CME Additional Features - Part 2

Softkeys

CME allow the customization of softkeys displayed on SCCP or SIP phones in different call states. This is done using templates which are then assigned to phones. The next table will show phone states: 

Call State	Available Softkeys
Idle	Redial, CFwdAll, DND, PickUp, GPickUp, Newcall, Login
Seized	Redial, CFwdAll, PickUp, GPickUp, EndCall
Alerting	Acct, EndCall, CallBack
Connected	Acct, Confrn, Hold, Trnsfr, Endcall, Flash, Park

*** Seized call state is the initial dial tone state after going off-hook to place an outbound call. Alerting is the state after the telephone number has been dialed and the user is waiting for the called number to answer.

You can block some softkey features using feature blocked command. The softkeys will still appear on phone display but they won't be functional. This is supported for SCCP phones ONLY.

For features that aren't listed under feature blocked command, you can remove the associated softkey from the template as a workaround to disable them.

Note: Any softkey that is not explicitly defined in the template will be removed.

Also, you can remove softkey display using no softkey command. I don't recall any scenario where its required !!!

Also, just would like to highlight that phone line keys can have one of the following roles:

• Line Buttons

• Speed Dials

• BLF Speed Dials

• URL Service Buttons

• Feature Buttons

The following URL Services types are supported:

1. myphoneapp: My phone application configured under phone user interface.

2. em: Extension Mobility.

3. snr: Single Number Reach.

Inside myphoneapp service there are multiple functions present:

• add, modify, or delete Speed Dial

• add, modify, or delete Fast Dial

• add, modify, or delete BLF Speed Dial

• change SNR DN

• perform after-hour login

• reset the phone

Feature buttons includes all softkeys functions (Hold, Answer, DND, cfwall, etc).

Configuration Template

ephone-template template-tag

 softkeys alerting {[Acct] [Callback] [Endcall]}

 softkeys connected {[Acct] [ConfList] [Confrn] [Endcall] [Flash] [Hlog] [Hold] [Join][LiveRcd] [Park] [RmLstC] [Select] [TrnsfVM] [Trnsfer][iDivert]}

 softkeys hold {[Join] [Newcall] [Resume] [Select][iDivert]}

 softkeys idle {[Cfwdall] [ConfList] [Dnd] [Gpickup] [Hlog] [Join] [Login] [Newcall] [Pickup][Redial] [RmLstC]}

 softkeys remote-in-use {[CBarge] [Newcall]}

 softkeys ringing {[Answer] [Dnd] [HLog][iDivert]}

 softkeys seized {[CallBack] [Cfwdall] [Endcall] [Gpickup] [Hlog] [MeetMe] [Pickup][Redial]}

 features blocked [CFwdAll] [Confrn] [GpickUp] [Park] [PickUp] [Trnsfer]

 url-button index type | url [name]           !!!... This command can have one of the types mentioned above (myphoneapp, em, snr) or URL (e.g. external directory URL) BUT not both

 feature-button index feature-identifier

!

ephone phone-tag

 ephone-template template-tag

!

voice register template template-tag

 softkeys connected {[Confrn] [Endcall] [Hold] [Trnsfer]}

 softkeys hold {[Newcall] [Resume]}

 softkeys idle {[Cfwdall] [Newcall] [Redial]}

 softkeys seized {[Cfwdall] [Endcall] [Redial]}

 url-button [index number] [url location] [url name]

 feature-button [index] [feature identifier]

!

voice register pool pool-tag

 template template-tag

Speed Dials

I believe every one knows what is speed dialing and why we use it. Its to simplify dialing frequently used numbers. Therefore, I am going to cover directly the types of speed dials in CME.

1. Local Speed Dials

This is a system level list of speed dials which will be presented to all phones registered to CME. Users can browse this list from their phones by navigating to Directories > Local Speed Dial Menu.

To configure this list:

1. Create an XML file using this template. The file should be named as speeddial.xml.

2. Using TFTP upload this file to CME's flash using copy tftp: flash: command

3. Enable HTTP server in CME using ip http server command

4. Point HTTP server to CME flash memory using ip http path flash: command

Note: Before this configuration, Local Speed Dial Menu won't be present under directories.Also, you can’t copy the XML file from flash to system:/its/vrf1 which is default path for CME files.

2. Personal Speed Dials

This menu includes speed dials created per phone based on user's preference. Users can browse this list by navigating to Directories > Local Services >Personal Speed Dials Menu.

ephone phone-tag

 fastdial dial-tag number name name-string

!

voice register pool pool-tag

 fastdial dial-tag number [name name-string]

3. Speed Dial Buttons and Abbreviated Dialing

You can assign speed dial buttons to user's phones which will be associated with line keys. The first configured speed dial button will be associated with the first free line key.

