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Table Of Contents
Cisco Unified Communications Express - Quick Configuration Tool User Guide
Information About Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
How to Use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
How to Configure IP Telephony Systems Using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
Installing Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
Restoring a Factory-Default Configuration
Selecting Installation Options
Configuring Internet Connection
Configuring System / Voicemail
Uploading the Configuration Commands
Using Optional FTP Utility to Upload Files to Flash Memory
Downloading Cisco Firmware Files for IP Phones
Cisco Unified Communications Express - Quick Configuration Tool User Guide
Revised: October 12, 2006First Published: November 2005
This guide describes how to use the Cisco Unified Communications Express - Quick Configuration Tool (Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT) 3.0 and later to configure IP telephony systems.
Note Users guides for earlier versions of Cisco IPC Express QCT are downloaded with the Zip archive. The filename for the user guide in the ZIP archive of Cisco IPC Express QCT 2.1 and earlier is QCT_User_Guide.pdf.
Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is a GUI application provided for Cisco Partners and Resellers designed to simplify and expedite the configuration of Cisco Unified Callmanager Express (Cisco Unified CME) and Cisco Unity Express by reducing the the number of Cisco IOS commands with which the user must be familiar in order to deploy a Cisco Unified Communications Express telephony system.
Use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to set up a simple, typical basic PBX or key system telephony configuration of 50 or fewer IP phone users on any Cisco Unified CME supported Cisco Integrated Services Router platform, including the Cisco 2800 and the Cisco 3800 product families. In addition, Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT recognizes any Advanced Integrated Module (AIM) or NM-CUE module installed in the router, thus providing voice-mail and Auto Attendant (AA) capability to the Cisco Unified CME system.
After all the necessary information is entered, Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT generates all of the required configuration commands which you can upload to the Cisco router to be configured or save as a template file to use to configure additional systems with similar system parameters.
Certain site-specific information is required for Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to generate the commands for configuring a Typical installation even when using default values. See Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT Worksheets at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html for tables with descriptions of required parameters.
Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Finding Support Information for Cisco Unified CME
For information about Cisco IOS software and Cisco Unified CME compatibility, see the Cisco Unified CME and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility Matrix at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html.
For information about Cisco Unified CME specifications, including number of supported phones and Cisco firmware filenames, see the appropriate Cisco Unified CME Firmware, Platforms, Memory, and Voice Products document at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html.
Contents
• Information About Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
• How to Configure IP Telephony Systems Using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
Prerequisites
•Your IP network is operational and you can access Cisco web.
•A PC with Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later is connected, using a serial cable, to the console port of Cisco router to be configured. If you need assistance in connecting your PC to your router's console port, refer to the Install and Upgrade Guide for the Cisco router.
•The Block Pop-up Windows feature for Microsoft® Internet Explorer must be disabled.
•You must be a member of Administrators group under User Account settings for your PC.
•You must have a valid Cisco CCO account.
•The factory-default configuration is loaded in nonvolatile memory and in the running configuration of the Cisco router to be configured.
•If you are using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to also upload firmware files for Cisco Unified IP phones after uploading the generated configuration, all Cisco firmware files to be uploaded must be installed in the folder named Phoneloads, within the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed.
Note•If you want to use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to restore the factory-default configuration on a Cisco Integrated Services router, see the "Restoring a Factory-Default Configuration" section.
•If you want to use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to install the appropriate firmware files on the PC, see the "Downloading Cisco Firmware Files for IP Phones" section.
Information About Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
To use the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to set up a Cisco Unified Communications Express telephony system, you should understand the following concepts:
• How to Use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
• Types of IP Telephony Systems
How to Use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
Use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to configure a PBX or Square Mode (key system) IP telephony system, with or without Cisco Unity Express voice mail, to reset the configuration of a Cisco router to factory default.
Accept the default values to quickly configure an IP telephony system or modify preconfigured values, enter data, and choose options to customize the configuration. After all the necessary information is entered, Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT generates the commands for configuring an IP telephony system which can be uploaded to the Cisco router to be configured, along with the firmware files for all Cisco Unified IP phones to be connected to the Cisco router.
Certain site-specific information is required for Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to generate the commands for configuring a Typical installation even when using default values. See Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT Worksheets at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html for tables with descriptions of required parameters.
Before starting configuration tasks, you must choose one of following three installation types for using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT:
•Typical—Loads the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application with default values for the Recommended Install.
