Adding Phones To The Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database - Cisco 7906G - Unified IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Database
Table 2-4 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Database
Method
Auto-registration
Auto-registration with
TAPS
Using the
Cisco Unified
Communications
Manager
Administration
Using BAT
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Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database

Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for
adding phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. These
sections describe the methods:
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-12
•
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-13
•
• Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration, page 2-14
Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-14
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Table 2-4 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
Requires MAC
Address?
No
No
Yes
Yes
Notes
Results in automatic assignment of directory
•
numbers.
Not available when security or encryption is enabled.
•
Requires auto-registration and the Bulk Administration
Tool (BAT); updates the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager database with the MAC address and DNs for the
device when user calls TAPS from the phone.
Requires phones to be added individually
Can add groups of same model of phone.
•
Can schedule when phones are added to the
•
Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
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