USB Headsets
Wired and wireless USB headsets are supported. You can connect a USB headset (or the base station for a
wireless headset) to either the back USB port (if your phone has this port) or to the side USB port.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951 and 9971 contains both a back USB port and a side USB port, while the
Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 contains only a side USB port.
Related Topics
Wireless Headsets, on page 62
USB headset enabling
You must enable the applicable USB port (either the back USB port parameter or the side USB port parameter)
in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration (in the Product Specific Configuration layout
portion of the window). Also, for the Enable/Disable USB Classes parameter in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration, ensure that
Audio Class
is selected.
These parameters can be enabled on either the Phone Configuration window (
Device
>
Phone
), the Enterprise
Phone Configuration window (
System
>
Enterprise Phone Configuration
), or the Common Phone Profile
window (
Device
>
Device Settings
>
Common Phone Profile
). Also check the corresponding Override
Common Settings parameter in the configuration window.
Related Topics
Product-Specific Configuration, on page 165
USB Headset Disabling
To disable the USB headset, disable the USB port (or disable the Audio Class parameter) that you enabled in
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. Also, you can select another type of headset in the
Accessories window on the phone, thus disabling the previously enabled headset.
Analog Headsets
Analog headsets are supported on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971. However, the Cisco
Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 cannot detect when an analog headset is plugged in. For this reason,
the analog headset displays by default in the Accessories window on the phone screen.
Displaying the analog headset as the default allows users to enable wideband for the analog headset.
Enable Wideband on Analog Headsets
The phone is unable to detect whether the headset supports the wideband codec, but the user can enable
wideband on analog headsets by following these steps:
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