Adding Phones With Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration; Adding Phones With Bat; Using Cisco Unified Ip Phones With Different Protocols - Cisco 7940G Administration Manual

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network

Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration

You can add phones individually to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database using
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. To do so, you first need to obtain the MAC
address for each phone.
For information about determining a MAC address, see the
Unified IP Phone" section on page
After you have collected MAC addresses, in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration,
choose Device > Phone and click Add New to begin.
For complete instructions and conceptual information about Cisco Unified Communications Manager,
refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide and to Cisco
Unified Communications Manager System Guide.
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Adding Phones with BAT

The Cisco Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) is a plug-in application for Cisco Unified Communications
Manager that enables you to perform batch operations, including registration, on multiple phones.
Before you can add phones using BAT, you must obtain the MAC address for each phone.
For information about determining a MAC address, see the
Unified IP Phone" section on page
For detailed instructions about using BAT, refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration Guide and to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide.
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Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols

The Cisco Unified IP Phone can operate with SCCP (Skinny Client Control Protocol) or SIP (Session
Initiation Protocol). You can convert a phone that is using one protocol for use with the other protocol.
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G/7940G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 (SIP)
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Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-8
Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-9
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-8
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-9
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP, page 2-10
Converting an In-Use Phone from SCCP to SIP, page 2-10
Converting an In-Use Phone from SIP to SCCP, page 2-10
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment, page 2-11
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
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