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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 Administration You can add phones individually to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database by using Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. To do so, you first need to obtain the MAC address for each phone. For information about determining a MAC address, see Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-13. 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, refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide and to Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide. Related Topics • Adding Phones with Auto-Registration, page 2-9 • Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-10 • Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-11 Adding Phones with BAT Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Tool (BAT), a standard Cisco Unified Communications Manager application, enables you to perform batch operations, including registration, on multiple phones. To add phones by using BAT only (not in conjunction with TAPS), you first need to obtain the appropriate MAC address for each phone. For information about determining a MAC address, see the Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-13. To add a phone to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager, follow these steps: Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager, choose Bulk Administration > Phones > Phone Template. Click Add New. Choose a Phone Type and click Next. Enter the details of phone specific parameters like Device Pool, Phone Button Template, Device Security Profile and so on. Click Save. From Cisco Unified Communications Manager, choose Device > Phone > Add New to add a phone using an already created BAT phone template For detailed instructions about using BAT, refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide. For more information on creation of BAT Phone Templates, see Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Guide, Phone Template. OL-21011-01 Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 (SCCP and SIP) 2-11