Cisco CP Series - Connecting a Bluetooth Headset

Article 000002010 · Updated Jan 20, 2026 · 2,812 views

The following Cisco phones Nextiva sells have built-in Bluetooth:

  • CP 8845
  • CP 8861
  • CP 8865

 

 

Enable or Disable Bluetooth

  1. Press the settings button on the phone.
     
  2. Scroll down and select the Bluetooth option.

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  3. With the Bluetooth option highlighted, use the left and right buttons to toggle Bluetooth on or off and press Set.

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  4. You can confirm Bluetooth is enabled on the home screen by the empty Bluetooth icon in the upper right-hand corner.

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Pairing a Bluetooth Device

Once Bluetooth is enabled, follow these steps to pair a Bluetooth device to the phone.
 

  1. Press the settings button on the phone.
     
  2. Scroll down and select the Bluetooth option.

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  3. Select the Devices option.

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  4. Ensure the device you wish to connect is in pairing and press the Scan softkey.

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  5. The phone will search for nearby Bluetooth devices.

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  6. One the list populates, highlight the Bluetooth device to pair to and press the Connect softkey.

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  7. The phone will connect to the device.

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  8. You can tell if a device is connected by the white Bluetooth icon in the upper right corner of the home screen.  If the icon is NOT filled in white, nothing is connected.

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Connect to a Paired Device

  1. Press the settings button on the phone.
     
  2. Scroll down and select the Bluetooth option.

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  3. Select the Devices option.

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  4. Highlight the paired device and press the Connect softkey.

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Delete a Paired Device

  1. Press the settings button on the phone.
     
  2. Scroll down and select the Bluetooth option.

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  3. Select the Devices option.

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  4. Highlight the paired device and press the Option softkey.

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  5. Scroll down and select Delete.

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  6. The phone will ask for confirmation, press the Delete softkey to confirm.

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