Signing In to the Cisco Call App in Teams

Overview

Users will encounter sign‑in issues when using the Cisco Call app inside Microsoft Teams.
This is expected and occurs because:

  • Webex uses your email address for authentication
  • Microsoft 365 uses username@… for authentication

Since the two systems use different login formats, Teams may try to sign in with the wrong identity.
We plan to update our SSO configuration in the future so both systems use the same format, but until then, users will need to follow the steps below.

How to Sign In Successfully


Step 1 — Open the Cisco Call App

  1. In Teams, select the Cisco Call app from the left navigation menu.
    If it’s not visible, click More apps (…) and search for Cisco Call.
     

Step 2 — Choose “Use a different account”

When the Microsoft sign‑in window appears:
  1. Do NOT click Continue
  2. Select Use a different account (this link appears under the main sign-in button)
This ensures Teams does not attempt to authenticate you with your Microsoft 365 username.
 

Step 3 — Sign In Using Your Webex Credentials

After selecting Use a different account, you will be redirected to the Webex login screen.
Enter your:
  • Email address used for Webex authentication
  • Webex password
Your call history, voicemail, and calling features will load once authentication completes

If You Signed In With the Wrong Account

If you already clicked Continue and the app failed to load:

  1. Open the Cisco Call app
  2. Click your profile icon
  3. Select Sign Out
  4. Sign in again, and be sure to choose Use a different account

Future Improvements

We are planning changes to our Single Sign-On (SSO) configuration so that Webex and Microsoft 365 authentication use the same format.

Once these changes are complete, the current sign in issues should no longer occur.

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