Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone Addition Methods - Cisco 6901 Administration Manual

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone Addition Methods

If the phone was manually added to the database, Cisco Unified Communications Manager identifies the
phone. If the phone was not manually added to the database and autoregistration is enabled in Cisco
Unified Communications Manager, the phone attempts to autoregister in the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager database.
For more information, see
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone Addition
Methods
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, you must choose a method for adding phones to the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. Each phone type requires a fixed number of device license
units and the available number of unit licenses on the server may impact phone registration. For more
information on licensing, see the "Licenses for Phones" section in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
System Guide.
The following table provides an overview of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager phone addition
methods.
Table 2: Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
Method
Autoregistration
Autoregistration with TAPS
Using the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager
Administration
Using BAT
Autoregistration Phone Addition
By enabling autoregistration before you begin installing phones, you can:
• Add phones without first gathering MAC addresses from the phones.
• Automatically add a Cisco Unified IP Phone to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database
Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 10.0
(SCCP and SIP)
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Startup Problems
Requires MAC
address?
No
No
Yes
Yes
when you physically connect the phone to your IP telephony network. During autoregistration,
Cisco Unified Communications Manager assigns the next available sequential directory number to the
phone.
Cisco Unified IP Phone and Telephony Networks
Notes
Results in automatic assignment of directory numbers.
Not available when security or encryption is enabled.
Requires autoregistration and the Bulk Administration Tool
(BAT); updates information in the Cisco Unified IP Phone
and in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration
Requires phones to be added individually
Allows for simultaneous registration of multiple phones