Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
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Adding Phones to the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for
adding phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. These
sections describe the methods:
• Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-13
• Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-14
• Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration, page 2-16
• Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-16
Table 2-4 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
Table 2-4 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Database
Method
Requires MAC
Address? Notes
Auto-registration No
• Results in automatic assignment of
directory numbers.
• Not available when security or
encryption is enabled.
Auto-registration
with TAPS
No Requires auto-registration and the Bulk
Administration Tool (BAT); updates the
Cisco Unified Communications
Manager database with the MAC
address and DNs for the device when
user calls TAPS from the phone.