Avaya 1230 - Chapter 6: Creating the Provisioning Files

Chapter 6: Creating the provisioning files
Important:
If you have UNIStim software on your IP Deskphone, the software must be converted from
UNIStim to SIP before you proceed with the following instructions. See the chapter Upgrade and
convert the IP Deskphone software on page 122 for instructions on how to convert the software
on an IP Deskphone from UNIStim to SIP.
If the IP Deskphone is installed with SIP Software, further SIP Software upgrades can be done with
a TFTP, an FTP, or an HTTP server.
How provisioning works
Provisioning is performed without interaction with the Call Server. The Avaya 1200 Series IP
Deskphone with SIP Software connects directly with the provisioning server in order to retrieve
software files and configuration files. In this case, the provisioning server is not to be confused with
the IP Client Manager on the Call Server. The methods of provisioning are as follows:
• Automatic provisioning at power-up: After the IP Deskphone powers up or is reset, it checks
the provisioning server for the latest files.
• Provisioning through user interaction: While logged in to the phone, the user can manually
check for updates by pressing the Services context-sensitive soft key and selecting Check for
Updates.
Caution:
You must not request a provisioning update while on an active call because the phone may
reboot during processing of the received configuration data. While the phone checks for an
update, it activates Do Not Disturb (DND). When the update is finished, DND is
deactivated.
• Automatic provisioning at a preconfigured time: The IP Deskphone with SIP Software checks
for updates every 24 hours, at a time specified by a parameter in the device configuration file.
The following is the sequence of events when provisioning updates occur.
The IP Deskphone with SIP Software:
1. connects to the provisioning server
2. retrieves the provisioning file (for example, 1230SIP.cfg) from the provisioning server
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