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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 Table 2-5 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. Table 2-5 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database Method Auto-registration Auto-registration with TAPS Using the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Using BAT Requires MAC Address? No No Yes Notes • Provides no control over directory number assignment to phone. • Not available when security or encryption is enabled. Requires auto-registration and the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT); updates the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database with the MAC address and DNs for the device when user calls TAPS from the phone. Requires phones to be added individually Yes Can add groups of same model of phone. Can schedule when phones are added to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. Adding Phones with Auto-Registration By enabling auto-registration 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 when you physically connect the phone to your IP telephony network. During auto-registration, 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 auto-registered phones to new locations and assign them to different device pools without affecting their directory numbers. Note Cisco recommends you use auto-registration to add less than 100 phones to your network. To add more than 100 phones to your network, use the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT). See the "Adding Phones with BAT" section on page 2-11. Auto-registration is disabled by default. In some cases, you might not want to use auto-registration; for example, if you want to assign a specific directory number to the phone, or if you plan to implement authentication or encryption, as described in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide. For information about enabling auto-registration, refer to "Enabling Auto-Registration" in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide. OL-14641-01 Cisco Unified IP Phone 7965G and 7945G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1 2-9