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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 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 Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-13. Auto-registration is disabled by default. In some cases, you may 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 use secure connection with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 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. Note When you configure the cluster for mixed mode through the Cisco CTL client, auto-registration is automatically disabled. When you configure the cluster for nonsecure mode through the Cisco CTL client, auto-registration is not automatically enabled. Related Topics • Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-12 • Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-13 • Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-13 Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS You can add phones with auto-registration and TAPS, the Tool for Auto-Registered Phones Support, without first gathering MAC addresses from phones. TAPS works with the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) to update a batch of phones that were already added to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database with dummy MAC addresses. Use TAPS to update MAC addresses and download pre-defined configurations for phones. Note Cisco recommends you use auto-registration and TAPS 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 Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-13. To implement TAPS, you or the end-user dial a TAPS directory number and follow voice prompts. When the process is complete, the phone will have downloaded its directory number and other settings, and the phone will be updated in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration with the correct MAC address. Auto-registration must be enabled in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration (System > Cisco Unified CM) for TAPS to function. Note When you configure the cluster for mixed mode through the Cisco CTL client, auto-registration is automatically disabled. When you configure the cluster for nonsecure mode through the Cisco CTL client, auto-registration is not automatically enabled. Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide for detailed instructions about BAT and about TAPS. 2-12 Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 OL-23092-01