Presence Service

Prerequisites for Presence Service

  • Cisco Unified CME 4.1 or a later version.

Restrictions for Presence Service

  • Presence features such as Busy Lamp Field (BLF) notification are supported for SIP trunks only; these features are not supported on H.323 trunks.

  • Presence requires that SIP phones are configured with a directory number (using dn keyword in number command); direct line numbers are not supported.

Information About Presence Service

Presence Service

A presence service, as defined in RFC 2778 and RFC 2779, is a system for finding, retrieving, and distributing presence information from a source, called a presence entity (presentity), to an interested party called a watcher. When you configure presence in a Cisco Unified CME system with a SIP WAN connection, a phone user, or watcher, can monitor the real-time status of another user at a directory number, the presentity. Presence enables the calling party to know before dialing whether the called party is available. For example, a directory application may show that a user is busy, saving the caller the time and inconvenience of not being able to reach someone.

Presence uses SIP SUBSCRIBE and NOTIFY methods to allow users and applications to subscribe to changes in the line status of phones in a Cisco Unified CME system. Phones act as watchers and a presentity is identified by a directory number on a phone. Watchers initiate presence requests (SUBSCRIBE messages) to obtain the line status of a presentity. Cisco Unified CME responds with the presentity’s status. Each time a status changes for a presentity, all watchers of this presentity are sent a notification message. SIP phones and trunks use SIP messages; SCCP phones use presence primitives in SCCP messages.

Presence supports Busy Lamp Field (BLF) notification features for speed-dial buttons and directory call lists for missed calls, placed calls, and received calls. SIP and SCCP phones that support the BLF speed-dial and BLF call-list features can subscribe to status change notification for internal and external directory numbers.

Figure 31-1 shows a Cisco Unified CME system supporting BLF notification for internal and external directory numbers. If the watcher and the presentity are not both internal to the Cisco Unified CME router, the subscribe message is handled by a presence proxy server.

Figure 1. BLF Notification Using Presence

The following line states display through BLF indicators on the phone:

  • Line is idle—Displays when this line is not being used.

  • Line is in-use—Displays when the line is in the ringing state and when a user is on the line, whether or not this line can accept a new call.

  • BLF indicator unknown—Phone is unregistered or this line is not allowed to be watched.

Cisco Unified CME acts as a presence agent for internal lines (both SIP and SCCP) and as a presence server for external watchers connected through a SIP trunk, providing the following functionality:

  • Processes SUBSCRIBE requests from internal lines to internal lines. Notifies internal subscribers of any status change.

  • Processes incoming SUBSCRIBE requests from a SIP trunk for internal SCCP and SIP lines. Notifies external subscribers of any status change.

  • Sends SUBSCRIBE requests to external presentities on behalf of internal lines. Relays status responses to internal lines.

Presence subscription requests from SIP trunks can be authenticated and authorized. Local subscription requests cannot be authenticated.

For configuration information, see How to Configure Presence Service.

BLF Monitoring of Ephone-DNs with DnD, Call Park, Paging, and Conferencing

In versions earlier than Cisco Unified CME 7.1, BLF monitoring does not provide notification of status changes when a monitored directory number becomes DND-enabled, and the Busy Lamp Field (BLF) indicators for directory numbers configured as call-park slots, paging numbers, or ad hoc or meet-me conference numbers display only the unknown line-status.

Cisco Unified CME 7.1 and later versions support idle, in-use, and unknown BLF status indicators for monitored ephone-dns configured as call-park slots, paging numbers, and ad hoc or meet-me conference numbers. This allows an administrator (watcher) to monitor a call-park slot to see if calls are parked and not yet retrieved, which paging number is available for paging, or which conference number is available for a conference.

An ephone-dn configured as a park-slot is not registered with any phone. In Cisco Unified CME 7.1 and later versions, if a monitored park-slot is idle, the BLF status shows idle on the watcher. If there is a call parked on the monitored park-slot, the BLF status indicates in-use. If the monitored park-slot is not enabled for BLF monitoring with the allow watch command, the BLF indicator for unknown status displays on the watcher.

An ephone-dn configured for paging or conferencing is also not registered with any phone. The indicators for the idle, in-use, and unknown BLF status are displayed for the monitored paging number and ad hoc or meet-me conference numbers, as with the call-park slots.

