Polycom SIP 2.2.2 manual SIP/ on page A-10, Configuration on page A-4

Setting up Your System

Multiple boot servers can be configured by having the boot server DNS name map to multiple IP addresses. The default number of boot servers is one and the maximum number is eight. HTTPS, HTTP, and FTP are supported for redundant boot servers.

To deploy phones from the boot server:

Note	For more information on encrypting configuration files, refer to Encrypting
	Configuration Files on page C-3.

1.(Optional) Create per-phone configuration files by performing the following steps:

Note This step may be omitted if per-phone configuration is not needed.

aObtain a list of phone Ethernet addresses (barcoded label on underside of phone and on the outside of the box).

bCreate per-phone phone[MACaddress].cfg file by using the phone1.cfg file from the distribution as templates.

For more information on the phone1.cfg file, refer to Per-Phone Configuration on page A-82.

Note	Throughout this guide, the terms Ethernet address and MAC address are used
	interchangeable.

cEdit contents of phone[MACaddress].cfg if desired. For example, edit the parameters.

2.(Optional) Create new configuration file(s) in the style of sip.cfg by performing the following steps:

Note	For more information on why to create another configuration file, refer to the
	“Configuration File Management on SoundPoint IP Phones” whitepaper at
	www.polycom.com/support/voice/ .
	For more information, especially on the SIP server address, refer to SIP
	<SIP/> on page A-10.
	For more information on the sip.cfg file, refer to Application
	Configuration on page A-4.
	Most of the default settings are typically adequate, however, if SNTP
	settings are not available through DHCP, the SNTP GMT offset and
	(possibly) the SNTP server address will need to be edited for the correct

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