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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

•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-10

•Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-11

•Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-11

Table 2-4provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the Cisco Unified

Communications Manager database.

Table 2-4	Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
	Database
		Requires MAC
Method		Address?	Notes
Auto-registration		No	• Results in automatic assignment of directory
			numbers.
			• Not available when security or encryption is
			enabled.
Auto-registration with		No	Requires auto-registration and the Bulk
TAPS			Administration Tool (BAT); updates information
			in the Cisco Unified IP Phone and in Cisco
			Unified Communications Manager
			Administration.
Using the Cisco Unified		Yes	Requires phones to be added individually.
Communications Manager
Administration
Using BAT		Yes	Allows for simultaneous registration of multiple
			phones.

Adding Phones with Auto-Registration

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

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

•Automatically add a Cisco Unified IP Phone to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database when you physically connect the phone to your IP telephony network. During auto-registration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone.

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

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

Note Cisco recommends you 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 2-11.

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1

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