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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 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 2-12

•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-13

•Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-14

•Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-14

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 TAPS		No	Requires auto-registration and the Bulk
				Administration Tool (BAT); updates the Cisco
				Unified Communications Manager database with
				the MAC address and DNs for the device when user
				calls TAPS from the phone.
	Using Cisco Unified		Yes	Requires phones to be added individually.
	Communications Manager
	Administration
	Using BAT		Yes	Can add groups of same model of phone.
				Can schedule when phones are added to the Cisco
				Unified Communications Manager database.
		Cisco Unified IP Phone 7931G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1
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