Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Understanding the Phone Startup Process
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Methods for Adding Phones to the
Cisco Unified CallManager Database
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for
adding phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager database. These sections
describe the methods:
• Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-11
• Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-12
• Adding Phones with Cisco Unified CallManager Administration, page 2-13
• Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-14
Table 2-2 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the
Cisco Unified CallManager database.
Table 2-2 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager
Database
Method
Requires MAC
Address? Notes
Auto-registration No Provides no control over directory
number assignment to phone.
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 CallManager database
with the MAC address and DNs for the
device when user calls TAPS from the
phone.
