisco Cius device and are available in three different options: • Standard carrying case, black
• Executive carrying case, black or brown
• Ruggedized OtterBox carrying case
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Spare Battery |
4960 mAh battery |
Power Options |
You can charge Cius through several methods: • Standard power supply
• HD media station
• Car charger
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Conversion Cables |
Various cables that allow connecting Cius to external displays from the mini HDMI port or from the DisplayPort on the media station: • DisplayPort single mode to VGA cable
• DisplayPort single mode to HDMI cable
• Micro-HDMI to VGA cable
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USB keyboard and mouse |
USB keyboard and mouse support through the media station |
Firmware |
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Provisioning and Management |
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5
• Backward compatibility with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1.5 and 8.0.3 (no support for Android package [APK] provisioning without the Cisco AppHQ Marketplace)
• Cius is provisioned and managed by Cisco Unified Communications Manager
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Upgrading Process |
• Software upgrade of the device and media station through Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Support for online firmware upgrades using TFTP
• HTTP firmware management
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Temperature |
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Operational Temperature |
32 ~ 104°F (0° ~ 40°C) |
Nonoperational Temperature Shock |
-13 ~ 158°F (-25° ~ 70°C) |
Temperature: Altitude (Operational) |
104°F (40°C) ambient condition to 9843 ft (3000m) |
Temperature: Altitude (Nonoperational) |
Ambient condition to 15,000 ft (4572m) |
Temperature: Humidity (Nonoperational) |
90 ± 5% relative humidity |
Nonoperational Hot Temperature (Storage) |
158° F (70°C) ± 2°C |
Nonoperational Cold Temperature (Storage) |
-40°F (-40°C) ± 2°C |
Table 2. Software Features
Category |
Features |
Android Bundled Applications |
• Android Market (enabled by administrator through Cisco Unified Communications Manager; includes country-approved Google mobile services applications)
• Audio player
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Camera
• Clock
• Contacts
• Email (Internet Message Access Protocol [IMAP], Point of Presence 3 [POP3], and Microsoft Exchange (Active Sync) supported)
• Gallery
• Sound recorder
• Phone
• Video player
• Web browser
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Cisco Bundled Applications |
• Cisco AnyConnect™ Secure Mobility Client (VPN)
• Cisco AppHQ Marketplace
• Cisco Jabber IM (which offers chat and presence capabilities)
• Cisco WebEx® conferencing
• Quickoffice Lite
• Unified Inbox
• Visual voicemail
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Cisco AppHQ Applications |
Enterprise Application Manager (visit https://marketplace.cisco.com/apphq for more information) |
Calling Feature Support |
• + Dialing
• Adjustable ringing and volume levels
• Adjustable display brightness
• Application launch pad
• Auto-answer
• Auto-detection of headset
• Barge
• Call forward
• Call history lists
• Call timer
• Call waiting
• Caller ID
• Corporate directory
• Conference
• Direct transfer
• Fast-dial service
• Hold
• Immediate divert
• Join
• Message-waiting indicator
• Music on hold
• Mute
• Network profiles (automatic)
• On- and off-network distinctive ringing
• Personal directory
• Predialing before sending
• Privacy
• Ring tone per line appearance
• Shared line
• SRST
• Time and date display
• Transfer
• Voicemail
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Language Support |
• Chinese (People's Republic of China and Taiwan)
• Czech
• Dutch
• English (United States and United Kingdom)
• French (France)
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese Russian
• Spanish (Spain)
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Table 3. Security Features
Table 4. Video Specifications
Table 5. Packaging Description
Warranty Information
Ordering Information
Table 6. Cisco Cius Products
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