Adding Phones With Auto-Registration - Cisco 3951 Administration Manual

Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager Database

Adding Phones with Auto-Registration

Note
Cisco Unified SIP Phone 3951 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1
2-10
Chapter 2
Table 2-4 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager
Database
Requires MAC
Method Address?
Auto-registration No
Using the Yes
Cisco Unified
CallManager Ad-
ministration
Using BAT Yes
By enabling auto-registration before you begin installing phones, you can:
Automatically add a Cisco Unified IP Phone to the Cisco Unified
•
CallManager database when you physically connect the phone to your IP
telephony network. During auto-registration, Cisco Unified CallManager
assigns the next available sequential directory number to the phone.
• Add phones without first gathering MAC addresses from the phones.
Quickly enter phones into the Cisco Unified CallManager database and
•
modify any settings, such as the directory numbers, from
Cisco Unified CallManager.
• Move auto-registered phones to new locations and assign them to different
device pools without affecting their directory numbers.
You should use auto-registration to add less than 100 phones to your network. To
add more than 100 phones to your network, use the Cisco Unified CallManager
Bulk Administration (BAT). See the
page 2-11.
Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Notes
Results in automatic assignment of
directory numbers
Requires phones to be added individ-
ually
Allows for simultaneous registration
of multiple phones
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