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Table 1. Features and Their Descriptions
Feature Description
Lighted Hold Key Lights when pressed to put a call on hold and stays lit until the held call has been resumed, or flashes if one call
is held while another is engaged; is dark when no calls are on hold
Lighted Menu Key Lights when pressed to access voicemail messages, call logs, network settings, user preferences, corporate
directories, and XML services; stays lit while menu items are active
Lighted Message
Waiting Indicator Lights when there is new voicemail and is visible on both the phone chassis and the handset; stays lit until new
voicemail has been processed by the user
Graphical Display Graphical monochrome display with resolution of 192 x 64 pixels provides a scrollable 3-line intuitive access to
calling features and text-based XML applications; the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G also supports audio-based
XML applications
Four Soft-Key Buttons
and a Scroll Toggle Bar Dynamically presents calling options to the user; the scroll toggle bar allows easy movement through the displayed
information
Network Features Offers Cisco Discovery Protocol; IEEE 802.1 p/q tagging and switching
Volume Control A volume-control toggle provides easy decibel-level adjustments of the handset, speaker, and ringer
Single-Position Foot Stand Provides optimum display viewing and comfortable use of buttons and keys; the foot stand can be removed for wall
mounting with mounting holes located on the base of the phone
Multiple Ring Tones Offers more than 24 user-adjustable ring tones
American Disabilities
Act (ADA) Features Hearing-aid-compatible (HAC) handset meets the requirements set by the ADA; it also meets ADA HAC
requirements for a magnetic coupling to approved hearing aids; the phone dialing pad also complies with the ADA
Signaling Protocol
Support Supported in Cisco Unified CallManager Versions 3.3(5)SR2, 4.1(3)SR3a, 4.2(1)SR1, and higher using Skinny
Client Control Protocol (SCCP); supports both SCCP and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) with Cisco Unified
CallManager Version 5.0(2) and higher
Codec Support Provides G.711a, G.711µ, G.729a, and G.729ab and iLBC audio, G.729a, and G.729ab and iLBC audio-compression codecs
Configuration Options Provides provisioning of network parameters through Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Voice Quality Offers comfort-noise generation and voice-activity-detection (VAD) programming on a system basis
Table 2. Security Features
Item Description
Certificates Phones are shipped with factory-installed X.509v3 certificates. There is also an option of installing and removing
certificates at the customer's site.
Device Authentication and
Signaling Encryption Transport layer security (TLS) with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-128 encryption is offered when using
Cisco CallManager Version 4.1 or later.
Media Encryption Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) with AES-128 encryption is offered when using Cisco CallManager
Version 4.1 or later.