Cisco Unified CME 7.1 and later versions support the Do Not Disturb (DnD) BLF status indicator for ephone-dns in the DnD state. When a user presses the DnD softkey on an SCCP phone, all directory numbers assigned to the phone become DnD-enabled and a silent-ring is played for all calls to any directory number on the phone. If a monitored ephone-dn becomes DnD-enabled, the corresponding BLF speed-dial lamp (if available) on the watcher displays solid red with the DnD icon for both the idle and in-use BLF status.

The BLF status notification occurs if the monitored ephone-dn is:

  • The primary directory number on only one SCCP phone

  • A directory number that is not shared

  • A shared directory number and all associated phones are DnD-enabled

No new configuration is required to support these enhancements. For information on configuring BLF monitoring of directory numbers, see BLF Monitoring for Speed-Dials and Call Lists.

Table 31-1 compares the different BLF monitoring features that can be configured in Cisco Unified CME.

Table 1. Feature Comparison of Directory Number BLF Monitoring

Monitor Mode (Button “m”)

Watch Mode (Button “w”)

BLF Monitoring

Basic Operation

SCCP phones only.

Watches a single ephone-dn instance.

If there are multiple ephone-dns with the same extension (such as in an overlay), this mode watches only a single ephone-dn (specified with the button command using m keyword).

Does not indicate DND state of the phone.

SCCP phones only.

Watches all activity on the phone for which the designated ephone-dn is the primary extension.

(The ephone-dn is “primary” for a phone if the extension appears on button 1 or on the button indicated by the auto-line command.)

Ephone-dn can be shared but cannot be the primary extension on any other phone.

Indicates DND state of the phone.

SCCP and SIP phones.

Watches all ephone-dn instances with the same (primary) extension number. The BLF lamp is on if any instance of the monitored extension is in use.

Indicates DND state of the phone.

Note

 

BLF monitoring is supported only if the presence entity (presentity) is an SCCP phone. If you enable DND on a SIP phone, LED doesn’t glow. Hence, the phone user or administrator (watcher) isn’t notified.

Shared Lines

Can not distinguish which phone is using the ephone-dn if the DN is shared across multiple phones.

Designed for cases where ephone-dns are shared across multiple phones.

Each phone must have a unique primary ephone-dn.

Used to indicate that a specific phone is in use as opposed (button m) to indicating that a specific ephone-dn is in use.

Cannot distinguish which phone is using the ephone-dn, if the DN is shared across multiple phones.

Local vs. Remote

Monitors only DNs on the local Cisco Unified CME system.

Can only monitor DNs that are on the local Cisco Unified CME system

Can monitor extension numbers on a remote Cisco Unified CME using SIP Subscribe and Notify. Cannot monitor local and remote at the same time.

Device-Based BLF Monitoring

Device-based BLF monitoring provides a phone user or administrator (watcher) information about the status of a monitored phone (presentity). Cisco Unified CME 4.1 and later versions support BLF monitoring of directory numbers associated with speed-dial buttons, call logs, and directory listings. Cisco Unified CME 7.1 and later versions support device-based BLF monitoring, allowing a watcher to monitor the status of a phone, not only a line on the phone.

To identify the phone being monitored for BLF status, Cisco Unified CME selects the phone with the monitored directory number assigned to the first button, or the directory number whose button is selected by the auto-line command (SCCP only). If more than one phone uses the same number as its primary directory number, the phone with the lowest phone tag is monitored for BLF status.

For Extension Mobility phones, the first number configured in the user profile indicates the primary directory number of the Extension Mobility phone. If the Extension Mobility phone is being monitored, the BLF status of the corresponding phone is sent to the watcher when an extension-mobility user logs in or out, is idle, or busy.

If a shared directory number is busy on a monitored SCCP phone, and the monitored device is on-hook, the monitored phone is considered idle.

When a monitored phone receives a page, if the paging directory number is also monitored, the BLF status of the paging directory number shows busy on the watcher.

If device-based monitoring is enabled on a directory number configured as a call-park slot, and there is a call parked on this park-slot, the device-based BLF status indicates busy.

All directory numbers associated with a phone are in the DnD state when the DnD softkey is pressed. If a monitored phone becomes DnD-enabled, watchers are notified of the DnD status change.

