the bootp here is the big thing...  i think the next-server option sets it
up properly and then you need a static entry in dhcp for the gw....

personally I don't like to have my gateways auto configure...  i download
the .ini from the openuc/sipxecs gui and upload to acodes gui.

Mike

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Black, Dave (CallPoint Canada) <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I have to agree with Tony...  The major stumbling block for me in getting
> auto provisioning to work is that the audiocodes does not wait long enough
> for the bootp reply messages before moving on to using factory default or
> programmed settings.  In most cases I have to disable STP (RSTP) on the
> switch port that the audio codes is connected so bootp packets are forward
> right away after the link is up.  You can test this by using a cheep hub
> device in between audiocodes and network switch, pressing and holding the
> reset button on the audiocodes for 20 or more sections and watch the traffic
> on the switch..
>
> Dave B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Graziano
> Sent: April-05-11 6:19 AM
> To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software
> Subject: Re: [sipx-users] AC MP-114 FXO auto provisioning problem
>
> I would tend to disagree about autoprovisioning not working. I find
> the autoprovisioning feature a little more involved to setup than a
> handset, but it does work. It is important to know that the gateway
> should be left at factory defaults and the proper sipx bootp configs
> are in place prior to booting the device on the network and that the
> gateway has been created and the profile pushed. The entire
> environment "should" be prepared before connecting the device to the
> network to ensure a proper auto provisioning environment. I have found
> it just doesn't act like you expect if the device has been manually
> configured is all. You also need to make sure the cmp file exists in
> tftp whether the device has it or not. In other words, there should be
> no reason for the device to "stop" with an error that it can't find
> either the firmware or the config file either....
>
> That being said, I think audiocodes could make the device boot easier
> (no firmware required on tftp in order to grab the config file), but
> that's not really the topic of this discussion...
>
> Once you touch the gateway manually, it becomes more difficult to
> ensure the auto-provisioning works properly, and why once you get it
> out of the box and manually set the IP you don't "want" to change
> anything if it is working anyway. For those who don't care, the
> "upload" to the device is probably sufficient.
>
> Please reference the wiki article on auto-provisioning:
>
> http://wiki.sipfoundry.org/display/sipXecs/Configuring+AudioCodes+Gateways
>
>
> This is the crucial piece:
>
> BootP server
>
> AudioCodes gateway require that your BootP server returns the
> following parameters:
>
> IP Address of the gateway
> Address of TFTP server
> Name of the firmare file
> Name of the configuration file generated by sipXconfig
> Most DHCP servers support BootP: refer to you DHCP server manual on
> how to configure that. If you use dhcpd server, instructions are
> below.
>
> BootP for dhcpd server
> dhcpd is configured by editing /etc/dhcpd.conf file. You need to add
> the following lines to your file:
>
> File: /etc/dhcpd.conf
>
> group {
> next-server sipx.example.org;                # TFTP server
>
>
> # you need one host section per each gateway you are deploying
> host ac114fxo {hardware ethernet 00:90:8F:01:23:45;
> fixed-address 10.10.1.200;
> filename "MP118_SIP_F5.00A.036.003.cmp;00908F012345.ini";   # .ini
> file name matches please note how MAC address!}
> }
>
> }
> next-server specifies the FQDN of the TFTP server, it has to be the
> name of the machine on which sipXconfig is running since it will
> contain both firmware (.cmp) and configuration (.ini) file.
> The MAC address of the gateway has to be specified in hardware
> ethernet line. The same address is used to create the .ini file name
> specified in filename line.
> host name is not used by sipXconfig at the moment but it probably
> makes sense to use the same name in sipXconfig UI.
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:50 AM, George Niculae <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Todd R. Hodgen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> I think you have a misunderstanding on the configuration of the
> Audiocodes
> >> devices.  They are not auto provisioning.  They are managed, in that
> they
> >> have a template that has been prepared for them.  However, you have to
> move
> >> the INI file that is created by that template to the device yourself, as
> it
> >> appears you are now doing.
> >>
> >> I've had a similar problems with some trunks not disconnecting, which I
> >> could not correct in the configurations that are created by sipXecs.
> >>
> >> There is a ton of optional configurations in the Audiocodes that is
> accessed
> >> via another web interface on the units that is hidden.  In there is a
> >> configuration for adjusting the voltage level for detection.  I've had
> to
> >> play with it at times to get disconnect to work correctly.
>  Unfortunately, I
> >> don't have my notes on that with me at this time, but your Distributor
> >> Support can probably get you the details.   Look for a parameter for
> Current
> >> Level.
> >>
> >
> > Looks similar with what QA team is experiencing:
> > http://track.sipfoundry.org/browse/XX-9503
> >
> > Any suggestion highly appreciated, will post back if we find the
> > solution otherwise.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > George
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