Assuming that line keys are fully consumed, in this case you can still configure speed dial buttons, however, they aren't assigned to line keys. You can dial them using Abbreviated Dialing softkey which is available in Seized state of the phone. The user will dial the configured speed-tag then press Abbr Dial softkey.

ephone phone-tag

 speed-dial speed-tag digit-string [label label-text]

!

telephony-service

 directory entry {directory-tag number name name | clear}

!

voice register pool pool-tag

 speed-dial speed-tag digit-string [label label-text]

Adding to this, phone users can configure their own speed dial  and fast dial lists using two methods:

1. Phone User Web Interface

2. From the phone itself by navigating to Services Button > MyPhoneApps > Speed Dials.

ephone-template template-tag

 phone-ui speeddial-fastdial

!

ephone phone-tag

 phone-ui speeddial-fastdial

Note: EM users can add speed dials from the phone after login but not Fast dial

Similar to call park monitoring you can monitor speed dials using m feature in ephones. Example:

ephone-dn 1

 number 5001

 name PH-01

!

ephone-dn 2

 number 5002

 name PH-02

!

ephone 1

 button 1:1 2m2

 speed-dial 1 5002

!

ephone 2

 button 1:2

iDivert

This feature allows you to immediately divert a call to a voice messaging system. Calls can be diverted in Hold, Ringing, or Active states. iDivert is supported in SIP phones Only.

No configuration is required to disable or enable iDivert, however, as workaround to disable iDivert is to remove its softkey.

Restrictions

• iDivert is disabled when CFA is active

• Both calling and called parties can use iDivert feature

• In case iDivert is pressed before CFNA timeout, the call will be sent to voicemail

• In case of conference, if one party pressed iDivert, other conference parties will hear his voicemail greeting

Templates

There is nothing much about this since we have already been using it. Templates have different types:

1. E-Phone Template

2. E-Phone DN Template

3. Voice Register Pool Template

Note: Configuration at phone or DN level will override the one at template level

Configuration Template

ephone-template template-tag

 [command]

!

ephone phone-tag

 ephone-template template-tag

!

ephone-dn-template template-tag

 [command]

!

ephone-dn dn-tag

 ephone-dn-template template-tag

!

voice register template template-tag

 [command]

!

voice register pool pool-tag

 template template-tag

IP Phone Options

As mentioned before, line keys can have the following functions:

• Line Buttons
• Speed Dial Buttons

• BLF Speed Dial Buttons

• Feature Buttons

• URL Service Buttons

The assignment of functions to keys is following first configured fist assigned model. In CME 8.6, you can define which keys can perform which functions using button-layout feature.

ephone template template-tag

 button-layout [button-string] [button-type]

!

ephone phone-tag

 ephone-template template-tag

!

voice register template template-tag

 button-layout [button-string] [button-type]

!

voice register pool pool-tag

 template template-tag

E.g.

ephone-template 10

 button-layout 1 line

 button-layout 2,5 speed-dial

 button-layout 3,6 blf-speed-dial

 button-layout 4,7,9 feature

 button-layout 8,11 url

!

voice register template 5

 button-layout 1 line

 button-layout 2,5 speed-dial

 button-layout 3,6 blf-speed-dial

 button-layout 4,7,9 feature-button

 button-layout 8,11 url-button

In CME 8.5, you can block the display of some options from Phone User Interface. Those are:

• EM

• MyPhoneApp
• Local Directory (also if you disable local directory from telephony-service, it won't be displayed)
• Call History (Missed Calls, Received Calls, Placed Calls)

ephone phone-tag or ephone template template tag

 exclude [em | myphoneapp | directory | call-history]

Note: EM & MyPhoneApp can  be accessed using Services phone key.

Optionally, you can customize the contents of header bar on phone display using the following configuration template:

ephone-dn dn-tag

 description display-text

!

voice register pool pool-tag

 description string

In case the description isn't configured, the number assigned to first button will be used in header bar.

Note: For SIP Phones, this feature is supported for phone models 7960/7940.

You can modify the system message (which appears in prompt and status area)  as well as set a screen sever for the phone using the following configuration template:

telephony-service

 system message text-message

 url idle url idle-timeout seconds          !!!... Specify the location of screen sever image as well as refresh intervals

Another feature is to customize the feature buttons which are Messages, Directories, Services, and Information (i).  The function of those buttons depends on the URL associated to them. We have seen how we changed the URL of Directories feature button to point to CUCM.

telephony-service

 url {directories | information | messages | services} url

!

ephone template template-tag

 url {directories | information | messages | services} url

!

voice register global

 url {directory | service} url

Note: Settings button can't be customized since it depends on the local phone.

Caller ID Blocking

We have higlighted this in different section at IOS level. Here are we considering it again at IOS and CME levels.

dial-peer voice tag [pots | voip]

 clid strip

 clid strip name

!

telephony-service

 caller-id block code code-string          !!!... The user can use a pre-defined code to block caller-id display for certain outbound calls

!

ephone-dn dn-tag

 caller-id block