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Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database - phone manual
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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 2-3 Cisco Unified IP Phone Startup Process (continued) Task Purpose Related Topics 6. Requesting the Configuration File • Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified The TFTP server has configuration files, which define Communications Manager Database, page 2-7. parameters for connecting to Cisco • Resolving Startup Problems, page 9-1. Unified Communications Manager and other information for the phone. 7. Contacting Cisco Unified Communications Manager Resolving Startup Problems, page 9-1. The configuration file defines how the Cisco Unified IP Phone communicates with Cisco Unified Communications Manager and provides a phone with its load ID. After obtaining the file from the TFTP server, the phone attempts to make a connection to the highest priority Cisco Unified Communications Manager on the list. If the phone was manually added to the database, Cisco Unified Communications Manager identifies the phone. If the phone was not manually added to the database and auto-registration is enabled in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, the phone attempts to auto-register itself in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database Before installing the Cisco Unified IP phone, you must choose a method for adding phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. Be aware that each phone type requires a fixed number of device license units and the number of unit licenses that are available on the server may impact phone registration. For more information on licensing go to the Licenses for Phones section in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide These sections describe the methods: • Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-8 • Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-9 • Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, page 2-9 • Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-10 Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1 (SCCP) OL-19025-01 2-7