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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
Step 6
From Cisco Unified Communications Manager, choose
Device
>
Phone
>
Add New
to add a phone
using an already created BAT phone template.
For detailed instructions about using BAT, refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk
Administration Guide. For more information on creation of BAT Phone Templates, see the
Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide
,
Phone Template
.
Related Topics
•
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-11
•
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-12
•
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-13
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
The Cisco Unified IP Phone can operate with SCCP (Skinny Client Control Protocol) or SIP (Session
Initiation Protocol). You can convert a phone that is using one protocol for use with the other protocol.
This section includes these topics:
•
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP, page 2-14
•
Converting an In-Use Phone from One Protocol to the Other Protocol, page 2-15
•
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment, page 2-15
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP
A new, unused phone is set for SCCP by default. To convert this phone to SIP, perform these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
Take one of these actions:
•
To auto-register the phone, set the Auto Registration Phone Protocol parameter in Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration to SIP.
•
To provision the phone using the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT), choose the appropriate phone
model and choose SIP from the BAT.
•
To provision the phone manually, make the appropriate changes for SIP on the Phone configuration
window in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.
Refer to
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
for detailed information about
Cisco Unified Communications Manager configuration. Refer to
Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Bulk Administration Guide
for detailed information about using the
BAT
.
Step 2
If you are not using DHCP in your network, configure the network parameters for the phone.
See
Configuring Startup Network Settings, page 3-15
.
Step 3
Save the configuration updates, click
Apply Config
, click
OK
when the Apply Configuration
Information dialog displays, then have the user power cycle the phone.