Cisco Systems 8941 Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database, Requires MAC Method Address?

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Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database

Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database

Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for adding phones to the Cisco Unified CM database. Be aware that each phone type requires a fixed number of device license units and the number of unit licenses that are available on the server may impact phone registration. For more information on licensing go to the Licenses for Phones section in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide.

These sections describe the methods:

•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-8

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

•Adding Phones with Cisco Unified CM Administration, page 2-10

•Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-10

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

Table 2-4	Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database
		Requires MAC
Method		Address?	Notes
Auto-registration		No	• Results in automatic assignment of directory
			numbers
			• Not available when security or encryption is
			enabled
			Note Auto-registration is disabled when security
			is enabled on Cisco Unified CM. In this
			case, the phone must be manually added to
			the Cisco Unified CM database.
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 CM Administration
Using the Cisco Unified		Yes	Requires phones to be added individually
CM 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 CM database when you physically connect the phone to your IP telephony network. During auto-registration, Cisco Unified CM assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone.

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

Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941 and 8945 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SCCP and SIP)

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