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Spectralink 84-Series Series Wireless Telephones Administration Guide
1725-86984-000_P.docx
September 2016
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Tip: Novice Administrator?
Read this section if you are new to this process or have never set up a provisioning
server before.
In many deployments a centralized provisioning server is used for the software update and
configuration functions. The handset
supports several methods to ‘discover’ this provisioning
server:
Static
You can manually configure the server address from the handset's user
interface or the Web Configuration Utility, or you can pre-provision the handset with an
initial provisioning server. The parameters are:
device.prov.serverName.set="1"
and
device.prov.serverName=""
in a
configuration file.
DHCP
DHCP option 66 is used to provide the address or URL of the provisioning
server.
DHCP INFORM
The handset makes an explicit request for a DHCP option (which can
be answered by a server that is not the primary DHCP server). For more information,
see
To change these parameters, go to
Supported provisioning protocols
The Updater performs the provisioning functions of uploading log files, master configuration
files, software updates, and device setting menu changes.
By default, handsets are shipped with FTP enabled as the provisioning protocol. You can
change the provisioning protocol by updating the
Server Type
option. Or, you can specify a
transfer protocol in the
Server Address
, for example,
http://usr:pwd@server
). The Server Address can be an IP address, domain string name, or URL. It can
be obtained through DHCP.
Supported protocols include: ftp, ftps, tftp, http and https.
In some cases a config file might need to be secured. You can use unique credentials to
connect to a server and include the transfer protocol in the configuration file name. For example,
https://usr:pwd@server/dir/file.cfg.
If a user name and password are specified as part of the server address or file name, they will
be used only if the server supports them. If a user name and password are required but not
specified, the device settings are sent to the server.
Settings: Choosing a valid URL
A URL should contain forward slashes (not back slashes) and should not contain
spaces. Escape characters are not supported. If a user name and password are