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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 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database (continued) Method Using the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Using BAT Requires MAC Address? Yes Notes 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 2-17. 2-14 Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1 OL-14626-01