Polycom SIP 3.0.2 Deploying Phones From the Boot Server, To deploy phones from the boot server

Setting up Your System

the phone needs to read, such as the application executable and the standard configuration files, should be made read-only through file server file permissions.

Deploying Phones From the Boot Server

You can successfully deploy SoundPoint IP and SoundStation IP phones from one or more boot servers.

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-89.

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.

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