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Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 (SCCP)
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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for adding phones to the Cisco
Unified CM database. Be aware that each phone type requires a fixed number of device license units and
the number of unit licenses that are available on the server may impact phone registration. For more
information on licensing go to the
Licenses for Phones section in the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager System Guide.
These sections describe the methods:
•
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-8
•
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-9
•
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified CM Administration, page 2-10
•
Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-10
Table 2-4 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the Cisco Unified CM database.
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration
By enabling auto-registration before you begin installing phones, you can:
•
Add phones without first gathering MAC addresses from the phones.
•
Automatically add a Cisco Unified IP Phone to the Cisco Unified CM database when you physically
connect the phone to your IP telephony network. During auto-registration, Cisco Unified CM
assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone.
• Quickly enter phones into the Cisco Unified CM database and modify any settings, such as the
directory numbers, from Cisco Unified CM.
Table 2-4 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database
Method
Requires MAC
Address?
Notes
Auto-registration No • Results in automatic assignment of directory
numbers
•
Not available when security or encryption is
enabled
Note
Auto-registration is disabled when
security is enabled on Cisco Unified CM.
In this case, the phone must be manually
added to the Cisco Unified CM database.
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 CM Administration
Using the Cisco Unified
CM Administration Yes Requires phones to be added individually
Using BAT Yes Allows for simultaneous registration of multiple
phones