Register a Phone for Phone Based Provisioning#

Overview#

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

@startuml !include style.iuml start :Access the Phone Services Menu; note right On the device end note :Select Register Phone menu; :Enter extension and PIN (if required); :Submit request; stop @enduml

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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.

      PBR-QaSPhone.png

  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.

    PBR-PBRDevice.png

  3. Auto-register the physical phone with CUCM:

    PBR-AutoReg.png

    1. Select Phone Services.

    2. Select Register Phone.

    3. Enter extension and PIN (if required).

    4. Submit request.

    PBR-Input.png

    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.

    PBR-Transaction-List.png

    PBR-Transaction-Detail.png

    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.

    PBR-PostBoot-Small.png