Configuring Presence Call-Lists in CUCME

Configuring Presence call-lists in CUCME is fairly easy and can be done in a few simple steps. Activating this feature will allow the configured watchers to view the status (on/off hook, line busy, etc.) of the designated presentities. Now, Presence on CUCME is not as granular as it is on CUCM, you are not able to setup different Presence groups to allow some people to watch particular extensions, but not others. You have to keep that in mind when setting up who is the watchers and presentities are.

First, you will need to enable the Presence service. This will enable the router to accept incoming Presence requests.

CUCME-RTR(config)# presence
CUCME-RTR(config-presence)# presence call-list
CUCME-RTR(config)#sip-ua
CUCME-RTR(config-sip-ua)#presence enable

Next, you will need to enable each directory number that is to be monitored

For SCCP Phones:
CUCME-RTR(config)#ephone-dn 1
CUCME-RTR(config-ephone-dn)#allow watch
For SIP Phones:
CUCME-RTR(config)#voice register dn 1
CUCME-RTR(config-register-dn)#allow watch

Finally, you need to BLF monitoring for call lists on the phone that is to be the watcher

For SCCP Phones:
CUCME-RTR(config)#ephone 1
CUCME-RTR(config-ephone)#presence call-list
For SIP Phones
CUCME-RTR(config)#voice register pool 1
CUCME-RTR(config-register-pool)#presence call-list

All that is left is to rebuild the configuration files and reset the SCCP and SIP phones. When they come back on-line, in the missed/placed calls and local directory, you will see the BLF status of all the DNs that were configured as presentities.

Three steps, that is all you need to do to get this CUCME feature up and running.

Ref: CUCME System Admin Guide – Configuring Presence