Chapter 1
Product Overview
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For more information about using XML on your Cisco MGCP IP phone, see the following links or
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Supported Features
The MGCP phone supports the following features. Depending on the features that your CA supports,
some of these may not be available on your phone.
Physical Features
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External directories cannot be appended to the main list of directories under the directory button.
If external directories are provisioned for the Cisco MGCP IP phone, then they can be accessed by
pressing the directory button and selecting the External Directory option.
The Cisco MGCP IP phone removes white space when the Cisco CallManager XML cards are
displayed. Multiple spaces are consolidated to a single space.
Setting x and y coordinates for the CiscoIPPhoneImage object is not supported. The image always
appears at location 0,0. Centering of the image is not supported if x and y are set to -1.
The Cisco MGCP IP phone displays any valid title it receives. This differs from the Cisco
CallManager phones in that the CiscoIPPhoneGraphicMenu object does not display a title even if it
receives one and the CiscoIPPhoneImage object displays the previous menu item or "Services"
rather than received titles.
CallManager phones allow embedded carriage returns and line feeds in menu items. In the
Cisco MGCP IP phone, carriage returns and line feeds are discarded.
The Cisco MGCP IP phone always displays the full set of directory softkeys. For Cisco CallManager
phones, the softkeys can change depending on what type of object it receives. This is due to support
for Cisco CallManager 3.0.
A parameter is sent along with the initial request for a Services or Directory URL which
differentiates the Cisco MGCP IP phone from other types of phones.
Cisco IP Phone Service forum at the following URL:
http://www.hotdispatch.com/cisco-ip-telephony
Cisco Call Manager Services Developer Kit at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/570/avvid/voice_ip/cm_xml/cm_xmldown.shtml
Developing Cisco IP Phone Services by Darrick Deel, Mark Nelson, and Anne Smith, ISBN
1-58705-060-9
Hearing-aid compatible handset
Headset compatibility
Integrated two-port Ethernet switch that allows the telephone and a computer to share a single
Ethernet jack
Direct connection to a 10BaseT or 100BaseT Ethernet (RJ-45) network (half- or full-duplex
connections are supported)
Large (4.25 x 3 in.) display with adjustable contrast
Cisco MGCP IP Phone Administrator Guide, Release 5.0 and Release 5.1
Supported Features
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