Collecting Mac Addresses Before Adding Devices; Running The Cisco Ip Communicator Administration Tool - Cisco IP Communicator Administration Manual

Running the Cisco IP Communicator Administration Tool

Collecting MAC Addresses Before Adding Devices

Running the Cisco IP Communicator Administration
Tool
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You need to collect MAC addresses before adding devices to the database
individually, using Cisco CallManager Administration, or in bulk, using BAT only
(not in conjunction with Tool for Auto-Registered Phones Support).
You do not need to collect MAC addresses before adding devices with
auto-registration only or when using BAT in conjunction with TAPS.
When collecting a MAC address, you need to get it from the network interface of
the client PC on which you want the Cisco IP Communicator application installed.
If there is more than one network interface on the client PC, use the MAC address
from the interface that is most likely to provide permanent connectivity, or from
the interface that is always enabled—even if it is inactive. (For example, use the
integrated Ethernet card rather than the wireless card, docking station, or PC
card.)
This criteria also pertains to choosing a network interface to associate with the
application during initial startup (if such a choice is necessary.) For more
information about choosing an interface if prompted at startup, see the
a Device Name" section on page
Related Topics
Deployment and Configuration Checklist, page 2-5
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Adding Devices with Cisco CallManager Administration, page 2-12
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Adding Devices with BAT, page 2-13
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As part of your deployment preparations, it is highly recommended that you:
Run the Cisco IP Communicator Administration Tool on the
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Cisco CallManager publisher
Select the option in the Tool to enable HTTP access—Required if you have
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any users in your network who rely on an unsupported VPN client. (See the
"What Software VPN Clients are Supported?" section on page
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