Adding Phones With Auto-Registration - Cisco 7961G Administration Manual

Adding Phones to the Cisco CallManager Database
Table 2-5 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco CallManager Database
Method
Auto-registration
Auto-registration with TAPS
Using the Cisco CallManager
Administration
Using BAT

Adding Phones with Auto-Registration

Note
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Requires MAC
Address?
No
No
Yes
Yes
You can add phones with auto-registration without first gathering MAC addresses
from the phones.
Cisco recommends you use auto-registration to add less than 100 phones to your
network. To add more than 100 phones to your network, use the Bulk
Administration Tool (BAT).
When auto-registration is enabled, Cisco CallManager begins the automatic
startup process to obtain a directory number. During auto-registration,
Cisco CallManager automatically assigns the next available sequential directory
number to the phone.
When you use this method, Cisco CallManager automatically assigns directory
numbers to new phones as they register with Cisco CallManager.
You can use auto-registration to quickly enter phones into the Cisco CallManager
database. You can then modify any settings, such as the directory numbers, from
Cisco CallManager. Additionally, you can move auto-registered phones to new
locations and assign them to different device pools without affecting their
directory numbers.
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Notes
Results in automatic assignment of directory
numbers
Requires auto-registration and the Bulk
Administration Tool (BAT); updates information in
the Cisco IP Phone and in Cisco CallManager
Administration
Requires phones to be added individually
Allows for simultaneous registration of multiple
phones
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