For configuration information, see BLF Monitoring for Speed-Dials and Call Lists or SIP: Enabling BLF Monitoring for Speed-Dials and Call Lists.

Phone User Interface for BLF-Speed-Dial

Cisco Unified CME  8.5 and later versions allows the extension mobility (EM) users to configure dn-based Busy Lamp Field (BLF)-speed-dial settings directly on the phone through the services feature button. BLF-speed-dial settings are added or modified (changed or deleted) on the phone using a menu available with the Services button. Any changes to the BLF-speed-dial settings made through the phone user interface are applied to the user's profile in extension mobility. You can configure the BLF-speed-dial menu for SCCP phones using the blf-speed-dial command in ephone or ephone-template mode. For more information, see Enabling BLF-Speed-Dial Menu.

For information on how phone users configure BLF-speed-dial using the phone user-interface, see the Cisco Unified IP Phone documentation for Cisco Unified CME .

For phones that do not have EM feature, the BLF-speed-dial service is available in service url page. You can disable the BLF-speed- dial feature using the no phone-ui blf-speed-dial command on phones that do not have Extension Mobility.

Configure Presence Service

Enable Presence for Internal Lines

Perform the following steps to enable the router to accept incoming presence requests from internal watchers and SIP trunks.


Note

The command presence call-list is an optional configuration, and it is not required to enable Presence on Unified CME. To enable a phone to monitor the line status of directory numbers or call list, such as a missed calls, placed calls, or received calls list, you can configure presence call-list .


Restriction

  • A presentity can be identified by a directory number only.

  • BLF monitoring indicates the line status only.

  • Instant Messaging is not supported.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. sip-ua
  4. presence enable
  5. exit
  6. presence
  7. max-subscription number
  8. presence call-list
  9. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

sip-ua

Example:

Router(config)# sip-ua

Enters SIP user-agent configuration mode to configure the user agent.

Step 4

presence enable

Example:

Router(config-sip-ua)# presence enable

Allows the router to accept incoming presence requests.

Step 5

exit

Example:

Router(config-sip-ua)# exit

Exits SIP user-agent configuration mode.

Step 6

presence

Example:

Router(config)# presence

Enables presence service and enters presence configuration mode.

Step 7

max-subscription number

Example:

Router(config-presence)# max-subscription 128

(Optional) Sets the maximum number of concurrent watch sessions that are allowed.

  • number —Maximum watch sessions. Range: 100 to the maximum number of directory numbers supported on the router platform. Type ? to display range. Default: 100.

Step 8

presence call-list

Example:

Router(config-presence)# presence call-list

(Optional) Globally enables BLF monitoring for directory numbers in call lists and directories on all locally registered phones.

  • Only directory numbers that you enable for watching with the allow watch command display BLF status indicators.

  • This command enables the BLF call-list feature globally. To enable the feature for a specific phone, see BLF Monitoring for Speed-Dials and Call Lists.

Step 9

end

Example:

Router(config-presence)# end

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

Enable a Directory Number to be Watched

To enable a line associated with a directory number to be monitored by a phone registered to a Cisco Unified CME router, perform the following steps. The line is enabled as a presentity and phones can subscribe to its line status through the BLF call-list and BLF speed-dial features. There is no restriction on the type of phone that can have its lines monitored; any line on any IP phone or on an analog phone on supported voice gateways can be a presentity.


Restriction

  • A presentity is identified by a directory number only.

  • BLF monitoring indicates the line status only.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. ephone-dn dn-tag [ dual-line] or voice register dn dn-tag
  4. number number
  5. allow watch
  6. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ephone-dn dn-tag [ dual-line] or voice register dn dn-tag

Example:

Router(config)# ephone-dn 1
or 
Router(config)# voice register dn 1

Enters the configuration mode to define a directory number for an IP phone, intercom line, voice port, or a message-waiting indicator (MWI).

  • dn-tag —identifies a particular directory number during configuration tasks. Range is 1 to the maximum number of directory numbers allowed on the router platform, or the maximum defined by the max-dn command. Type ? to display range.

Step 4

number number

Example:

Router(config-ephone-dn)# number 3001
or 
Router(config-register-dn)# number 3001

Associates a phone number with a directory number to be assigned to an IP phone in Cisco Unified CME.

