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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
You can add phones individually to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database using
Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration. To do so, you first obtain the MAC address for
each phone.
For information about determining a MAC address, see
“Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different
Protocols” section on page 2-11
.
After you have collected MAC addresses, in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration,
choose
Device > Phone
and click
Add New
to begin.
For complete instructions and conceptual information about Cisco Unified Communications Manager,
go to the “
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Overview
” chapter in the
Cisco Unified
Communications Manager System Guide
.
Related Topics
•
Adding Phones with autoregistration, page 2-8
•
Adding Phones with autoregistration and TAPS, page 2-9
•
Adding Phones Using the BAT Phone Template, page 2-10
Adding Phones Using the BAT Phone Template
The Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) enables you to perform
batch operations, including registration, on multiple phones. To access BAT, choose
Bulk
Administration
in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration,
To add phones by using BAT only (not in conjunction with TAPS), you must obtain the appropriate MAC
address for each phone.
For information about determining a MAC address, see the
“Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with
Different Protocols” section on page 2-11
.
For detailed instructions about adding phones using the Bulk Administration menu, refer to the
Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide
, chapter
Inserting Phones
.
To add a phone to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager using the BAT phone template, follow
these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
From Cisco Unified Communications Manager, choose
Bulk Administration > Phones > Phone
Template
.
Step 2
Click
Add New
.
Step 3
Choose a Phone Type and click
Next
.
Step 4
Enter the details of phone specific parameters like Device Pool, Phone Button Template, Device Security
Profile and so on.
Step 5
Click
Save
.
Step 6
From Cisco Unified Communications Manager, choose
Device > Phone > Add New
to add a phone
using an existing BAT phone template.