Add Buttons to Your Phone (8800 Series)• Cisco IP Phone 8800 Key Expansion Module, on page 1• Key Expansion Module Buttons and Hardware, on page 2• Connect a Key Expansion Module to a Cisco IP Phone, on page 4• Connect Two or Three Key Expansion Modules to a Cisco IP Phone, on page 8• Manage Your Key Expansion Modules, on page 12• Place a Call on the Key Expansion Module, on page 13• Adjust the Key Expansion Module Screen Brightness, on page 13Cisco IP Phone 8800 Key Expansion ModuleA key expansion module allows you to add extra line appearances or programmable buttons to your phone.The programmable buttons can be set up as phone line buttons, speed-dial buttons, or phone feature buttons.Simplified dialing is not supported on the expansion modules.The following table describes the number of Key Expansion Modules supported by each model in the CiscoIP Phone 8800 Series.Table 1: Key Expansion Module SupportNumber of Key Expansion Modules SupportedCisco IP Phone Model2 key expansion modules with 72 buttons8851 and 8851NR3 key expansion modules with 108 buttons8861, 8865, and 8865NRWhen multiple key expansion modules are attached to the phone, they are numbered according to the orderin which they are connected to the phone. For example:• Key expansion module 1 is the closest unit to the phone.• Key expansion module 2 is the unit in the middle.• Key expansion module 3 is the farthest unit from the phone.Add Buttons to Your Phone (8800 Series)1