Chapter 5: Administering through the
configuration file
You can administer the deskphone centrally through the configuration file that Avaya provides with E129
deskphones. The configuration file resides on the configuration server and is a binary or an XML file that
contains configuration parameters. Each parameter corresponds to a feature that you configure through
the Web interface. To configure a feature, you can assign the required value to the parameter of that
feature.
When the deskphone starts or restarts, the deskphone makes a TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS request to the
configuration server for configuration files. The deskphone requests for an XML file named
cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx.xml followed by a file named cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxxx is the MAC address
of the deskphone. For example, cfg000b820102ab.xml and cfg000b820102ab. If these files are
unavailable, the deskphone downloads a generic configuration file, cfg.xml. The configuration file name
must be in lowercase.
Account general settings parameters
Parameter
Default
value
Description
P271
1
Specifies whether ro keep the account active. You can assign
one of the following values to this parameter:
• 0: No
• 1: Yes
P270
Specifies the account name.
P47
Specifies the URL or IP address of the SIP server.
P2312
Specifies the URL or IP address of the secondary SIP server.
P48
Specifies the URL or IP address of the SIP outbound proxy.
P35
Specifies the SIP user ID.
P36
Specifies the SIP authentication ID.
P34
Specifies the SIP password.
P3
Specifies the display name.
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