Phone Addition Methods - Cisco 9971 Administration Manual

Phone Addition Methods

After you install the Cisco IP Phone, you can choose one of the following options to add phones to the Cisco
Unified Communications Manager database.
• Add phones individually using the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
• Add multiple phones using the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)
• Autoregistration
• BAT and the Tool for Auto-Registered Phones Support (TAPS)
Adding phones either individually or using BAT requires you to identify the MAC address for the phone. For
more information, see
For more information about the Bulk Administration Tool, see the documentation for your particular Cisco
Unified Communications Manager release.
Related Topics
Enable Autoregistration for Phones, on page 60
Add Phones Individually
Collect the MAC address and phone information for the phone that you will add to the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager.
Procedure
Step 1 In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose Device > Phone.
Step 2 Click Add New.
Step 3
Select the phone type.
Step 4 Select Next.
Step 5 Complete the information about the phone including the MAC Address.
For complete instructions and conceptual information about Cisco Unified Communications Manager, see
the documentation for your particular Cisco Unified Communications Manager release.
Step 6 Select Save.
Add Phones Using BAT Phone Template
The Cisco Unified Communications Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) enables you to perform batch operations,
including registration of multiple phones.
To add phones using BAT only (not in conjunction with TAPS), you must obtain the appropriate MAC address
for each phone.
Determine the Phone MAC Address, on page
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