•Custom Install—Loads the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application with default values and allows you to modify the default values if you desire.
•Install Configuration from Template—Loads the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application with values from a configuration template and allows you to modify the default values if you desire. A configuration template is created from a previously generated configuration and can expedite the process for configuring systems with similar requirements.
Additionally, there are two types of configuration that Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT can generate:
•Typical Configuration—Generates configuration using only preloaded default values for most configuration parameters. This type requires you to enter minimal site-specific data only.
•Custom Configuration—Generates configuration using combination of default and custom values, based on your input.
Which information is required while using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT depends on specified installation option, system type, and configuration type. Entering information in certain fields or choosing a particular option can cause additional fields to appear in a window. An asterisk (*) next to a parameter in a window indicates that the parameter information is required.
The following functions are available any time while using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT. Activate the function by clicking the corresponding button.
•Back—Displays the previously viewed window.
•Cancel—Deletes all custom values and choices, restarts the application, and opens the Installation Option window. Confirmation is required.
•Cancel—(Welcome window only) Closes the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application.
•Next—(Available only when all required parameters are configured in a window) Saves custom data and choices in this window and displays the next window in sequence.
Types of IP Telephony Systems
When setting up a Cisco Unified Communications Express system, you must decide if call handling should be similar to that of a PBX or similar to that of a Key Telephone System.
Key System
A Key Telephone System (key system) is a system in which the telephones have multiple buttons (typically, 8 to 25) permitting the user to directly select outgoing or incoming PSTN lines. Most of the IP phones in a key system have nearly identical configurations enabling a phone user to answer any incoming PSTN call on any line.
A square model key system is a key system with a NxN arrangement of phones and lines. For example, an 8x8 key system has 8 PSTN lines shared across 8 telephones and all 8 PSTN lines appear on each of the 8 telephones. Each phone has the same shared lines.
When an incoming call arrives, it rings on all eight IP phones. When multiple calls are present within the system at the same time, each individual call (ringing or waiting on hold) is visible on every IP phone in the system and can be directly selected by pressing the corresponding line button on any phone. In this model, calls can be moved between phones simply by putting the call on hold at one phone and selecting the call using the line button on another phone.
Key systems can be used when no internal call switching is necessary.
PBX
The PBX model allows each IP phones in the system to have a single unique extension number. PBX configurations are usually required for larger companies who need both internal (extension numbers) and external (PSTN) phone capabilities. The PBX model also enables your configuration to support features such as intercom, call park, hunt groups, and caller ID blocking.
How to Configure IP Telephony Systems Using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
This section contains the following tasks:
• Installing Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
• Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
• Restoring a Factory-Default Configuration
• Selecting Installation Options
• Configuring Internet Connection
• Configuring System / Voicemail
• Uploading the Configuration Commands
• Using Optional FTP Utility to Upload Files to Flash Memory
• Downloading Cisco Firmware Files for IP Phones
Installing Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
To download and install Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT on your PC, perform the following steps.
Note This installation procedure assumes the use of Windows XP. If you are using another Windows operating system, your display can differ slightly.
Step 1 Create a folder on your PC in which to install Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT.
Step 2 Download the latest version of Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT from the Cisco Software Download site at
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cme-qct.
Step 3 Extract all files and folders from the archive into the appropriate folder on your PC. Files and subdirectories for Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT will install in the specified folder.
Step 4 Open the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed, then double-click setup.bat to start the setup program.
Step 5 Follow the screen prompts and install Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT on your PC.
Step 6 When setup has completed, click Finish.
Verifying the Installation
To verify that the required registry Keys for launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT are installed, perform the following steps.
Step 1 Open the Registry Editor: Choose Start>Run, then type regedit, then click OK. The Registry Editor window appears.
Note Do not edit, delete, or copy objects in the Registry Editor. Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system.
Step 2 In the Registry Editor window, choose Edit > Find. The Find window appears.
Step 3 Uncheck the Keys and Values check boxes.
Step 4 Enter netcommocx.netcomm, then click Find Next. A search of the system registry is conducted.
Step 5 Verify that "NETCommOCX.NETComm" is listed in the Data column in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.
Step 6 In the Registry Editor window, choose Edit > Find. The Find window appears.
Step 7 Enter ezftp control, then click Find Next. A search of the system registry is conducted.
Step 8 Verify that "EZFTP Control" is listed in the Data column in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.
