Cisco 8861 - Enable Auto Provisioning with Short Activation Code; Manually Provision a Phone from the Keypad

<!-- <BACKUP_ACS_Password ua="na"/> -->
</flat-profile>
</device>
Step 3 Save the changes to the config.xml file.
Enable Auto Provisioning with Short Activation Code
Use the steps below to enable auto provisioning with a short activation code.
Before you begin
Ensure that your phones are updated with Firmware Release 11.3(1) or later.
Review how to set up the CDA server for redirection profile:
https://community.cisco.com/t5/collaboration-voice-and-video/cisco-multi-platform-phones-cloud-provisioning-process/ta-p/3910244
Procedure
Step 1 Create a redirection profile name that contains a any number of digits between three and 16, inclusive. This
becomes the activation code, later. Use one of these formats:
• nnn.
• nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
• Any number of digits between three and sixteen, inclusive. Example, 123456
Step 2 Provide the profile name that you created in step 1 to the Customer Device Activation (CDA) support team
at cdap-support@cisco.com.
Step 3 Ask the CDA support team to enable your profile for discovery.
Step 4 When you get confirmation from the CDA support team, distribute the activation code to the users.
Step 5 Instruct users to press pound (#) before entering the digits at the activation screen.
Manually Provision a Phone from the Keypad
Procedure
Step 1 Press Applications .
Step 2 Select Device administration > Profile Rule.
Step 3 Enter the profile rule using the following format:
protocol://server[:port]/profile_pathname
For example:
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Multiplatform Phone Administration Guide for Release 11.3(1) and Later
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Enable Auto Provisioning with Short Activation Code