Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones

Before a Cisco Unified IP Phone can be used, you must use this procedure to add the phone to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. You can also use this procedure to configure third-party phones that are running SIP, H.323 clients, CTI ports, the Cisco ATA 186 Telephone Adaptor, or the Cisco IP Communicator.

To configure the phone

1. Select Device > Phone.
2. Select the Add New button.
3. From the Phone Type drop-down list, select the appropriate phone type or device and click Next. After you select a phone type, you cannot modify it.
4. If the Select the device protocol drop-down list displays, choose the appropriate protocol of the device and click Next.

   The Find and List Phones window appears.

5. Enter the appropriate settings.
6. Select Save.

    

   	Option	Description
   	MAC Address	Enter the Media Access Control (MAC) address that identifies Cisco Unified IP Phones (hardware phones only). The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique, 12-character hexadecimal number that identifies a Cisco Unified IP Phone or other hardware device. Locate the number on a label on the bottom of the phone (for example, 000B6A409C405 for Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 family of phones or SS-00-0B-64-09-C4-05 for Cisco IP Phone SP 12+ and 30 VIP). Do not enter spaces or dashes and do not include the "SS" that may precede the MAC address on the label. For information on how to access the MAC address for your phone, refer to the Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager that supports your phone model. Cisco Unified Communications Manager converts the MAC address for each device by Dropping the first two digits of the MAC address Shifting the MAC address two places to the left Adding the two-digit port number to the end of the MAC address (to the right of the number) EXAMPLE MAC Address for the Cisco VG248 is 000039A44218 the MAC address for registered port 12 in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager is 0039A4421812
   	Device Name	Enter a name to identify software-based telephones, H.323 clients, and CTI ports. The value can include 1 to 15 characters, including alphanumeric characters, dot, dash, and underscores.

    

   Note: To see the list of all phone configuration settings, go to the "Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuration" section of the