Configuring Your System

For more information on encrypting configuration files including determining whether an encrypted file is the same as an unencrypted file and using the SDK to facilitate key generation, refer to Encrypting Configuration Files on page C-4.

Configuration changes can performed centrally at the boot server:

Central

Configuration File:

Specify the phone-specific contact directory and the

(boot server)

sip.cfg

phone-specific configuration override file.

 

 

• For more information, refer to Encryption <encryption/>

 

 

on page A-89.

 

 

 

 

Configuration file:

Change the encryption key.

 

<device>.cfg

• For more information, refer to refer to Flash Parameter

 

 

Configuration on page A-124.

 

 

 

Configuring SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP Phones Locally

A local phone-based configuration web server is available, unless it is disabled through sip.cfg. It can be used as the only method of modifying phone configuration or as a distributed method of augmenting a centralized provisioning model. For more information, refer to Web Server <httpd/> on page A-63.

The phone’s local user interface also permits many application settings to be modified, such as SIP server address, ring type, or regional settings such as time/date format and language.

Local Web

Point your web browser to http://<phoneIPAddress>/.

Server Access

Configuration pages are accessible from the menu along the top banner.

 

 

The web server will issue an authentication challenge to all pages except for

 

the home page.

 

Credentials are (case sensitive):

 

User Name: Polycom

 

Password: The administrator password is used for this.

 

 

Local Settings

Some items in the Settings menu are locked to prevent accidental changes.

Menu Access

To unlock these menus, enter the user or administrator passwords.

 

The administrator password can be used anywhere that the user password is

 

used.

 

Factory default passwords are:

 

User password: 123

 

Administrator password: 456

 

 

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SIP 3.1 specifications

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