  • number —String of up to 16 characters that represents an E.164 telephone number.

Step 5

allow watch

Example:

Router(config-ephone-dn)# allow watch
or 
Router(config-register-dn)# allow watch

Allows the phone line associated with this directory number to be monitored by a watcher in a presence service.

  • This command can also be configured in ephone-dn template configuration mode and applied to one or more phones. The ephone-dn configuration has priority over the ephone-dn template configuration.

Step 6

end

Example:

Router(config-ephone-dn)# end
or 
Router(config-register-dn)# end

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

Enable BLF Monitor for Speed-Dials and Call Lists Using SCCP Phones

A watcher can monitor the status of lines associated with internal and external directory numbers (presentities) through the BLF speed-dial and BLF call-list presence features. To enable the BLF notification features on an IP phone using SCCP, perform the following steps.


Restriction

  • Device-based BLF monitoring for call lists is not supported.

  • Device-based BLF-speed-dial monitoring is not supported for a remote watcher or presentity.

BLF Call-List

  • Not supported on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905, 7906, 7911, 7912, 7931, 7940, 7960, or 7985, Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Modules, or Cisco Unified IP Conference Stations.

BLF Speed-Dial

  • Not supported on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905, 7906, 7911, 7912, or 7985, or Cisco Unified IP Conference Stations.

Cisco Unified IP Phone 7931

  • BLF status is displayed through monitor lamp only; BLF status icons are not displayed.

Before you begin

  • Presence must be enabled on the Cisco Unified CME router. See Enabling Presence for Internal Lines.

  • A directory number must be enabled as a presentity with the allow watch command to provide BLF status notification. See Enabling a Directory Number to be Watched.

  • Device-based monitoring requires Cisco Unified CME 7.1 or a later version. All directory numbers associated with the monitored phone must be configured with the allow watch command. Otherwise, if any of the directory numbers is missing this configuration, an incorrect status could be reported to the watcher.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. ephone phone-tag
  4. button button-number { separator} dn-tag [ ,dn-tag...] [ button-number{ x} overlay-button-number] [ button-number...]
  5. blf-speed-dial tag number label string [ device]
  6. presence call-list
  7. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ephone phone-tag

Example:

Router(config)# ephone 1

Enters ephone configuration mode to set phone-specific parameters for a SIP phone.

  • phone-tag —Unique sequence number of the phone to be configured. Range is version and platform-dependent; type ? to display range. You can modify the upper limit for this argument with the max-ephones command.

Step 4

button button-number { separator} dn-tag [ ,dn-tag...] [ button-number{ x} overlay-button-number] [ button-number...]

Example:

Router(config-ephone)# button 1:10 2:11 3b12 4o13,14,15

Associates a button number and line characteristics with a directory number on the phone.

  • button-number —Number of a line button on an IP phone.

  • separator —Single character that denotes the type of characteristics to be associated with the button.

  • dn-tag —Unique sequence number of the ephone-dn that you want to appear on this button. For overlay lines (separator is o orc ), this argument can contain up to 25 ephone-dn tags, separated by commas.

  • x —Separator that creates an overlay rollover button.

  • overlay-button-number— Number of the overlay button that should overflow to this button.

Step 5

blf-speed-dial tag number label string [ device]

Example:

Router(config-ephone)# blf-speed-dial 3 3001 label sales device

Enables BLF monitoring of a directory number associated with a speed-dial number on the phone.

  • tag —Number that identifies the speed-dial index. Range: 1 to 33.

  • number —Telephone number to speed dial.

  • string —Alphanumeric label that identifies the speed-dial button. String can contain a maximum of 30 characters.

  • device —(Optional) Enables phone-based monitoring. This keyword is supported in Cisco Unified CME 7.1 and later versions.

Step 6

presence call-list

Example:

Router(config-ephone)# presence call-list

Enables BLF monitoring of directory numbers that appear in call lists and directories on this phone.

  • For a directory number to be monitored, it must have the allow watch command enabled.

  • To enable BLF monitoring for call lists on all phones in this Cisco Unified CME system, use this command in presence mode. See Enable Presence for Internal Lines.

