Methods For Adding Phones; Phone Features - Cisco 7900 Series System Manual

Chapter 43 Cisco Unified IP Phones

Methods for Adding Phones

You can automatically add phones that support either the SCCP or SIP protocols to the Cisco Unified
CallManager database by using autoregistration, manually by using the phone configuration windows,
or in groups with the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT).
By enabling autoregistration before you begin installing phones, you can automatically add a Cisco
Unified IP Phone to the Cisco Unified CallManager database when you connect the phone to your IP
telephony network. For information on enabling autoregistration, refer to
in the Cisco Unified CallManager Administration Guide. During autoregistration, Cisco Unified
CallManager assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone. In many cases, you
may not want to use autoregistration; for example, if you want to assign a specific directory number to
a phone or if you plan to implement authentication or encryption, as described in the Cisco Unified
CallManager Security Guide.
Cisco Unified CallManager automatically disables autoregistration if you configure the clusterwide
Tip
security mode for authentication and encryption through the Cisco CTL client.
If you do not use autoregistration, you must manually add phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager
database or use the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT). BAT enables system administrators to perform
batch add, modify, and delete operations on large numbers of Cisco Unified IP Phones. Refer to the Cisco
Unified CallManager Bulk Administration Guide for detailed instructions on using BAT.
User/Phone Add
You can use the End User, Phone, DN, and LA Configuration window to add a new phone at the same
time that you add a new end user. You can associate a directory number (DN) and line appearance (LA)
for the new end user by using the same window. To access the End User, Phone, DN, and LA
Configuration window, choose the User Management > User/Phone Add menu option. See
"User/Phone Add Configuration"
configuration details.
The End User, Phone, DN, and LA Configuration window only allows addition of a new end user and a
Note
new phone. The window does not allow entry of existing end users or existing phones.

Phone Features

Cisco Unified CallManager enables you to configure the following phone features on Cisco Unified IP
Phones: barge, privacy release, call back, call park, call pickup, immediate divert, malicious call
identification, quality report tool, service URL, and speed dial and abbreviated dial.
For information about features that are related to directory numbers, see the
Features" section on page
forward and call waiting.
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in the Cisco Unified CallManager Administration Guide for
18-5. The following features get configured for directory numbers: call
Methods for Adding Phones
"Enabling Autoregistration"
"Directory Number
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