Step 9 Close the Registry Editor window.
What to Do Next
•If one or both of the objects is not found in the system registry, install Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT. See the "Installing Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT" section.
•If you want to install the firmware files for IP phones on the PC before using Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to configure a Cisco router, see the "Downloading Cisco Firmware Files for IP Phones" section.
•If you are ready to use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to configure a Cisco router, see the "Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT" section.
Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT
To launch Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT, perform the following steps.
Step 1 Open the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed.
Step 2 Double-click QCT.html to launch Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT. The Cisco Unified Communications Express - Quick Configuration Tool window appears.
Step 3 To accept the License Agreement and launch Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT, click Launch Quick ConfigWizard. The Welcome window appears.
Step 4 Click Next. The Installation Option window appears.
What to Do Next
•To use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to configure a Cisco router that has the factory default configuration loaded in its nonvolatile memory and in its running configuration, see the "Selecting Installation Options" section.
•To use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to restore the factory default configuration on an in-use or already configured Cisco Integrated Services router, see the "Restoring a Factory-Default Configuration" section.
•To use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to upload files such as Cisco firmware files to the flash memory of the Cisco router to be configured, see the "Using Optional FTP Utility to Upload Files to Flash Memory" section.
Restoring a Factory-Default Configuration
Caution Save any required router configuration before you reset the router to factory default. Resetting the router will permanently erase any router configuration and return the router to its factory-default configuration.
To use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to erase the configuration on a Cisco router and restore the factory-default configuration, perform the following steps.
Step 1 If the router to be reset has a running configuration and is in service, save the running configuration.
Step 2 Perform one of the following actions:
•If Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is already running: Click Cancel, then click OK. The Installation Option window appears.
•Launch the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application. See the "Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT" section.
Step 3 Attached a serial cable from a Comm port on your PC to the console port on the Cisco router to be reset.
Step 4 Power up the Cisco router to be reset.
Step 5 In the Factory Default Router area of the Installation Option window, click the No radio button. The Reset Router area appears.
Reset Router
Step 6 See Table 5 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field.
Table 3 Current Router Parameters to Be Configured
Step 7 Click the Reset Router to Factory Default button.
Step 8 Confirm that the Cisco router to be reset is powered on, then click OK.
Step 9 Confirm that the serial cable is connected to the specified Comm port on your PC, then click OK.
Step 10 To accept the ActiveX control, click Yes. Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT resets the configuration of the router.
Step 11 Click Next. The Basic Setup window appears.
What to Do Next
After the Cisco router to be configured is reset to factory-default, you are ready to configure system parameters. See the "Selecting Installation Options" section.
Selecting Installation Options
To select the type of installation to be performed, perform the following steps.
Tip Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is preconfigured with recommended, default values for common parameters. These default values may not be appropriate for every Cisco Unified Communications Express system. You can accept the default values to quickly configure an IP telephony system or you can change any preconfigured value to customize the configuration.
Note Not all parameters and options are available for all installation, system, or configuration types.
Step 1 In the Factory Default Router area of the Installation Option window:
•To configure an IP telephony system when the factory-default configuration is loaded in nonvolatile memory and in the running configuration of the Cisco router to be configured: Click the Yes radio button, then go to Step 2.
•To restore the factory default configuration on an in-use or already configured Cisco Integrated Services router: Click the No radio button, then see the "Restoring a Factory-Default Configuration" section.
Type of Installation
Step 2 In the Type of Installation area of the Installation Option window, choose the type of values to be installed for Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT.
•To load Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT with default values for the Recommended Install: Click the Typical radio button, then go to Step 4.
•To load Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT with default values and enable customizing of the parameters to be configured: Click the Custom Install radio button, then click Next, then go to Step 3.
•To load the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application with values from a previously saved template, see the "Loading Config Template" section.
Custom Settings
Step 3 See Table 4 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 4 Custom Settings to Be Configured
Step 4 Click Next. The Basic Setup window appears.
Configuring Basic Setup
To configure basic setup parameters for an IP telephony system, perform the following steps.
Note Certain site-specific information is required for Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to generate the commands for configuring a Typical installation, even when using default values. See Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT Worksheets at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html for tables with descriptions of required parameters.
Step 1 In the System Type area of the Basic Setup window, specify System Type.
•To configure an IP telephony system as a PBX system, click the PBX radio button.
