Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager Database
•Quickly enter phones into the Cisco Unified CallManager database and modify any settings, such as the directory numbers, from
Cisco Unified CallManager.
•Move auto-registered phones to new locations and assign them to different device pools without affecting their directory numbers.
Note You should use auto-registration to add less than 100 phones to your network. To add more than 100 phones to your network, use the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT). See the “Adding Phones with BAT” section on page 2-15.
In some cases, you might not want to use auto-registration: for example, if you want to assign a specific directory number to the phone or if you plan to implement authentication or encryption, as described in Cisco Unified CallManager Security Guide. For information about enabling auto-registration, refer to “Enabling Auto-Registration” in the Cisco Unified CallManager Administration Guide.
Note Cisco Unified CallManager automatically disables auto-registration if you configure the cluster-wide security mode for authentication and encryption through the Cisco CTL client.
Related Topics
•Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-13
•Adding Phones with Cisco Unified CallManager Administration, page 2-14
•Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-15
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS
TAPS, the Tool for Auto-Registered Phones Support, works with the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) to update a batch of phones that were already added to the Cisco Unified CallManager database with dummy MAC addresses. You use TAPS to update MAC addresses and download pre-defined configurations for phones.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 (SCCP), Cisco Unified IP Phones
