Cisco Systems OL-8131-01 manual Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, Requires MAC Method Address?

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

Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager Database

Table 2-3provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the

Cisco Unified CallManager database.

Table 2-3 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager

Database

	Requires MAC
Method	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 information in
		the Cisco Unified IP Phone
		and in
		Cisco Unified CallManager
		Administration
Using the Cisco Unified	Yes	Requires phones to be added
CallManager Administration		individually
only
Using BAT	Yes	Allows for simultaneous
		registration of multiple phones

Adding Phones with Auto-Registration

You can add phones with auto-registration without first gathering MAC addresses from the phones.

When auto-registration is enabled, Cisco Unified CallManager begins the automatic startup process to obtain a directory number. During auto-registration, Cisco Unified CallManager automatically assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone.

When you use this method, Cisco Unified CallManager automatically assigns directory numbers to new phones as they register with Cisco Unified CallManager.

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

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