•To configure an IP telephony system as a Square Mode (keysystem) system, click the Square Mode radio button.
Hardware
Step 2 From the PC Serial Port drop-down list, choose the Comm port on your PC to which the serial cable is connected.
Step 3 From the Router Platform drop-down list, choose the Cisco router to be configured.
Step 4 In the Hardware area, specify how to configure your hardware layout.
•To automatically detect your hardware configuration, go to Step 5.
•To manually configure your hardware layout: From the drop-down lists in the Hardware area, choose your hardware layout, then go to Step 10.
Step 5 Confirm that the Cisco router to be configured is powered on and that the router has been running for at least five minutes.
Step 6 Click Auto Detect Hardware Configuration. The Detect Hardware Configuration window appears.
Step 7 Click Detect.
Step 8 Confirm that your serial cable is properly connected. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
Step 9 Click Yes to accept ActiveX control. Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT analyzes the router and loads the hardware layout information in the Hardware Configuration area of the Basic Setup window.
General Router Information
Step 10 See Table 5 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 5 General Router Parameters to Be Configured
Step 11 Click Next. The Internal Network window appears.
Configuring Network
To configure network parameters, perform the following steps.
Step 1 In the Configuration Type area of the Internal Network window, specify Configuration Type.
•(Recommended) To configure an IP telephony system using preloaded default values for most configuration parameters, click the Typical Configuration radio button. Go to Step 5.
•To configure an IP telephony system using a combination of default and custom values, based on your input, click the Custom Configuration radio button. Go to Step 2.
Voice VLAN Parameters
Step 2 See Table 6 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 6 Voice VLAN Parameters to Be Configured
Data VLAN Parameters
Step 3 See Table 7 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 7 Data VLAN Parameters to Be Configured
NTP Servers
Step 4 See Table 8 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 8 NTP Server Parameters to Be Configured
Field Name DescriptionNTP Server 1 IP Address
(Optional) IP address of Network Time Protocol (NTP) 1 and NTP 2 servers.
NTP Server 2 IP Address
Step 5 Perform one of the following actions:
•If you are configuring a PBX system on a Cisco router with BRI modules installed, go to Step 6.
•If you are configuring a PBX system on a Cisco router withT1/E1 modules installed, go to Step 6.
•If you are configuring a PBX system on a Cisco router with 2- or 4-port FXO modules installed, go to Step 7.
•If you are configuring a PBX system on a Cisco router with FSX or Ports Switch modules installed: Click Next, then go to the "Configuring Internet Connection" section.
•If you are configuring a Square Mode (keysystem), go to Step 10.
Public Switched Telephone Network
Step 6 See Table 9 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 9 T1/E1 Parameters to Be Configured
Step 7 If you are configuring a PBX system, specify whether to configure DID numbers.
•To configure DID phone numbers: Click the Yes radio button, then go to Step 8.
•If you do not want to configure DID numbers: Click the No radio button, then click Next. See the "Configuring Internet Connection" section.
Step 8 See Table 10 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 10 DID Phone Number Parameters to Be Configured
Step 9 Click Next. The Internet Access Connection Window window appears. See the "Configuring Internet Connection" section.
Step 10 If you are configuring a Square Mode (keysystem), configure at least one Central Office (CO) trunk number for your FXO analog ports.
a. In the Public Switched Telephone Network area, enter the first CO trunk number, then click Add>>. The number appears in the pane.
b. Repeat the previous step for each CO trunk number to be added.
c. To remove a CO trunk number to be configured: In the pane, select the number to be removed and click <<Remove. The number is deleted from the pane.
d. Click Next. The Internet Access Connection Setting window appears.
Configuring Internet Connection
To configure internet access, perform the following steps.
Step 1 In the Internet Access area, specify whether this router will access the internet.
•To enable internet access for this router: Click the Yes radio button, then go to Step 2.
•To disable internet access for this router: Click the No radio button, then click Next. See the "Configuring SIP Trunk" section.
Internet Interface
Step 2 From the Connection Port drop-down list, choose the internet port for the Cisco router to be configured.
Internet Connection Type
Step 3 From the Connection Type drop-down list, choose the type of internet connection to be configured.
Step 4 See Table 11 for a description of the parameters for each option to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 11 Internet Connection Type Parameters to Be Configured
IOS Firewall
Step 5 Specify whether to enable basic IOS firewall on the Cisco router to be configured.
