Chapter 2
Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phones on Your Network
Converting an In-Use Phone from One Protocol to the Other
For information on how to convert an in-use phone from one protocol to the other, see the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration Guide, chapter
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment
To deploy Cisco Unified IP Phones in an environment that includes SCCP and SIP and in which the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Auto-Registration parameter is SCCP, perform these general
steps:
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Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phones
Several procedures described in this manual require you to determine the MAC address of a
Cisco Unified IP Phone. You can determine a phone MAC address in these ways:
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Set the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Auto Registration Protocol enterprise parameter to
SCCP.
From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose System > Enterprise
Parameters.
Install the phones.
Change the Auto Registration Protocol enterprise parameter to SIP.
Auto-register the SIP phones.
From the phone, press the Settings button, select Model Information and look at the MAC Address
field.
Look at the MAC label on the back of the phone.
Display the web page for the phone and click the Device Information hyperlink.
For information about accessing the web page, see
Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phones
Cisco Unified IP Phone
Accessing the Web Page for a Phone, page
Configuration.
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