Cisco Systems OL-8555-01 manual Adding Phones with Auto-Registration

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network

Understanding the Phone Startup Process

Table 2-2 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager

Database

	Requires MAC
Method	Address?	Notes
Using the	Yes	Must add phones individually.
Cisco Unified Call
Manager
Administration
Using BAT	Yes	Can add groups of same model of phone.
		Can schedule when phones are added to
		the Cisco Unified CallManager
		database.

Adding Phones with Auto-Registration

By enabling auto-registration before you begin installing phones, you can:

•Automatically add a Cisco Unified IP Phone to the

Cisco Unified CallManager database when you physically connect the phone to your IP telephony network. During auto-registration,

Cisco Unified CallManager assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone.

•Add phones without first gathering MAC addresses from the phones.

•Quickly enter phones into the Cisco Unified CallManager database and modify any settings, such as the directory numbers, from

Cisco Unified CallManager.

•Move auto-registered phones to new locations and assign them to different device pools without affecting their directory numbers.

Note You should use auto-registration to add less than 100 phones to your network. To add more than 100 phones to your network, use the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT). See the “Adding Phones with BAT” section on page 2-14.

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2, Cisco Unified IP Phones

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