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Cisco and Microsoft Teams integration. Your Cisco calling, inside Teams.

Make and take Cisco calls on the Teams dial pad. Each Teams user registers to their own SIP line on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), so numbers and call features stay on Cisco.

Free 30-day proof of concept for service providers.

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The basics

What is Cisco Microsoft Teams integration?

It connects Cisco calling to Microsoft Teams so people can handle their calls without leaving Teams. TeamMate does this with PBX Connector: each Teams user registers to their own SIP line on Cisco Unified Communications Manager, and TeamMate automates the Direct Routing link and supplies the session border controllers. Service providers on Cisco BroadWorks can connect too.

In Teams

What Cisco users get in Teams.

Calls on the Teams dial pad

Teams Calls becomes a softphone on Cisco, using the user’s Cisco number or extension, on desktop, browser and mobile.

Cisco features kept

Hold, transfer and voicemail still run on Cisco. Custom soft keys put the Cisco functions you choose one tap away.

Voicemail alerts

New Cisco voicemail notifications arrive in Teams, so messages are not missed away from the desk phone.

Presence in sync

On a Cisco call, Teams shows On a Call automatically. Presence Pause stops calls ringing through to Teams during meetings.

Pro Transfer

Transfer a Cisco call to anyone in Teams, with the transfer reported back to Cisco. How Pro Transfer works

Screen pops

Show caller details from your CRM or other systems as a card in Teams before the call is answered.

Cisco

Cisco calling and Webex, connected to Teams.

Cisco CUCM

Each Teams user becomes a SIP line on CUCM, so people can use Teams, a Cisco phone or both.

Cisco BroadWorks

Service providers can put BroadWorks calling in Teams under their own brand. BroadWorks integration

Webex messaging

ChatBridge links Teams and Webex chat in real time. Teams and Webex chat

How it works

Cisco in Teams in three steps.

Set up your portal

Connect your Microsoft 365 tenant with minimal permissions.

Add CUCM and users

Create a SIP line for each Teams user on CUCM, as you would for a third-party SIP phone, and enter the details. TeamMate builds the Direct Routing link.

Make and receive calls

Cisco calls ring in Teams on desktop, browser and mobile, alongside Cisco phones.

Options

Three ways to connect Cisco to Teams.

Most Cisco and Teams integrations use one of three approaches. They differ in where the call is answered and how many Cisco features come along.

Cross launch

A Teams app opens a separate Cisco softphone. Calls move out of Teams, and you support a second client on every desktop.

Twinning

Cisco also rings a separate Teams number. Calls are answered in Teams, but Cisco features are lost and each user needs an extra number or trunk.

Registration (TeamMate)

Each Teams user registers to Cisco like any SIP phone. Calls are answered in Teams with Cisco features kept and no extra number per user.

More integrations

Other phone systems in Teams.

TeamMate also connects Mitel, 3CX, BroadWorks, Metaswitch, NetSapiens, Avaya to Microsoft Teams, along with 80+ PBX types and variants tested with PBX Connector.

FAQ

Cisco and Teams questions.

Does Microsoft Teams integrate with Cisco CUCM?

Yes. TeamMate PBX Connector registers each Teams user to their own SIP line on Cisco Unified Communications Manager, so Cisco calls ring on the Teams dial pad on desktop, browser and mobile.

What is needed on CUCM?

A SIP line for each Teams user, set up as you would for a third-party SIP phone. Numbers, call routing and carriers stay as they are.

Does it work with Cisco BroadWorks?

Yes. Service providers on BroadWorks can connect it to Teams under their own brand. See the BroadWorks integration page.

Can Teams users chat with Webex users?

Yes. ChatBridge links Microsoft Teams and Cisco Webex for real-time messaging between the two.

Does Teams presence work with Cisco?

Yes. When a user is unavailable in Teams, Presence Pause can set them to Do Not Disturb on CUCM, using the standard SIP event package (RFC 6665).

Do users need a Microsoft Teams Phone license?

With PBX Connector, yes, as with any Direct Routing setup. If you would rather not buy Teams Phone licenses, the ACS Call App add-on lets users make and take calls in Teams without them.

Do we need a session border controller (SBC)?

An SBC is needed for any SIP connection to Microsoft Teams, and it is included. TeamMate runs SBCs in 9 Microsoft Azure regions, so there is nothing to install.

How is it priced, and can we try it?

It is priced per user, per month. Service providers can start with a free 30-day proof of concept on their own system.

Put Cisco in Microsoft Teams.

See it in a live demo, or start a proof of concept on your own Cisco system.

Free 30-day proof of concept for service providers.