Controlling Line Settings

Line settings affect a specific phone line (directory number) on your Cisco IP Communicator. Line settings can include call-forwarding, voice message indicators, ring patterns, and line labels.

You can set up other line settings directly on your Cisco IP Communicator:

If you want to...

Then do this after you log into the Cisco Unified CM User Options web page....

Set up call forwarding per line

  1. Choose User Options > Device.
  2. Choose a Cisco IP Communicator name from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click Line Settings.
  4. If you have more than one directory number (line) assigned to your phone, choose a line from the Line drop-down menu.
  5. In the Incoming Call Forwarding area, choose call forwarding settings for various conditions.
  6. Click Save.

Change the voice message indicator (lamp) setting per line

  1. Choose User Options > Device.
  2. Choose a Cisco IP Communicator name from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click Line Settings.
  4. If you have more than one directory number (line) assigned to your phone, choose a line from the Line drop-down menu.
  5. In the Message Waiting Lamp area, choose from various settings.

Note     Typically, the default message waiting setting prompts your phone to display a steady red light from the handset light strip to indicate a new voice message.

  1. Click Save.

Change the audible voice message indicator setting per line

  1. Choose User Options > Device.
  2. Choose a Cisco IP Communicator name from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click Line Settings.
  4. If you have more than one directory number (line) assigned to your phone, choose a line from the Line drop-down menu.
  5. In the Audible Message Waiting Indicator area, choose from various settings.

Note     Typically, the default message waiting setting prompts your phone to display a steady red light from the handset light strip to indicate a new voice message.

  1. Click Save.

Change or create a line text label that appears on your phone screen

  1. Choose User Options > Device.
  2. Choose a phone from the Name drop-down menu.
  3. Click Line Settings.
  4. If you have more than one directory number (line) assigned to your phone, choose a line from the Line drop-down menu.
  5. In the Line Text Label area, enter a text label.
  6. Click Save.

Note     Your phone uses the ASCII Label field if the phone does not support double-byte character sets.

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