User's Manual

Chapter 10: Provisioning the IP
Deskphones
The IP Deskphones support the following provisioning modes:
• Manual provisioning
• Automatic provisioning
Manual provisioning
The manual provisioning of IP Deskphone parameters overrides the configuration of
parameters by any other provisioning source. Technicians can use manual provisioning to
override system wide parameters for troubleshooting purposes or to provide special needs
configurations for a small group of users.
Automatic provisioning
The Automatic provisioning feature creates a flexible provisioning method, which
• covers the existing provisioning parameters
• supports the extension of the provisioning parameters
• supports provisioning parameters in automatic provisioning modes, when possible
• creates a common provisioning information format that supports DHCP, Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP), and HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) provisioning
You can store common provisioning parameters in a managed central server, such as a DHCP
or TFTP or HTTP server. You can configure the IP Deskphone to automatically or manually
obtain the provisioning parameters from the various provisioning sources. By default, the IP
Deskphone automatically provisions most parameters.
For automatic provisioning, the IP Deskphone receives the parameters from the provisioning
server. You can switch between automatic provisioning to manual provisioning on the Auto
Provisioning page. You enter parameter information on the Configuration page.
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