Cisco IP Communicator: UC Connectivity
When using Cisco IP Communicator remotely, you are not just taking your office phone extension with you - you still have access to the same familiar phone and video telephony services you have in the office. Cisco IP Communicator is designed for users who require a supplemental telephone when away from their desk or traveling or telecommuting. This advantage boosts business collaboration and responsiveness, and helps organizations keep pace with today's mobile business environment.
Working with Cisco Unified Video Advantage Cisco IP Communicator brings video telephony to the communications experience. Telecommuters and mobile employees can enhance their communications with video. When calls are made through Cisco IP Communicator, available video is automatically displayed through Cisco Unified Video Advantage. It is as easy as making a telephone call.
The Cisco Unified Communications Manager call-processing system to provides advanced telephony features and voice-over-IP (VoIP) capabilities. Access to eight telephone lines (or a combination of lines and direct access to telephony features) is included. When registered to the Cisco UnifiedCommunications Manager system, Cisco IP Communicator has the capabilities of a full-featured Cisco Unified IP phone, including the ability to transfer calls, forward calls, and add participants to an existing conference call. System administrators can provision Cisco IP Communicator as they would any other Cisco Unified IP phone, greatly simplifying IP phone management. This solution also can help customers and developers deliver more innovative and productivity-enhancing Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based applications to the display.
Cisco IP Communicator Features
- Five softkeys: These keys dynamically give you call-feature options.
- Eight line keys: These keys provide telephone lines and direct access to telephony features.
- Messages: This key provides direct access to your voicemail messages.
- Settings: This key allows you to select from a large number of ringer sounds and background images.
- Directories: Cisco IP Communicator identifies incoming messages and categorizes them on the screen, allowing you to return calls quickly and effectively using direct dial-back capability. The corporate directory integrates with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Version 3 (LDAP3) standard directory.
- Settings: This key allows you to select from a large number of ringer sounds and background images.
- Help: The online Help feature gives you information about the phone keys, buttons, and features.
- Services: Cisco IP Communicator allows you to quickly access diverse information such as weather, stocks, quote of the day, or any other Web-based information. The phone uses XML to provide a portal to an ever-growing world of features and information.