•To enable basic IOS firewall, click the Yes radio button.
•To disable basic IOS firewall, click the No radio button.
Step 6 Click Next. The SIP Trunk Service window appears.
Configuring SIP Trunk
To configure a SIP trunk, perform the following steps.
Step 1 In the SIP Trunk Service provider area, specify if this router will connect to a SIP trunk service provider for PSTN access.
•If this router will not connect to a SIP trunk: From the drop-down list, choose None, then click Next. Go to the "Configuring System / Voicemail" section.
•If this router will connect to a SIP trunk: From the drop-down list, choose the SIP trunk service provider, then go to Step 2.
SIP Trunk Parameters
Step 2 See Table 12 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 12 SIP Trunk Parameters to Be Configured
IP Phone Extensions
Step 3 If you want to create IP phone extensions from the SIP trunk DIDs, see Table 13 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 13 IP Extensions for SIP Trunk Parameters to Be Configured
SIP Trunk DIDs
Step 4 If you want to configure DID numbers for the SIP trunk account: Enter the first E.164 number to be configured, then press the Tab key to move to the next field. Repeat this step for each number to be configured.
Step 5 Click Next. The Phone System and Voicemail window appears.
Configuring System / Voicemail
To configure general phone parameters, Cisco Unity Express voice mail, and your dial plan, perform the following steps.
Step 1 From the drop-down list in the General Phone System Setup area, choose the version number of Cisco Unified CallManager Express to be configured.
Step 2 See Table 14 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 14 General Phone System Parameters to Be Configured
Voicemail Setup
Step 3 In the Voicemail Setup area, specify whether to configure a voice-mail system.
•To configure Cisco Unity Express: Click the Yes radio button, then go to Step 4.
•If you do not want to configure Cisco Unity Express: Click the No radio button, then click Next, then go to Step 5.
Step 4 See Table 15 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 15 Voicemail Parameters to Be Configured
International and Domestic Dial Plan
Step 5 See Table 16 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 16 International and Domestic Dial Plan Parameters to Be Configured
Step 6 Click Next. The Phone Systems Options window appears.
Configuring System Features
Depending on the configuration for Installation Type, System Type Configuration, and Configuration Type, some or all of the following phone system options can be configured using the Phone System Features window in Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT:
•Intercom
•Paging
•Group Pickup
•Call Park
•Hunt Groups
•Caller ID Block
To configure phone system options, perform the following steps.
Step 1 Configure Outgoing Call Dialtone Digit parameters. See Table 17 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 17 Outgoing Call Dialtone Digit Parameters to Be Configured
Step 2 Click Next. The Phone Systems Options window appears.
Step 3 To enable or disable a phone system option, check or uncheck the check box next to the option name.
Step 4 See Table 18 for a description of the parameters for each option to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 18 Phone System Parameters to Be Configured
Step 5 Click Next. The Phones and Users window appears.
Configuring Phones / Users
You can use a Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) file to configure IP phones or you can manually enter specific information for each IP phone to be connected to the Cisco router to be configured.
If you choose to manually configure IP phones in the IP telephony system, you can use a bar-code scanner to enter IP phone MAC address and phone types. A Flic™ scanner has been tested with Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT.
This section contains the following tasks:
• Using a BAT File to Configure IP Phones and Users.
• Manually Configuring Phones and Users.
Using a BAT File to Configure IP Phones and Users
Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT provides support for uploading a bulk administration tool (BAT) file, created using Microsoft® Office Excel, for configuring IP phone parameters. Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT provides a sample BAT file that you can revise and load for configuring IP phones in the IP telephony system to be configured.
Note The qct-bat.csv sample BAT file provides a template for configuring IP phone parameters for a PBX system. If you are using the qct-bat.csv BAT file template to configure a Square Mode (keysystem), you must manually enter certain key system information that is not included in the qct-bat.csv BAT file.
To upload IP phone parameter information from a BAT file, perform the following steps.
Step 1 In the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express is installed, open the batch subdirectory.
Step 2 Open the qct-bat.cvs file.
Note The qct-bat.csv file provides configuration information as an example only. Update the qct-bat.csv file to reflect your actual configuration.
Step 3 Enter the actual values for each IP phone in the IP telephony system to be configured into the qct-bat.csv file and save.
Step 4 In the bottom of the Phones and Users window, click Browse and choose the filename of the BAT file to be loaded. Click Open.
