Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network

Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone

Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone

There are several procedures that require you to determine and enter the MAC address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone. These procedures include adding phones the the Cisco Unified CallManager database using Cisco Unified CallManager Administration or using BAT.

Table 2-2describes the methods that you can use to determine the MAC address of a phone.

Table 2-2 Determining the MAC Address of a Phone

Cisco Unified

 

 

IP Phone

Method

Reference

 

 

 

7905G and

Choose Menu > Settings >

See Chapter 4, “Configuring

7912G

Network Configuration and

Settings on the Cisco

 

look at the MAC Address field

Unified IP Phone.”

 

 

 

7905G and

Display the Phone

See Appendix A, “Reference

7912G

Configuration Web Page and

List of Parameters.”

 

look for the MAC address;

 

 

enter:

 

 

http://PHONE_IPAddress>

 

 

 

 

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 Unified CallManager database. The following sections describe these methods:

Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-13

Adding Phones with Cisco Unified CallManager Administration, page 2-14

Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-15

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones

 

 

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