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Model: data/RS_PBR_Device

Register a Phone

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Overview

The flowchart sets out the high-level steps for registering a phone:

To access the flowcharts, view the topic via the release documentation at: https://documentation.voss-solutions.com/automate.html

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• Introduction

Register and Provision Phone

This procedure sets up a phone for PBR, provisions a PBR device record, and auto-registers the physical phone with CUCM.

1. Set up a phone for phone-based registration:

   1. Provision a phone with a fake MAC Address, for example, BAT000008012005

      Note

      You can provision a phone with a fake MAC address using bulk loaders, or via the Automate Admin Portal you can use Quick Add Subscriber, VOSS Automate Phone Management, or Advanced Subscriber features. In this case, we're using Quick Add Subscriber.

      The fake MAC address must have a BAT prefix, for example, BATABCABCABCABC.

2. (Optional). Provision a PBR device record for the phone with a PIN:

   Note

   Configure a PIN code that can be used to authenticate requests to register phones with Phone Based Registration.

   The PBR device record assists with unique identification of device to replace where directory numbers are not unique within a CUCM cluster.

   1. Go to (default menus) Subscriber Management > PBR Phones and PINS > Add.
   2. At Device Name, specify the device name of the pre-provisioned device with the fake MAC.
   3. Fill out the PIN. The minimum PIN length is 1 digit and the maximum is 6 digits.

   Note

   Route partition is not required unless a site-wide PIN is used.

3. Auto-register the physical phone with CUCM:

   1. Select Phone Services.
   2. Select Register Phone.
   3. Enter extension and PIN (if required).
   4. Submit request.

   A request is initiated to Automate to replace the configuration of the auto-registered phone with the rich settings defined for the pre-provisioned device with fake MAC.

   The phone screen displays status, Registering Phone.

   Verify in the Automate transaction log that the phone registration transaction displays.

   Note

   • The PBR Device Record is deleted (if you need to re-register this phone then a new record is required).
   • The device name of the pre-provisioned phone (BATDONALDS) is updated to match the name of the auto-registered phone.

4. Once the transaction completes, verify that the phone reboots and shows the device configuration of the pre-provisioned phone.

High Level Overview of Phone Based Provisioning

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• Introduction

Setup a Phone for Phone Based Registration

In this case we provision a phone with a fake MAC address, e.g. BAT000008012005 using bulk loaders or the VOSS Automate Admin portal. An optional Phone Based Registration (PBR) device record can be provisioned that provides the following functionality:

1. Configure a PIN code that can be used to authenticate requests to register phones with Phone Based Registration.
2. Assist with unique identification of device to replace where directory numbers are not unique within a Call Manager Cluster.

Register a Phone with Phone Based Registration

Assuming the Phone is correctly setup the following steps are required to register a phone with Phone Based Registration (PBR).

1. Auto Register a physical phone with Cisco Call Manager.
2. Access the Phone Services Menu on the Auto Registered Phone.
3. Select Register Phone menu option.
4. Enter extension and PIN (if required).
5. Submit request.

This initiates a request to VOSS Automate to replace the configuration of the Auto Registered Phone with the rich settings defined for the pre-provisioned device with fake MAC.

Detail Phone Based Provisioning Steps

1. Provision a phone with a fake MAC Address:

   1. In this case we'll use Quick Add Subscriber, but VOSS Automate Phone Management or Advanced Subscriber features can also be used.
   2. The fake MAC address must have a BAT prefix, e.g. BATABCABCABCABC.

2. Provision a PBR Device Record for the phone with a PIN:

   1. Browse to Subscriber Management > PBR Phones and PINS > Add.
   2. Specify the Device Name of the pre-provisioned device with the fake MAC.
   3. Route Partition is not required unless Site-Wide PIN.

3. Auto Register the Phone on CUCM:

4. Select Phone Services and then Register Phone:

   1. Enter Extension and PIN.
   2. Submit.

5. The Phone screen should now show Registering Phone.

6. The VOSS Automate Transaction log should now show a Register Phone Transaction.

   Note

   • The PBR Device Record is deleted (if you need to re-register this phone then a new record is required).
   • The device name of the pre-provisioned phone (BATDONALDS) is updated to match the name of the autoregistered phone.

7. Once the transaction completes, the phone should reboot and show the device configuration of the pre-provisioned phone.

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• Introduction

A Device / Phone that is eligible for Phone Based Registration

Model Details: data/RS_PBR_Device