Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 manual Local Phone Configuration

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

Step:		Instructions:
6.	Decide on FTP server security pol-	Polycom recommends allowing file uploads to the
	icy:	FTP server where the security environment permits.
		This allows event log files to be uploaded and changes
		made by the phone user to the configuration (via the
		web server and local user interface) and changes made
		to the directory to be backed up.
		For organizational purposes, configuring a separate
		log file directory is recommended, but not required
		(see LOG_FILE_DIRECTORY in 2.2.2.1.2.1 Master
		Configuration Files on page 10). File permissions
		should give the minimum access required, and the
		account used should have no other rights on the server.
		The phone's FTP account needs to be able to add files
		to which it can write in the log file directory and the
		root directory. It must also be able to list files in all
		directories mentioned in the [mac].cfg file. All other
		files that the phone needs to read, such as the applica-
		tion executable and the standard configuration files,
		should be made read-only via file server file permis-
		sions.
7.	Reboot phones after configuring	See 2.2.1 Basic Network Setup on page 4.
	their boot server via DHCP or stati-	To reboot phones manually, press and hold the follow-
	cally:
		ing keys simultaneously until a confirmation tone is
		heard or for about three seconds:
		IP 300: Volume-, Volume+, Hold and Redial
		IP 500: Volume-, Volume+, Hold, and Messages
		IP 600: Volume-, Volume+, Mute, and Messages
		IP 4000: *, #, Volume+, and Select
		Monitor the boot server event log and the uploaded
		event log files (if permitted):
		Ensure that the configuration process completed cor-
		rectly.
		Start making calls!

a.The FTP account name and password must match those configured in the phones them- selves. Defaults are: name: PlcmSpIp, password: PlcmSpIp

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

2.2.2.2 Local Phone Configuration

As the only method of modifying phone configuration or as a distributed method of augmenting a centralized provisioning model, a local phone-based configuration web server is available, unless disabled via ipmid.cfg. For more information, see 4.6.1.9 Web Server <HTTPD/> on page 91. The phone’s local user interface also permits

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