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Chapter 42 Cisco IP Phone Configuration
Configuring Cisco IPPhones
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Cisco CallManager Administration Guide
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• Cisco IP Phones, Cisco CallManager System Guide
• Phone Configuration Checklist, Cisco CallManager System Guide
Copying an Existing Phone
If you want to manually add several similar phones to the Cisco CallManager
database, you can add one and then copy its basic settings to apply to another
phone. You must change at least the Media Access Control (MAC) address before
inserting the new phone into the database.
Perform the following procedure to copy phone settings.
Procedure
Step 1 Choose Device > Phone.
The Find and List Phones pane displays.
Step 2 Enter search criteria to locate a specific phone and click Find.
A list of phones that match the search criteria appears.
Step 3 Click the Copy icon for the phone whose settings you want to copy.
The Phone Configuration pane displays.
Step 4 Enter the MAC address of the new phone.
Note For information on obtaining the MAC address, see the “Displaying
the MAC Address of a Phone” section on page 42-3.
Step 5 Update the appropriate settings as described in Table 42-1.
Step 6 Click Insert.
A message displays stating that the phone has been added to the database.
Step 7 To add a directory number to this phone, click OK and enter the appropriate
settings on the Directory Number Configuration pane as described in the
“Directory Number Configuration Settings” section on page 42-32. To return to
the Phone Configuration pane, click Cancel.