Step 5 Click Go. The Phones and Users window with the data from the BAT file appears.
Step 6 Confirm the contents of the Phones and Users window, then:
•To accept the parameters as configured: Click Next. The Confirmation window appears. Go to Step 7.
•To modify values in Phones and Users window, see the "Manually Configuring Phones and Users" section.
Step 7 After reviewing the generated commands, specify whether to save or discard the Start-up configuration of the Cisco router to be configured.
•To discard the existing Start-up configuration of the Cisco router to be configured and save the commands created by the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT in the router's start-up configuration, check the check box.
•To save the existing Start-up configuration of the Cisco router to be configured even after uploading the commands created by the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT, uncheck the check box.
Step 8 From the Connect to Router via: drop-down list, choose the Comm port on your PC to which the serial cable is connected.
Step 9 Click Next.
What to Do Next
•If you want to skip uploading to the Cisco router to be configured, see the "Skipping the Upload" section.
•If you want to upload the generated commands to the Cisco router to be configured, see the "Uploading the Configuration Commands" section.
Manually Configuring Phones and Users
To manually enter IP phone parameters information, perform the following steps.
Tip You can use a bar-code scanner to enter IP phone MAC address and phone types. Cisco Systems has tested a scanner manufactured by Flic™.
Step 1 See Table 19 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or if you used a Bat file to upload IP phone parameters, use any of values already entered in the field. Press Tab to move to the next field.
The information in the table is presented in the left-to-right order it which it appears on the Phone and Users window. Not all parameters may be present on the window because parameters are system, network, and feature dependent.
Table 19 Phones and Users Parameters for Configuring a PBX
Step 2 To add a row, one at a time, to the list of phones to be configured, click Add. A new row for an IP phone is added to the bottom of the Phones and Users window. Maximum number of phones to be added is platform and version dependent.
Step 3 To remove a row, one at a time, from the list of phones to be configured, click Remove. The last row in the Phones and Users window is deleted.
Step 4 After all of the information for all IP phones to be configured is entered, click Next. The Confirmation window with the commands generated by Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT appears.
Step 5 After reviewing the generated commands, specify whether to save or discard the Start-up configuration of the Cisco router to be configured.
•To discard the existing Start-up configuration of the Cisco router to be configured and save the commands created by the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT in this router's start-up configuration, check the check box.
•To save the existing Start-up configuration of the Cisco router to be configured even after uploading the commands created by the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT, uncheck the check box.
Step 6 From the Connect to Router via: drop-down list, choose the Comm port on your PC to which the serial cable is connected.
Step 7 Click Next.
What to Do Next
•If you want to skip uploading the generated commands at this time, see the "Skipping the Upload" section.
•If you want to upload the generated commands to the Cisco router to be configured, see the "Uploading the Configuration Commands" section.
Skipping the Upload
To skip uploading the generated commands at this time and save the commands as a template or as a configuration, perform the following steps.
Step 1 In the Skip Upload area of the window, check the To skip uploading to the router check box.
Step 2 Click Next. The Save Configuration window appears.
Step 3 To save the generated commands as a template in a text (.txt) file to be loaded into Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT, go to Step 4. To save the generated commands as a configuration in a text (.txt) file to be uploaded to a Cisco router, go to Step 6.
Step 4 To save the generated commands as a template in a text (.txt) file: In the Save Configuration area of the window, click Browse. Using the Choose File window, open the templates subdirectory in the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed, then choose the filename for the template to be saved. Click Open.
Step 5 Click Save Template. If you want to also save the generated commands as a configuration file, go to the next step. Otherwise, go to Step 8.
Step 6 To save the generated commands as a configuration file, in text (.txt) file format: In the Save Configuration CLI area of the window, click Browse. Using the Choose File window, choose directory in which you want to save the file, then choose the filename for the configuration to be saved. Click Open.
Step 7 Click Save CLI.
Step 8 Click Finish.
Uploading the Configuration Commands
To upload the generated commands to the Cisco router to be configured, perform the following steps.
Step 1 If the generated configuration includes Cisco Unity Express and you do not want to upload the generated commands for Cisco Unity Express to the Cisco router to be configured: In the Skip Upload area of the window, check the If you like to upload everything EXCEPT the CUE voicemail configuration, check here check box.
Connectivity Checklist
Step 2 Verify that the PC on which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed is connected using a serial cable to the console port of the Cisco router to be configured. Check the check box.
