Avaya H239 - Configuring the Phone Using the DHCP or Static Provisioning Server

Configuring the phone using the DHCP or static
provisioning server
About this task
With this process, phones can upgrade their firmware, obtain the configuration file, and register to
Avaya Aura
®
or IP Office.
Procedure
1. On the web portal, navigate to System > Upgrade.
2. From the Software upgrade section, click Select to browse for the system image file and
then click Upgrade.
3. Navigate to System > Auto Provision and determine whether you want to use DHCP or
the static provisioning server to obtain the configuration file.
4. If you are using the DHCP option to obtain the configuration file, do the following:
a. Navigate to DHCP Option.
b. From Option Value, select a DHCP value.
Option 66 is selected by default. You can also select another DHCP option if
required. For example, you can select Option 43 or enter a custom DHCP value. For
the custom DHCP option, the supported setting range is 128 to 254.
c. Click Apply when you are ready to apply your changes.
5. If you are using the static provisioning server to obtain the configuration file, do the
following:
a. Navigate to DHCP Option.
b. From Option Value, select Disabled.
c. Navigate to Static Provisioning Server.
d. In Server Address, enter the server IP address.
e. In Configuration File Name, enter $mac.cfg or <real mac>.cfg.
The configuration file supports .cfg and .txt formats. You can change the file name
as per your requirement.
f. From Protocol Type, select the appropriate protocol.
g. From Update Mode, select Update After Reboot or Update at Time Interval.
If you select Update at Time Interval, you must also specify an update interval
period.
For example: If you set the Update Interval to 1 hour, then the phone automatically
checks if there is a configuration file on the server and compare with its own profile
every hour . If the configuration file on the server is same then it wont update.
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