Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 manual Application Configuration Files, Category Description Example

Administrator Guide - SoundPoint® IP / SoundStation® IP Installation and Operation

Note

The order of the configuration files listed in CONFIG_FILES is significant.

•The files are processed in the order listed (left to right).

•The same parameters may be included in more than one file.

•The parameter found first in the list of files will be the one that is effective.

This provides a convenient means of overriding the behavior of one or more phones without altering the baseline configuration files for an entire system.

2.2.2.1.2.2 Application Configuration Files

Typically, the files are arranged in the following manner although parameters may be moved around within the files and the file names themselves can be changed as needed.

Per-phone settings		phoneXXXX.cfg
Application settings		sip.cfg
Core settings		ipmid.cfg
Category	Description		Example
Core	Contain parameters that affect the basic operation of the phone		ipmid.cfg
	such as voice codecs, gains, and tones. All phones in an installa-
	tion usually share this category of files.
Application-	Contain parameters that dictate performance of a particular phone		sip.cfg,
specific	application.		mgcp.cfg
	Typical parameters include the IP address of an application server.
	All phones in an installation usually share application-specific
	files. This file would normally be modified from Polycom tem-
	plates.
User	Contain parameters unique to a particular phone user. Typical		phone1.cfg
	parameters include:
	•	display name
	•	unique addresses

Each phone in an installation usually has its own customized ver- sion of user files derived from Polycom templates.

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