Polycom SoundPoint IP 300 Administrator's Manual page 23

Administrator's Guide - SoundPoint
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Important
Be aware of the limited permanent storage on the phone(s).
Important
The order of the configuration files listed in CONFIG_FILES is significant.
• The files are processed in the order listed (left to right).
• The same parameters may be included in more than one file.
• The parameter found first in the list of files will be the one that is effective.
This provides a convenient means of overriding the behavior of one or more phones without changing
the baseline configuration files for an entire system.
For more information, refer to the "Configuration File Management on SoundPoint
whitepaper at www.polycom.com/support/voip/.
2.2.2.1.1.2 Application Configuration Files
Typically, the files are arranged in the following manner although parameters may be
moved around within the files and the file names themselves can be changed as
needed.
Site-specific settings
Per-phone settings
Application settings
Category
Application
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IP / SoundStation
An alternative directory to use for user directory files if required. A
URl can also be specified. This is blank by default.
An alternative directory to use for configuration overrides files if
required. A URl can also be specified. This is blank by default.
Refer to the "Configuration File Management on
phoneXXXX.cfg
Description
Contains parameters that affect the basic operation of the phone
such as voice codecs, gains, and tones and the IP address of an
application server. All phones in an installation usually share this
category of files. Polycom recommends that you create another file
with your organization's modifications. If you must change any
Polycom templates, back them up first.
Copyright © 2006 Polycom, Inc.
IP
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SoundPoint IP Phones" whitepaper at
www.polycom.com/support/voip/ .
sip.cfg
Installation and Operation
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IP Phones"
Example
sip.cfg
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