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

Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database

Table 2-3	Cisco Unified IP Phone Startup Process (continued)
Task	Purpose	Related Topics
6.	Requesting the CTL file	Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
	The TFTP server stores the certificate trust list (CTL)	Security Guide, “Configuring the Cisco CTL Client”
	file. This file contains a list of Cisco Unified	chapter.
	Communications Managers and TFTP servers that the
	phone is authorized to connect to. It also contains the
	certificates necessary for establishing a secure
	connection between the phone and Cisco Unified
	Communications Manager.
7.	Requesting the Configuration File	• Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified
	The TFTP server has configuration files, which define	Communications Manager Database, page 2-8
	parameters for connecting to Cisco	• Resolving Startup Problems, page 9-1.
	Unified Communications Manager and other
	information for the phone.
8.	Contacting Cisco Unified Communications Manager	• Resolving Startup Problems, page 9-1.
	The configuration file defines how the Cisco
	Unified IP Phone communicates with Cisco
	Unified Communications Manager and provides a
	phone with its load ID. After obtaining the file from
	the TFTP server, the phone attempts to make a
	connection to the highest priority Cisco
	Unified Communications Manager on the list. If
	security is implemented, the phone makes a TLS
	connection. Otherwise, it makes a non-secure TCP
	connection.
	If the phone was manually added to the database,
	Cisco Unified Communications Manager identifies
	the phone. If the phone was not manually added to the
	database and auto-registration is enabled in Cisco
	Unified Communications Manager, the phone
	attempts to auto-register itself in the Cisco
	Unified Communications Manager database.
	Note Auto-registration is disabled when security is
	enabled on Cisco Unified Communications
	Manager. In this case, the phone must be
	manually added to the Cisco Unified
	Communications Manager database.

Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database

Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for adding phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. These sections describe the methods:

•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-9

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