You can program up to 99 numbers to speed dial on the Cisco hard phones.

Setting up speed dial is done in the Cisco Self Care Portal

  1. Open a web browser
  2. launch http://go.wisc.edu/6fz24i (log in with your netid)
  3. On the Left Menu, choose "Phone Settings"
  4. choose speed dial numbers
  5. click to add a new number
  6. First Box is the number to call.  Must use the VOIP dialing requirements
  7. Second Box is the name or description
  8. Third box is the phone pad number to assign this speed dial: 1-99
  9. Save

How to use Speed Dial:

Option 1:

  1. Press the down button to scroll through the list of your speed dial contacts  
  2. You will notice in the view window, the button for "Call." Push it.
  3. The phone will dial the number in speaker phone mode.
  4. Pick up the handset.


Option 2:

  1. Leave the handset in the cradle
  2. Push the number assigned to person you want to call (ex. push the "1" then "9" to call #19 in your speed dial directory)
  3. You will notice in the view window, the button for "AbbrDial".  Push it.
  4. The phone will dial the number in speaker phone mode. 
  5. Pick up the handset.

*Your first two or three speed dial numbers will also appear in the Cisco phone display as soft buttons.