[VoiceOps] Cisco linksys spa 942 and tftp

[Adam Baird]

Hi

We use a multi-step process.
First we use DHCP to pass the phone the tftp server IP address (option 150).  Then the phone (by default) requests the file spa$psn.cfg (the phone replaces $psn with the model number, so for a 942 it will request spa942.cfg).

This file is built on our TFTP server but is just used as a pointer file to fill in provisioning rules A and B which point to http urls to the system and device configuration files.  So the system copies and loads this pointer file, reboots and upon reboot follows the provisioning rules it just loaded and requests via http the system and device files.

If we are not in control of the DHCP process we web into the phone and set the provisioning rule manually to point to the tftp server's .cfg file.

Adam Baird
Telesphere Networks



-----Original Message-----
From: voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Alvarez
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 8:43 AM
To: voiceops at voiceops.org
Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Cisco linksys spa 942 and tftp

Ujjval Karihaloo wrote:
> Hi
>
>    Anyone figured out the easiest way to have spa942 pull config files
> from a tftp server- file name conventions ..etc , that are known to
> work.

We use https since we pull configs over the wild internet, but the 
process *should* be the same for TFTP I would think.  You can always go 
with http also.

The easiest way to get started is to manually configure a phone through 
its web interface.  Get everything set exactly as you want it.  Then 
browse to:

http://<phone ip>/admin/spacfg.xml

You now have a good working file that you can modify as needed for your 
deployment.

> Broadsoft partner config guide states to use .cfg extentions, but the
> phone seems to only like .xml. , butvstill doesnt pull all files -
> system file as well as MAC. xml

There are two config files for a typical setup, and both are .cfg 
extension.  The first, defaults.cfg (or any name really) is where you 
set up, obviously, default settings for the organization, such as the 
server name, etc.  It's easy to set them up departmentally, or by 
location, or whatever.  defaults.eastcoast.cfg and 
defaults.westcoast.cfg for example.  Any items from the above XML output 
can go in either this or the phone-specific file.

The other is for individual phones, and again you can call it anything. 
  You will specify this when you configure a phone.  If you want full 
automation (DHCP option 66) then use the MAC address and have DHCP issue 
the URLs with the {MAC} variable in them.

Otherwise go to a phone's web interface, and fill in the profile rule 
paths to the files.  You will typically just use A and B profile rule lines.


-- 
Carlos Alvarez
TelEvolve
602-889-3003


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