Cisco Systems 7920 IP Phone User Manual


 
Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920 on Your Wireless Network
Adding Phones to the Cisco CallManager Database
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Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920 Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager Release 3.3 or Later
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Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS, page 2-18
Adding Phones with Cisco CallManager Administration, page 2-18
Adding Phones with BAT, page 2-19
Table 2-3 provides an overview of these methods for adding phones to the
Cisco CallManager database.
Support for the Cisco 7920 Phone Type
Cisco CallManager release 3.3(3) SR1 and later includes support for the
Cisco 7920 phone type in the Cisco CallManager Administration application.
(Previously, there was no phone type for this phone and you had to configure it as
a Cisco IP Phone 7960.)
If you upgrade to Cisco CallManager release 3.3(3) SR1 and later, you can choose
the Cisco 7920 phone type when adding the wireless phone. However, if you
perform the upgrade and have Cisco wireless phones on your network that were
previously configured as Cisco IP Phone 7960s, you will need to remove those
Table 2-3 Methods for Adding Phones to the Cisco CallManager Database
Method
Requires MAC
Address? Notes
Auto-registration No Results in automatic
assignment of directory
numbers
Auto-registration with TAPS No Requires auto-registration and
the Bulk Administration Tool
(BAT); updates information in
the Cisco IP Phone and in
Cisco CallManager
Administration
Using the Cisco CallManager
Administration only
Yes Requires phones to be added
individually
Using BAT Yes Allows for simultaneous
registration of multiple phones