Step 3 Using a straight-through Ethernet cable, connect the Ethernet port of the PC to the Ethernet switch port of the Cisco router to be configured. Check the check box.
Step 4 Click Upload. The configuration command are uploaded to the Cisco router to be configured.
Step 5 Specify whether to upload all supported Cisco firmware files to the Cisco router being configured.
•To upload all supported Cisco firmware files for the Cisco Unified CME version to be configured, to flash memory of the Cisco router to be configured, click OK.
•To use FTP to upload individual Cisco firmware file to the Cisco router to be configured: Click No, then see the "Using Optional FTP Utility to Upload Files to Flash Memory" section.
What to Do Next
After uploading the generated commands to the Cisco router to be configured, connect or reboot the Cisco Unified IP phones to register the phones in Cisco Unified CME.
Loading Config Template
To preload Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT with values from a previously saved template, perform the following steps.
Step 1 In the Type of Installation area of the Installation Option window: Click the Install Configuration From Template radio button.
Step 2 Click Next. The Loading an Existing Configuration Template window appears.
Step 3 In the Load Template area of the window, click Browse. Using the Choose File window, choose the filename of the template to be uploaded. Click Open.
Step 4 Click Load Template. The template is loaded.
What to Do Next
You are ready to set up the basic configuration for the Cisco router to be configured, go to the "Configuring Basic Setup" section.
Using Optional FTP Utility to Upload Files to Flash Memory
To upload any file, such as a Cisco firmware file, to flash memory of the Cisco router to be configured, perform the following steps.
Step 1 Perform one of the following actions:
•If Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is already running: Click Cancel, then click OK. The Installation Option window appears.
•Launch the Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT application. See the "Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT" section.
Configure FTP utility
Step 2 In the Upload File to the Router (Optional Utility) area of the Installation Option window: check the Upload File to the Router check box.
Step 3 See Table 20 for a description of the parameters to be configured. Enter the required information in the corresponding field or use any of default values already in the field.
Table 20 FTP Server Parameters to Be Configured
Step 4 Click Upload File. The file is uploaded to flash memory of the Cisco router.
Downloading Cisco Firmware Files for IP Phones
Note To identify Cisco firmware filenames associated to specific Cisco Unified IP phone types and compatible with the Cisco IOS release and Cisco Unified CME version installed on the Cisco router to be configured, see the appropriate Cisco Unified CME Supported Firmware, Platforms, Memory, and Voice Products at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html.
To download Cisco firmware files for Cisco Unified IP phones to a PC so that the files can be uploaded to the Cisco router to be configured, perform the following steps.
Step 1 Verify whether the Cisco firmware files associated with the Cisco Unified CME version to be configured are installed in the folder named Phoneloads, within the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed. If you must install firmware files, go to Step 2. Otherwise, see the "Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT" section.
Step 2 From the Cisco Software Download site at http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ip-key, download the same version of Cisco Unified CME that is installed on the Cisco router to be configured, to the PC on which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed.
Step 3 Extract all individual Cisco firmware files and all firmware zip (.tar) files of Cisco firmware from the Cisco Unified CME archive into the folder named Phoneloads, within the local folder in which Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT is installed.
Step 4 Close the archive window.
Step 5 If the extracted files include zip (.tar) files of Cisco firmware files: Open the Phoneloads folder, then open the firmware zip (.tar) file and extract all files into the Phoneloads folder. Delete the zip (.tar) files from the Phoneloads folder.
What to Do Next
•You are ready to use Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT to configure a Cisco router, see the "Launching Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT" section.
Additional References
Related Documents.
Related Topic Document TitleWorksheets for configuring Typical installation
Cisco Unified Communications Express - QCT Worksheets at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080189132.html
Installing Cisco Unified CME and Cisco Unity Express
Installing Cisco Unified Communications Express: Cisco Unified CME and Cisco Unity Express
Installing AIM Voice or CUE modules
Installing Advanced Integration Modules in Cisco 2600 Series, Cisco 3600 Series, and Cisco 3700 Series Routers
Installing AIM
Installing internal modules
Installing and Upgrading Internal Modules in Cisco 2800 Series Routers
Standards
Standard TitleNo new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.
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MIBs
RFCs
RFC TitleNo new or modified RFCs are supported by this feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been modified by this feature.
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Technical Assistance
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