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Cisco Unity Connection & IM and Presence

Deploy and manage Cisco Unity Connection voicemail and auto-attendants alongside IM & Presence for the Webex App, all integrated with CUCM.
CiscoAssociateOn-demandPrivate
4.5 (2 reviews, sample)Supports 350-801 CLCOR

Course overview

Voicemail and presence are often the services users notice first when they break. This course covers Unity Connection from integration to call handler design, and IM & Presence from deployment to high availability.

You will integrate both with CUCM over SIP and AXL, design an auto-attendant tree, and enable presence and persistent chat.

Who this course is for

  • UC administrators
  • Collaboration engineers
  • CLACC candidates

Prerequisites

  • CUCM Administration or equivalent experience

Training duration

16 h video + 16 h labs, about 4 weeks at 6–8 hours per week.

What you will be able to do

  • Integrate Unity Connection with CUCM using SIP
  • Design call handlers, auto-attendants and routing rules
  • Configure single inbox and LDAP-based user import
  • Deploy IM & Presence with high availability
  • Troubleshoot MWI, presence and integration issues

Curriculum

4 modules · 20 lessons

  1. 01Unity Connection architecture and integration5 lessons
    • SIP integration
    • Ports and MWI
  2. 02Users, call handlers and auto-attendants6 lessons
    • Templates
    • Routing rules
    • Directory handlers
  3. 03Unified messaging3 lessons
    • Single inbox
    • Unified messaging accounts
  4. 04IM & Presence6 lessons
    • Deployment
    • HA
    • Persistent chat
    • Federation

Lab exercises

Hands-on in a browser-based pod. Each lab starts from a clean snapshot.

#LabSkillsTime
1SIP integration between CUCM and Unity ConnectionSIP trunk, voicemail pilot60 min
2Build a multi-level auto-attendantCall handlers75 min
3Deploy IM & Presence with presence redundancyIM&P HA75 min
4Troubleshoot MWI and presence failuresTraces, port status45 min

Runs on: Unity Connection Labs

Certification mapping

  • Supports 350-801 CLCOR
  • Supports 300-815 CLACC
ExamBlueprint domainWeightCovered in
300-815 CLACC v2.0Collaboration applications integration—Modules 1–4
CCIE Collaboration v3.1Collaboration Applications and Services—Modules 1–4

Your instructor

Daniel Marsh

Sample profile

Lead Instructor, Cisco Collaboration

  • CCIE Collaboration
  • CCNP Collaboration
  • Webex Calling specialist

Daniel has designed and migrated CUCM clusters for global enterprises and service providers, from 500-seat sites to 60,000-user multi-cluster deployments. He writes the CCIE mock labs and leads the live CCNP cohorts.

Free demo lessons

Watch before you buy, no sign-up required.

  • Designing an auto-attendant that callers don't hate12 min · preview

Student reviews

  • Sample review
    “Clear explanation of call handler routing, which used to be my weak spot.”
    Fatima Z. · Collaboration Engineer
  • Sample review
    “The IM&P HA lab was excellent. I'd love even more federation content.”
    Jonas H. · UC Administrator
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