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CHAPTER

8

Device Pool Configuration
Use device pools to define sets of common characteristics for devices. You can
specify the following device characteristics for a device pool:
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Cisco CallManager group

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Date/time group

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Region

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Media resource group list

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Music On Hold (MOH) audio sources

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Calling search space for auto-registration

•Auto-answer enable for Cisco IP phones that support this feature

Use the following topics to add, update, or delete a device pool:
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Adding a Device Pool, page 8-2

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Updating a Device Pool, page 8-4

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Deleting a Device Pool, page 8-5

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Device Pool Configuration Settings, page 8-6

Refer to the “System-Level Configuration Settings” section in the
Cisco CallManager System Guidefor more information about device pools and
the device settings that are assigned through device pools.

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Adding a Device Pool

Adding a Device Pool
This section describes how to add a new device pool to the Cisco CallManager
database. After adding a new device pool to the database, you canuse it to
configure devices such as Cisco IP phones, gateways, conference bridges,
transcoders, media termination points, voice mail ports, CTI route points, and so
on.
Before You Begin

Before configuring a device pool, you must configure the following items if you
want to choose them for the device pool:
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Cisco CallManager group (required). See the “Adding a Cisco CallManagerGroup” section on page 4-2.

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Date/time group (required). See the “Adding a Date/Time Group” section on
page 5-2.

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Region (required). See the “Adding a Region” section on page 7-2.

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Media resource group list (optional). See the “Adding a Media Resource
Group List” section on page 29-2.

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MOH audio sources (optional). See the “Adding a Music On Hold Audio
Source” section onpage 27-2.

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Calling search space for auto-registration (optional). See the “Adding a
Calling Search Space” section on page 13-3.

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Procedure
Step 1

Choose System > Device Pool.

Step 2

To create a device pool from an existing device pool with settings thatare similar
to the one you want to configure, choose the existing device pool and click Copy.

Step 3

Enter or edit the appropriate fields as described in the “Device Pool Configuration
Settings” section on page 8-6.

Step 4

Click Insert to save the device pool information in the database.

Step 5

Click either Auto Answer On or Auto Answer Off to enable or disable the AutoAnswer feature on all phones that support it in this device pool. For more
information on configuring the Auto Answer feature, see the “Configuring
Directory Numbers” section on page 42-26.

Related Topics
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Device Defaults Configuration, page 6-1

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Updating a Device Pool, page 8-4

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Deleting a Device Pool, page 8-5

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Device Pool Configuration Settings, page 8-6

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Updating a Device Pool

Updating a Device Pool
This section describes how to modify the configuration of an existing device pool.
Procedure
Step 1

Choose System > Device Pool.

Step 2

In the Device Pools list, choose the device pool you want to update.

Step 3

Update the appropriatesettings as described in Table 8-1. Before saving the
changes, you can click Cancel to reset all fields to original values.

Step 4

Click Update to save the changes in the database.

Step 5

Restart the devices to apply the changes. To restart all the devices in the selected
device pool, click Restart Devices.

Tips

Caution

For your convenience in restarting devices, the Restart...