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Chapter2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco UnifiedCallManager Database
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager Database
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for
adding phones to the Cisco UnifiedCallManager database. The following
sections describe these methods:
•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page2-14
•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page2-15
•Adding Phones with Cisco Unified CallManager Administration, page2-16
•Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-16
Table 2 -5 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the
Cisco Unified CallManager database.
Table2-5 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager
Database
Method
Requires MAC
Address? Notes
Auto-registration No Results in automatic
assignment of directory
numbers
Auto-registration with TAPS No Requires auto-registration and
the Bulk Administration Tool
(BAT); updates the Cisco
Unified CallManager database
with the DNs for the device
Using the Cisco Unified
CallManager Administration
Yes Requires phones to be added
individually
Using BAT Yes Allows for simultaneous
registration of multiple phones