Provisioning
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ET685 Administrator and Provisioning Manual
# set 1st account to active outgoing identity
active_line$: 1
# the following parameters are only required to provide automated firmware
updates
# IMPORTANT: define the URL of the --> firmware setting file
firmware_status: http://provisioning.mycompany.com/VTechET685/firmware.htm
# additionally the --> update policy may be defined
update_policy: auto_update
# additionally the --> firmware update interval may be defined
firmware_interval: 2880
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Firmware Setting File
The firmware setting file is requested if the firmware_status URL has been defined either
in the general or --> specific setting file
example name: http://provisioning.mycompany.com/VTechET685/firmware.htm
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# example VTech firmware setting file
# Firmware setting specifies the URL of the firmware/root fs/linux image file
firmware:
http://provisioning.mycompany.com/firmware/VTechET685/VTechET685-X.X.bin
# Bootloader setting MUST NOT be used from Version 5.0 onwards
# bootloader:
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The firmware compares the URL (string) obtained from the firmware parameter with the last
firmware image URL successfully loaded by the phone --> if both strings are different the
provided firmware image URL is requested from the setting server otherwise no firmware
will be loaded.