/mcp• Click Apply Config if you modified a template that is already associated with devices to restart the devices. • If you created a new softkey template, associate the template with the devices and then restart them. For more information, see Add a Softkey Template to a Common Device Configuration and Associate a Softkey Template with a Phone sections. Associate a Softkey Template with a Common Device Configuration Optional. There are two ways to associate a softkey template with a phone: • Add the softkey template to the Phone Configuration. • Add the softkey template to the Common Device Configuration. The procedures in this section describe how to associate the softkey template with a Common Device Configuration. Follow these procedures if your system uses a Common Device Configuration to apply configuration options to phones. This is the most commonly used method for making a softkey template available to phones. To use the alternative method, see Associate a Softkey Template with a Phone, on page 234. Before you begin Configure a Softkey Template for Meet-Me Conferencing, on page 232 Procedure Purpose Command or Action Add a Softkey Template to a Common Device Configuration, on page 233 Step 1 Associate a Common Device Configuration with a Phone, on page 234 Step 2 Add a Softkey Template to a Common Device Configuration Procedure Step 1 From Cisco Unified CM Administration, choose Device > Device Settings > Common Device Configuration. Step 2 Perform the following steps to create a new Common Device Configuration and associate the softkey template with it; otherwise, proceed to the next step. a) Click Add New. b) Enter a name for the Common Device Configuration in the Name field. c) Click Save. Step 3 Perform the following steps to add the softkey template to an existing Common Device Configuration. a) Click Find and enter the search criteria. Feature Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Release 15 and SUs 233 Conferencing Features Associate a Softkey Template with a Common Device Configuration