VSP735 Administrator and Provisioning Manual
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Provisioning Using Configuration Files
Provisioning Using Configuration Files
Provisioning using configuration files is the quickest way to configure multiple
phones. You can place configuration files on a provisioning server, where the phones
can retrieve the files and update their configuration automatically.
Configuration files have the extension .cfg and contain parameters that define
various phone settings. To edit a configuration file, open it with a text editor such as
Notepad.
The parameters (or settings) within configuration files are grouped into modules.
Most of the modules group their settings in the same way that settings are grouped
on the WebUI. For example, the “time_date” module contains the same settings that
are on the Time and Date WebUI page.
Using the WebUI, you can also import a configuration file and apply the configuration
file settings to that phone. For more information, see Provisioning on page 75.
Resynchronization—Configuration File Checking
You can select a number of options to set when the phone checks for new
configuration files. This process of checking for configuration files is called
Resynchronization. Resynchronization options are available on the WebUI
Provisioning page, but you can also include them in a configuration file.
The resynchronization options are:
Mode—sets the phone to check for a configuration file only, a firmware update
file only, or both types of file.
Never—configuration file checking is disabled
Bootup—the phone checks for new configuration files when it boots up. Any
updates are applied during the boot-up process.
Remote check-sync—enables you to start a resynchronization remotely using
your hosted server’s web portal. The Remote check-sync settings are available
only in the configuration file, not the WebUI.
Repeatedly, at a defined interval from 60 to 65535 minutes (45 days).
The Provisioning Process
The phone’s automatic provisioning process is as follows:
1.
Check for new or updated configuration files. The phone maintains a list of the
last loaded provisioning files. The phone compares its current configuration
against the files it finds on the provisioning server. Checking for update…
appears on the phone screen.
If provisioning has been triggered by the resync timer expiring or by remote
check-sync, the phone checks for updated files after one minute of inactivity.
2.
Download the configuration files.
If any file on the provisioning server has changed, the deskset treats it as a new
file and downloads it. Configuring Deskset… appears on the phone screen.
