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Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
You set up each phone to enable or disable the EnergyWise settings. If EnergyWise is enabled, you
configure a sleep and wake time, as well as other parameters. These parameters are sent to the phone as
part of the phone configuration XML file.
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
When deploying a new IP telephony system, system administrators and network administrators must
complete several initial configuration tasks to prepare the network for IP telephony service. For
information and a checklist for setting up and configuring a Cisco IP telephony network, go to the
System Configuration Overview chapter in Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide.
After you have set up the IP telephony system and configured system-wide features in Cisco Unified
CM, you can add IP phones to the system.
The following topics provide an overview of procedures for adding Cisco Unified IP Phones to
your network:
• Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones in Cisco Unified CM, page 1-23
• Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones, page 1-27
Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones in Cisco Unified CM
To add phones to the Cisco Unified CM database, you can use:
• Auto-registration
• Cisco Unified CM Administration
• Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)
• BAT and the Tool for Auto-Registered Phones Support (TAPS)
For more information about these choices, see the “Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CM Database”
section on page 2-8.
For general information about configuring phones in Cisco Unified CM, refer to the
following documentation:
• Cisco Unified IP Phones, Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide
• Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
Guide
• Autoregistration Configuration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
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