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Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database

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For information about determining a MAC address, see the

“Determining the

MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phone” section on page 2-21

After you have collected MAC addresses, in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration, choose Device > Phone and click Add New to begin.

For complete instructions and conceptual information about Cisco Unified
Communications Manager, refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide and to Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide.

Related Topics

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Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-15

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Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-16

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Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-18

Adding Phones with BAT

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Tool (BAT), a
standard Cisco Unified Communications Manager application, enables you to
perform batch operations, which includes registration, on multiple phones.

To add phones by using BAT only (not in conjunction with TAPS), you first need
to obtain the appropriate MAC address for each phone.