Step 7

end

Example:

Router(config-ephone)# end

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

Example

The following example shows that the directory numbers for extensions 2001 and 2003 are allowed to be watched and the BLF status of these numbers display on phone 1. 


ephone-dn  201
number 2001
allow watch
!
!
ephone-dn  203
number 2003
allow watch
!
!
ephone  1
mac-address 0012.7F54.EDC6
blf-speed-dial 2 201 label "sales" device
blf-speed-dial 3 203 label "service" device
button  1:100 2:101 3b102

What to do next

If you are done modifying parameters for SCCP phones in Cisco Unified CME, generate a new configuration profile by using the create cnf-files command and then restart the phones with the restart command. See SCCP: Generating Configuration Files for SCCP Phones and SCCP: Using the restart Command.

Enable BLF Monitoring for Speed-Dials and Call Lists on SIP Phones

A watcher can monitor the status of lines associated with internal and external directory numbers (presentities) through the BLF speed-dial and BLF call-list presence features. To enable the BLF notification features on a SIP phone, perform the following steps.


Restriction

  • Device-based BLF-speed-dial monitoring is not supported for a remote watcher or presentity.

  • TCP based, device-based BLF-speed-dial monitoring is not supported on Unified CME.

BLF Call-List

  • Not supported on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905, 7906, 7911, 7912, 7931, 7940, 7960, or 7985, Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Modules, or Cisco Unified IP Conference Stations.

BLF Speed-Dial

  • Not supported on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905, 7906, 7911, 7912, or 7985, or Cisco Unified IP Conference Stations.

Before you begin

  • Presence must be enabled on the Cisco Unified CME router. See Enabling Presence for Internal Lines.

  • A directory number must be enabled as a presentity with the allow watch command to provide BLF status notification. See Enabling a Directory Number to be Watched.

  • SIP phones must be configured with a directory number under voice register pool configuration mode (use dn keyword in number command); direct line numbers are not supported.

  • Device-based monitoring requires Cisco Unified CME 7.1 or a later version. All directory numbers associated with the monitored phone must be configured with the allow watch command. Otherwise, if any of the directory numbers is missing this configuration, an incorrect status could be reported to the watcher.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. voice register pool pool-tag
  4. number tag dn dn-tag
  5. blf-speed-dial tag number label string [ device]
  6. presence call-list
  7. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

voice register pool pool-tag

Example:

Router(config)# voice register pool 1

Enters voice register pool configuration mode to set phone-specific parameters for a SIP phone.

  • pool-tag —Unique sequence number of the SIP phone to be configured. Range is version and platform-dependent; type ? to display range. You can modify the upper limit for this argument with the max-pool command.

Step 4

number tag dn dn-tag

Example:

Router(config-register-pool)# number 1 dn 2

Assigns a directory number to the SIP phone.

  • tag—identifier when there are multiple number commands. Range: 1 to 10.

  • dn-tag —Directory number tag that was defined using the voice register dn command.

Step 5

blf-speed-dial tag number label string [ device]

Example:

Router(config-register-pool)# blf-speed-dial 3 3001 label sales device

Enables BLF monitoring of a directory number associated with a speed-dial number on the phone.

  • tag —Number that identifies the speed-dial index. Range: 1 to 7.

  • number —Telephone number to speed dial.

  • string —Alphanumeric label that identifies the speed-dial button. The string can contain a maximum of 30 characters.

  • device —(Optional) Enables phone-based monitoring. This keyword is supported in Cisco Unified CME 7.1 and later versions.

Step 6

presence call-list

Example:

Router(config-register-pool)# presence call-list

Enables BLF monitoring of directory numbers that appear in call lists and directories on this phone.

  • For a directory number to be monitored, it must have the allow watch command enabled.

  • To enable BLF monitoring for call lists on all phones in this Cisco Unified CME system, use this command in presence mode. See Enabling Presence for Internal Lines.

Step 7

end

Example:

Router(config-register-pool)# end

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

What to do next

If you are done modifying parameters for SIP phones in Cisco Unified CME, generate a new configuration profile by using the create profile command and then restart the phones with the restart command. See SIP: Generating Configuration Profiles for SIP Phones and SIP: Using the restart Command.

Enable BLF-Speed-Dial Menu


Restriction

  • EM user cannot modify the logout profile from phone user interface (UI).

  • Extension Mobility (EM) users must log into EM profile to update BLF-speed-dial number.

