Cisco Systems ATA 188 manual Creating Unique and Common Cisco ATA Configuration Files, Procedure

Chapter 3 Configuring the Cisco ATA for MGCP

Configuring the Cisco ATA Using a TFTP Server

For an example of how to configure parameters for the TFTP Server configuration method, see the “Creating Unique and Common Cisco ATA Configuration Files” section on page 3-9.

Creating Unique and Common Cisco ATA Configuration Files

If you have many Cisco ATAs to configure, a good approach is to create two configuration files:

•One file that will contain only parameter values unique to a specific Cisco ATA.

•One file for parameters that will be configured with values common to a group of Cisco ATAs. If this file is updated, all Cisco ATA devices in this common group can obtain the new configuration data in a batch-mode environment.

The following procedure demonstrates the steps needed to create these configuration files.

Note The parameters used in this section help illustrate the process of creating a unique Cisco ATA configuration file, and do not include all required MGCP parameters in the examples. See Chapter 4, “Cisco ATA-Supported MGCP Services,” for complete listings and descriptions of required parameters and additional configurable features. Also, refer back to Table 3-3 on page 3-6for all main configuration steps.

Procedure

Step 1 Use the mgcp_example.txt file as a template for creating a text file of values that are common to one group of Cisco ATAs. The mgcp_example.txt file is included in the software-release zip file and contains all default values. This file is shown without its annotations in the “Configuration Text File Template” section on page 5-2.

Copy the mgcp_example.txt file and save it with a meaningful name, such as common.txt.

Step 2 Configure all common parameters by editing the text file as desired. For example, you might configure the following parameters:

UseTftp:1

DHCP:1

TFtpURL:10.10.10.1

The settings in this example indicate that a group of Cisco ATAs is using the TFTP server with an IP address of 10.10.10.1 to obtain their configuration files. These Cisco ATAs will use a DHCP server to obtain their own IP addresses but not to obtain the TFTP server IP address (because the TftpURL parameter has a configured value).

Step 3 Save your changes.

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