VSP735 Administrator and Provisioning Manual
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Servicing
Provisioning
Provisioning refers to the process of acquiring and applying new settings for the
phone using configuration files retrieved from a remote computer. After a phone is
deployed, subsequent provisioning can update the phone with new settings; for
example, if your service provider releases new features. See also Provisioning Using
Configuration Files on page 85.
With automatic provisioning, you enable the phone to get its settings automatically—
the process occurs in the background as part of routine system operation. Automatic
provisioning can apply to multiple phones simultaneously.
With manual provisioning, you update the phone settings (configuration and/or
firmware) yourself via Provisioning > Import Configuration and/or Firmware
Upgrade > Manual Upgrade. Manual provisioning can only be performed on one
phone at a time.
On the Provisioning page, you can enter settings that will enable the deskset to
receive automatic configuration and firmware updates. The Provisioning page also
allows you to manually update phone configuration from a locally stored
configuration file using an Import function. You can also export the phone’s
configuration—either to back it up or to apply it to another phone—to a file on your
computer.
The provisioning process functions according to the Resynchronization settings and
Provisioning Server Settings. The deskset checks for the provisioning URL from
the following sources in the order listed below:
1. PnP—Plug and Play Subscribe and Notify protocol
2. DHCP Options
3. Preconfigured URL
If one of these sources is disabled, not available, or has not been configured, the
phone proceeds to the next source until reaching the end of the list.
The provisioning settings are also available as parameters in the configuration file.
See “provisioning” Module: Provisioning Settings on page 114.