Before you begin

  • Cisco Unified CME 8.5 or later versions.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. ephone phone-tag
  4. blf-speed-dial [ index index number] [ phone-number number] [ label label text]
  5. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ephone phone-tag

Example:

Router(config)# ephone 10

Enters ephone configuration mode.

  • phone-tag—Unique number of the phone for which you want to configure BLF-speed-dial numbers.

Step 4

blf-speed-dial [ index index number] [ phone-number number] [ label label text]

Example:

Router(config-ephone)#blf-speed-dial 1 2001 label "customer support"

Creates an entry for a BLF-speed-dial number on this phone.

  • BLF-speed-dial index—Unique identifier to identify this entry during configuration. Range is 1 to 75.

  • phone number—Telephone number or extension to be dialed.

Step 5

end

Example:

Router(config-ephone)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Configure Presence to Watch External Lines

To enable internal watchers to monitor external directory numbers on a remote Cisco Unified CME router, perform the following steps.

Before you begin

Presence service must be enabled for internal lines. See Enabling Presence for Internal Lines.

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. presence
  4. server ip-address
  5. allow subscribe
  6. watcher all
  7. sccp blf-speed-dial retry-interval seconds limit number
  8. exit
  9. voice register global
  10. authenticate presence
  11. authenticate credential tag location
  12. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

presence

Example:

Router(config)# presence

Enables presence service and enters presence configuration mode.

Step 4

server ip-address

Example:

Router(config-presence)# server 10.10.10.1

Specifies the IP address of a presence server for sending presence requests from internal watchers to external presentities.

Step 5

allow subscribe

Example:

Router(config-presence)# allow subscribe

Allows internal watchers to monitor external directory numbers.

Step 6

watcher all

Example:

Router(config-presence)# watcher all

Allows external watchers to monitor internal directory numbers.

Step 7

sccp blf-speed-dial retry-interval seconds limit number

Example:

Router(config-presence)# sccp blf-speed-dial retry-interval 90 limit number 15

(Optional) Sets the retry timeout for BLF monitoring of speed-dial numbers on phones running SCCP.

  • seconds —Retry timeout in seconds. Range: 60 to 3600. Default: 60.

  • number —Maximum number of retries. Range: 10 to 100. Default: 10.

Step 8

exit

Example:

Router(config-presence)# exit

Exits presence configuration mode.

Step 9

voice register global

Example:

Router(config)# voice register global

Enters voice register global configuration mode to set global parameters for all supported SIP phones in a Cisco Unified CME environment.

Step 10

authenticate presence

Example:

Router(config-register-global)# authenticate presence

(Optional) Enables authentication of incoming presence requests from a remote presence server.

Step 11

authenticate credential tag location

Example:

Router(config-register-global)# authenticate credential 1 flash:cred1.csv

(Optional) Specifies the credential file to use for authenticating presence subscription requests.

  • tag —Number that identifies the credential file to use for presence authentication. Range: 1 to 5.

  • location —Name and location of the credential file in URL format. Valid storage locations are TFTP, HTTP, and flash memory.

Step 12

end

Example:

Router(config-register-global)# end

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

Verify Presence Configuration

Procedure

Step 1

show running-config

Use this command to verify your configuration. 


Router# show running-config 
!
voice register global
 mode cme
 source-address 10.1.1.2 port 5060
 load 7971 SIP70.8-0-1-11S
 load 7970 SIP70.8-0-1-11S
 load 7961GE SIP41.8-0-1-0DEV
 load 7961 SIP41.8-0-1-0DEV
 authenticate presence
 authenticate credential 1 tftp://172.18.207.15/labtest/cred1.csv
 create profile sync 0004550081249644
.
.
.
presence
 server 10.1.1.4
 sccp blf-speed-dial retry-interval 70 limit 20
 presence call-list
 max-subscription 128
 watcher all
 allow subscribe
!
sip-ua
 presence enable

Step 2

show presence global

Use this command to display presence configuration settings. 


Router# show presence global 

Presence Global Configuration Information:
=============================================
Presence feature enable            : TRUE
Presence allow external watchers   : FALSE
Presence max subscription allowed  : 100
Presence number of subscriptions   : 0
Presence allow external subscribe  : FALSE
Presence call list enable          : TRUE
Presence server IP address         : 0.0.0.0
Presence sccp blfsd retry interval : 60
Presence sccp blfsd retry limit    : 10
Presence router mode               : CME mode

Step 3

show presence subscription [ details | presentity telephone-number | subid subscription-id summary]

Use this command to display information about active presence subscriptions. 


