Polycom SIP 3.1 manual Provisioning Phones, To deploy phones from the boot server

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.

For all SoundPoint IP and SoundStation IP phones, follow the normal provisioning process in the next section, Provisioning Phones. However, if you have decided to daisy-chain two SoundStation IP 7000 conference phones together, read the information in Provisioning SoundStation IP 7000 Phones Using CLink on page 3-18to understand the different provisioning options available.

Provisioning Phones

To deploy phones from the boot server:

Note	For more information on encrypting configuration files, refer to Encrypting
	Configuration Files on page C-4.

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-106.

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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