Overview/Description
Adding, updating, and deleting phones are important functions in the day-to-day activities of a Cisco Unified Communications Manager administrator. Cisco Unified Communications Manager provides various tools to accomplish these tasks. This course describes how to implement Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) phone and third-party session initiation protocol (SIP) phones in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. It also explains how to add phones manually, using autoregistration, and with the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration Tool (BAT). How to harden Cisco IP phones is also covered. This course is one of a series from two SkillSoft learning paths, which cover the objectives for Cisco exam 642-446 CIPT. This exam is one of five required qualifying exams for the CCVP (Cisco Certified Voice Professional) certification.
Target Audience
The primary audience for this learning path is network designers, network administrators, network engineers, network managers, and systems engineers; individuals seeking the Implementing Cisco Unified Communications IP Telephony certification and those individuals targeting the Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP) certification.
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of fundamental concepts of computer networking including LANs, WANs, and IP switching and routing; ability to configure and operate Cisco routers and switches and to enable VLANs and DHCP; fundamental knowledge of converged voice and data networks; working knowledge of MGCP and its implementation on Cisco IOS gateways; Cisco CCNA, Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) v3.0, and Cisco Voice Over IP (CVOICE) v6.0.