Router# show presence subscription summary 

Presence Active Subscription Records Summary: 15 subscription
Watcher                  Presentity               SubID Expires SibID  Status
======================== ======================== ====== ======= ====== ======
6002@10.4.171.60         6005@10.4.171.34         1 3600    0      idle
6005@10.4.171.81         6002@10.4.171.34         6 3600    0      idle
6005@10.4.171.81         6003@10.4.171.34         8 3600    0      idle
6005@10.4.171.81         6002@10.4.171.34         9 3600    0      idle
6005@10.4.171.81         6003@10.4.171.34         10 3600    0      idle
6005@10.4.171.81         6001@10.4.171.34         12 3600    0      idle
6001@10.4.171.61         6003@10.4.171.34         15 3600    0      idle
6001@10.4.171.61         6002@10.4.171.34         17 3600    0      idle
6003@10.4.171.59         6003@10.4.171.34         19 3600    0      idle
6003@10.4.171.59         6002@10.4.171.34         21 3600    0      idle
6003@10.4.171.59         5001@10.4.171.34         23 3600    24     idle
6002@10.4.171.60         6003@10.4.171.34         121 3600    0      idle 
6002@10.4.171.60         5002@10.4.171.34         128 3600    129    idle
6005@10.4.171.81         1001@10.4.171.34         130 3600    131    busy
6005@10.4.171.81         7005@10.4.171.34         132 3600    133    idle

Troubleshooting Presence Service

You can use the following commands to troubleshoot presence service:

  • debug presence { all | asnl | errors | event | info | timer | trace | xml}

  • debug ephone blf [ mac-address mac-address]

Configuration Examples for Presence Service

Example for Configuring Presence in Cisco Unified CME


		Router# show running-config 
		 
		Building configuration...
		 
