IP Phone User Manual

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Understanding Additional Configuration Options
Your system administrator can configure your phone to use specific button and softkey templates
along with special services and features, if appropriate. This table provides an overview of some
configuration options that you might want to discuss with your phone system administrator based on
your calling needs or work environment.
Note You can locate Phone Guides and other documents listed in this table on the web:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/index.htm
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Need to handle more
calls on your phone line
Ask your system administrator to
configure your line to support more
calls.
Talk to your system
administrator or phone support
team.
Need more than one
phone line
Ask your system administrator to
configure one or more additional
directory numbers for you.
Talk to your system
administrator or phone support
team.
Need more speed-dial
buttons
First make sure that you are using all of
your currently available speed-dial
buttons.
If you need additional speed-dial
buttons, try using Abbreviated Dialing
or subscribing to the Fast Dial service.
See the “Speed Dialing” section
on page 34.
Want to use one
extension for several
phones
Request a shared line. This allows you to
use one extension for your desk phone
and lab phone, for example.
See the “Using a Shared Line”
section on page 36.
Share phones or office
space with coworkers
Consider using:
• Call Park to store and retrieve calls
without using the transfer feature
• Call Pickup to answer calls ringing
on another phone
• A shared line to view or join
coworkers’ calls
• Cisco Extension Mobility to apply
your phone number and user profile
to a shared Cisco Unified IP Phone
Ask your system administrator
about these features and see the:
• “Advanced Call Handling”
section on page 34
• “Using a Shared Line”
section on page 36
• “Using Cisco Extension
Mobility” section on
page 40