Administrator Guide - SoundPoint
®
IP / SoundStation
®
IP
Installation and Operation
Copyright © 2005 Polycom, Inc.
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2.2.1.4 Reset to Factory Defaults
The basic network configuration referred to in the preceding sections can be reset to
factory defaults. To perform this function on all phones except the IP
®
4000, simulta-
neously press and hold the 4, 6, 8 and * dial pad keys until the password prompt
appears. To perform this function on the IP
®
4000, simultaneously press and hold the
6, 8 and * dial pad keys until the password prompt appears. Enter the administrator
password to initiate the reset.
This will reset the administrator password as well.
2.2.2 Application Configuration
While it is possible to make calls with the phone using its default configuration, most
installations will require some basic configuration changes to get things running opti-
mally. These changes can be made using the central boot server model, if a boot
server has been set up, or some, but not all changes can be made using the phone’s
internal configuration web server or the phone’s SIP Configuration menu.
Advantages of using a boot server:
1. The centralized repository for application images and configuration files permits
application updates and coordinated configuration parameters.
2. Some parameters can only be modified using boot server configuration
files.
3. The multilingual feature requires boot server-resident dictionary files.
4. The customized sound effect wave files require a boot server.
5. When file uploads are permitted, the boot server is the repository for:
• boot process and application event log files - very effective when diag-
nosing system problems,
• local configuration changes via the <
Ethernet address
>-phone.cfg boot
server configuration overrides file - the phone treats the boot server copy
as the original when booting,
• per-phone contact directory named <
Ethernet address
>-directory.cfg.
6. The boot server copy of the application images and configuration files can
be used to “repair” a damaged phone configuration in the same way that
system repair disks work for PCs.
The following sections discuss the available configuration options.
2.2.2.1 Centralized Configuration
The phone application consists of an executable image file (sip.ld) and one or more
XML-format configuration files. In the centrally provisioned model, these files are
stored on a boot server and cached in the phone. If the boot server is available at boot
time, the phone will automatically synchronize its configuration cache with the boot
