The following table provides an overview of the methods for adding phones to the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager database.
Table 13: Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
Notes
Requires MAC
Address?
Method
Results in automatic assignment of directory numbers.
No
Autoregistration
Requires autoregistration and the Bulk Administration Tool;
updates information in the Cisco DX600 series phone and
in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.
No
Autoregistration with Tool
for Autoregistered Phones
Support (TAPS)
Requires phones to be added individually.
Yes
Using the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager
Administration
Allows for simultaneous registration of multiple phones.
Yes
Using Cisco Unified
Communications Manager
Bulk Administration Tool
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 Desktop Collaboration Experience DX600 series phone to the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager database 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.
•
Quickly enter phones into the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database and modify any settings,
such as the directory numbers, from Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
•
Move autoregistered phones to new locations and assign them to different device pools without affecting
their directory numbers.
Cisco recommends that you use autoregistration to add fewer than 100 phones to your
network. To add more than 100 phones to your network, use the Bulk Administration
Tool.
Note
Autoregistration is disabled by default. In some cases, you might not want to use autoregistration; for
example, if you want to assign a specific directory number to the phone, or if you want to use a secure
connection with Cisco Unified Communications Manager as described in
Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Security Guide
. For information about enabling autoregistration, see the
“
Enabling
Autoregistration
”
section in the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
.
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