I provision my phones from Astlinux. I just put the files on the server and have the phones access them via the most appropriate method. TFTP, FTP and http are all possible. I use an ftp client to upload the files to the server. Nothing special required. I provision Polycom and Aastra phones this way.
I think what you're really asking is where is the documentation on this. Lack of such formal documentation is the projects achiles heel at this ppoint.
Michael
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From: Gary G. Hendershot
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:27:02 -0400
I am hoping to open up a whole new can of worms for discussion ... I took a look at the archive and do not find any significant prior discussion of this issue ... I have a pretty thick skin so go ahead an throw rocks at me if you think I am way out of line ...
The issue I am soliciting ideas on is phone/ata provisioning ... right now, there is nothing in Astlinux that provides the system admin with any help in this area ... even the ability to upload from the admin web interface to the tftpboot folder would be an improvement over the current lack of any support for this function ...
At the far side of the spectrum would be a template system that contains sample config files for popular phone and ata models ... the web interface would ask you to fill in the MAC address of the selected device and set a few parameters, then like magic would create the required config files in the tftpboot folder ... this would be the ideal end product ...
Now before any of you wise guys chime in and say, "great idea Gary, when can you deliver it", please understand that my programming skills were honed in the days of Z80 assembler ... I can push and pop with the best of them but have no concept of how these new high level programming languages work ... suspect would take me a year to plaster "I are a programmer" on a web page ...
So what I am really asking for is support in general for the idea from the community so we can gently apply pressure ... and perhaps generate enough interest in the idea that a few people would be willing to open up the check book and put some cash on the table so we can entice the developers here to give the idea serious consideration ...
On systems where you are dealing with 1 or 2 phones this would not really be that big a time saver ... but if you were dealing with a system that supports 10 to 20 various phones and ata's this would be a godsend ...
Ok, its on the table for discussion ... any others have ideas on this issue ???
G.Hendershot
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