Auto provisioning

Here is presented the full auto provisioning template list. The list shows the template name, phone brand and model and the specific firmware version (Figure 7.80). We can manage existant templates clicking at the template name or clicking Insert in the main menu to create a new template. The fiels are:

• Name: Name for the template. Usually is the complete phone brand and model;
• Brand: Phone brand. Available: Aastra, Atcom, Grandstream, Snom and Thomson;
• Model: Shows the supported models;
• Firmware version: Supported firmware for that choosed model;
• Configuration files: Here the idea is to insert the desired configuration file.

It's possible to have various auto provisioning configurations for the same phone model. So we can change only some configuration parameters like ringtone, LCD logo information, codecs etc. An example of a new template insertion is present at Figure 7.82. A new list with some customized templates is shown at Figure 7.83

Figure 7.80: Auto provisioning - Template list

Necessary steps to use auto provisioning:

• If needed adjust the template for some specific configuration;
• Register a phone in IPBrick;
• Go to Advanced Configurations - Telephony - Registered Phones and associate the desired template to a phone (Figure 7.81);
• Go to DHCP server and enable the option 66 (TFTP server) pointing the IP to IPBrick;
• Get ready the SIP phone and connect it to the network (read next section)

Figure 7.81: Auto provisioning - Phone with a specific template

The LAN DHCP server must have the option 66 active and pointing to the IPBrick IP. That option represents the TFTP server that will be always the IPBrick were the auto provisioning is configured, because all the supported phones will get the configuration stored in IPBrick using the TFTP server IP passed by DHCP. If the IPBrick is the DHCP server, the option TFTP server at Advanced Configurations - Support services - DHCP - Subnets must point to the IPBrick IP. It's important too to check that the phone firmware is the same listed at auto provisioning template list.

Figure 7.82: Auto provisioning - Insert a new configuration for a phone

Figure 7.83: Auto provisioning - Full template list