Before You Begin - ZyXEL Communications X6004 User Manual

Chapter 7 Auto Provision
2 Create an SPTGEN file. Use the Auto Provision screen, described in
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IP phone or ATA or the serial number associated with a ZyXEL softphone. This
information is used to uniquely identify the device that you want to assign an extension
to.
3 Configure the auto provisioning compliant ZyXEL device (or softphone) to receive
configuration information from the X6004. This typically involves specifying the
protocol used for auto provisioning. At the time of writing, you can use HTTP protocol
for auto provisioning with the X6004. See the documentation that came with your
ZyXEL device for information on how to do this.
How Auto Provisioning Works
When a ZyXEL device is configured for auto provisioning, it attempts to find an auto
provisioning server on its network. ZyXEL devices use Simple Service Discovery Protocol
(SSDP) to find the IP address of an auto provisioning server (for example the X6004). This
process is referred to as auto discovery. Some ZyXEL devices allow you to enter the IP
address of the auto provisioning server.
The auto discovery process is limited to your LAN.
Once a ZyXEL VoIP devices finds the X6004, it sends an HTTP request for a configuration
file. The X6004 checks to see if it has a configuration file associated with the serial number or
MAC address of the ZyXEL device requesting the configuration file. If the X6004 has the
configuration file, then it sends the configuration file to the ZyXEL VoIP device.

7.1.3 Before You Begin

Before you start configuring Auto Provisioning on your X6004, you should prepare the
following:
• Create SIP extension(s) that you want to assign to your VoIP devices in the PBX >
Extension Management > Authority Group > Advanced > SIP Peer.
• Find your ZyXEL VoIP devices' MAC addresses and serial numbers on the devices' back
panel or package boxes. Use those to associate SIP numbers to your VoIP devices.
7.2 Auto Provision Screen
If an auto provisioning file has been configured for a SIP extension, this screen displays the
mapping between SIP extensions and ZyXEL VoIP device's MAC addresses or serial
numbers. To access this screen, click Configuration > PBX > Server Configuration > Auto
Provision.
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132, to create this file. You will need one of the following: the MAC address of the
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