		Current configuration : 5465 bytes
		!
		version 12.4
		service timestamps debug datetime msec
		service timestamps log datetime msec
		no service password-encryption
		!
		hostname CME-3825
		!
		boot-start-marker
		boot-end-marker
		!
		logging buffered 2000000 debugging
		enable password lab
		!
		no aaa new-model
		!
		resource policy
		!
		no network-clock-participate slot 1 
		no network-clock-participate slot 2 
		ip cef
		!
		!
		no ip domain lookup
		!
		voice-card 1
		no dspfarm
		!
		voice-card 2
		no dspfarm
		!
		!
		voice service voip 
		allow-connections sip to sip
		h323
		sip
		registrar server expires max 240 min 60
		!
		voice register global
		mode cme
		source-address 11.1.1.2 port 5060
		load 7971 SIP70.8-0-1-11S
		load 7970 SIP70.8-0-1-11S
		load 7961GE SIP41.8-0-1-0DEV
		load 7961 SIP41.8-0-1-0DEV
		authenticate presence
		authenticate credential 1 tftp://172.18.207.15/labtest/cred1.csv
		create profile sync 0004550081249644
		!
		voice register dn  1
		number 2101
		allow watch
		!
		voice register dn  2
		number 2102
		allow watch
		!
		voice register pool  1
		id mac 0015.6247.EF90
		type 7971
		number 1 dn 1
		blf-speed-dial 1 1001 label "1001"
		!
		voice register pool  2
		id mac 0012.0007.8D82
		type 7912
		number 1 dn 2
		!
		interface GigabitEthernet0/0
		description $ETH-LAN$$ETH-SW-LAUNCH$$INTF-INFO-GE 0/0$
		ip address 11.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
		duplex full
		speed 100
		media-type rj45
		no negotiation auto
		!
		interface GigabitEthernet0/1
		no ip address
		shutdown
		duplex auto
		speed auto
		media-type rj45
		negotiation auto
		!
		ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 11.1.1.1
		!
		ip http server
		!
		!
		!
		tftp-server flash:Jar41sccp.8-0-0-103dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:cvm41sccp.8-0-0-102dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:SCCP41.8-0-1-0DEV.loads
		tftp-server flash:P00303010102.bin
		tftp-server flash:P00308000100.bin
		tftp-server flash:P00308000100.loads
		tftp-server flash:P00308000100.sb2
		tftp-server flash:P00308000100.sbn
		tftp-server flash:SIP41.8-0-1-0DEV.loads
		tftp-server flash:apps41.1-1-0-82dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:cnu41.3-0-1-82dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:cvm41sip.8-0-0-103dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:dsp41.1-1-0-82dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:jar41sip.8-0-0-103dev.sbn
		tftp-server flash:P003-08-1-00.bin
		tftp-server flash:P003-08-1-00.sbn
		tftp-server flash:P0S3-08-1-00.loads
		tftp-server flash:P0S3-08-1-00.sb2
		tftp-server flash:CP7912080000SIP060111A.sbin
		tftp-server flash:CP7912080001SCCP051117A.sbin
		tftp-server flash:SCCP70.8-0-1-11S.loads
		tftp-server flash:cvm70sccp.8-0-1-13.sbn
		tftp-server flash:jar70sccp.8-0-1-13.sbn
		tftp-server flash:SIP70.8-0-1-11S.loads
		tftp-server flash:apps70.1-1-1-11.sbn
		tftp-server flash:cnu70.3-1-1-11.sbn
		tftp-server flash:cvm70sip.8-0-1-13.sbn
		tftp-server flash:dsp70.1-1-1-11.sbn
		tftp-server flash:jar70sip.8-0-1-13.sbn
		!
		control-plane
		!
		dial-peer voice 2001 voip
		preference 2
		destination-pattern 1...
		session protocol sipv2
		session target ipv4:11.1.1.4
		dtmf-relay sip-notify
		!
		presence
		server 11.1.1.4
		sccp blf-speed-dial retry-interval 70 limit 20
		presence call-list
		max-subscription 128
		watcher all
		allow subscribe
		!
		sip-ua 
		authentication username jack password 021201481F
		presence enable
		!
		!
		telephony-service
		load 7960-7940 P00308000100
		load 7941GE SCCP41.8-0-1-0DEV
		load 7941 SCCP41.8-0-1-0DEV
		load 7961GE SCCP41.8-0-1-0DEV
		load 7961 SCCP41.8-0-1-0DEV
		load 7971 SCCP70.8-0-1-11S
		load 7970 SCCP70.8-0-1-11S
		load 7912 CP7912080000SIP060111A.sbin
		max-ephones 100
		max-dn 300
		ip source-address 11.1.1.2 port 2000
		url directories http://11.1.1.2/localdirectory
		max-conferences 6 gain -6
		call-forward pattern .T
		transfer-system full-consult
		transfer-pattern .T
		create cnf-files version-stamp Jan 01 2002 00:00:00
		!
		!
		ephone-dn  1  dual-line
		number 2001
		allow watch
		!
		!
		ephone-dn  2  dual-line
		number 2009
		allow watch
		application default
		!
		!
		ephone-dn  3
		number 2005
		allow watch
		!
		!
		ephone-dn  4  dual-line
		number 2002
		!
		!
		ephone  1
		mac-address 0012.7F57.62A5
		fastdial 1 1002
		blf-speed-dial 1 2101 label "2101"
		blf-speed-dial 2 1003 label "1003"
		blf-speed-dial 3 2002 label "2002"
		type 7960
		button  1:1 2:2
		!
		!
		!
		ephone  3
		mac-address 0015.6247.EF91
		blf-speed-dial 2 1003 label "1003"
		type 7971
		button  1:3 2:4
		!
		!
		!
		line con 0
		exec-timeout 0 0
		password lab
		stopbits 1
		line aux 0
		stopbits 1
		line vty 0 4
		password lab
		login    
		!
		scheduler allocate 20000 1000
		!
		end

Feature Information for Presence Service

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Table 2. Feature Information for Presence Service

Feature Name

Cisco Unified CME Version

Modification

Phone User Interface for BLF-Speed-Dial

8.5

Added support for BLF Speed Dial through Phone User Interface.

BLF Monitoring

7.1

  • Added support for device-based BLF monitoring.

  • Added support for BLF Monitoring of ephone-DNs with DnD, Call Park, Paging, and Conferencing

Presence Service

4.1

Presence with BLF was introduced.