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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phones on Your Network
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
Related Topics
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-9
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-10
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-11
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
The Cisco Unified IP Phones can operate with SCCP (Skinny Client Control Protocol) or SIP (Session
Initiation Protocol). You can convert a phone from using one protocol to using the other protocol.
This section includes these topics:
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP, page 2-12
Converting an In-Use Phone from One Protocol to the Other, page 2-13
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment, page 2-13

Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP

A new, unused phone is set for SCCP by default. To convert this phone to SIP, perform these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 Take one of these actions:
To auto-register the phone, set the Auto Registration Phone Protocol enterprise parameter in
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration to SIP.
To provision the phone by using the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT), choose the appropriate phone
model and choose SIP from BAT.
To provision the phone manually, make the appropriate changes for SIP on the Phone Configuration
window in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.
For more information on Cisco Unified Communications Manager configuration, see Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration Guide. For more information on using BAT, see Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide.
Step 2 If you are not using DHCP in your network, configure the network parameters for the phone.
See Configuring Startup Network Settings, page 3-15.
Step 3 Save the configuration updates, click Apply Config, click OK in the Apply Configuration Information
window, and have the user power cycle the phone.