Configuration Features; Specifying The Caret (" ^ ") Character In Configuration Files To Overwrite Locally Configured Values - Aastra 9143i Series Release Notes

Configuration Features

Specifying the Caret (" ^ ") Character in Configuration Files to
Overwrite Locally Configured Values
In Release 2.6, an Administrator can now specify a " ^ " (caret character) before a con-
figuration parameter in the aastra.cfg and <mac>.cfg configuration files which allows
the parameter to be overwritten and reset back to a specified value. This can be con-
venient when changes are made by a user to specific parameters on the phone locally
(via Aastra Web UI or IP Phone UI), and the Administrator wants to set the parameters
back to the default values using the configuration files.
As an example, the following table describes how the parameter "sip proxy ip" is han-
dled by the phone during phone bootup when either the " ^ " (default parameter) is
used or the " ! " (locked parameter) is used.
IF
new <mac>.cfg file is loaded to the phone with
"^sip proxy ip" and any other parameter(s) from
the file specifying a " ^ "
new aastra.cfg file is loaded to the phone with
"^sip proxy ip" and any other parameter(s) from
the file specifying a " ^ "
the first instance is "^sip proxy ip" and second
instance is "!sip proxy ip" in the aastra.cfg and/or
<mac>.cfg file,
Notes:
• XML reboots take precedence over server.cfg values. Therefore, " ^ " parameters
are ignored in the aastra.cfg file during XML reboots.
• If a parameter has both a " ^ " and a " ! " preceding the same parameter (i.e., ^!sip
proxy ip: pbx.company.com), then the parameter is ignored and NOT overwritten.
• When Check Sync updates the configuration, it does not parse files before reboot-
ing so it does not overwrite the values. The phone needs to reboot, re-read files,
and then remove locally configured parameters.
RN-001029-05 REV 00 – 04.2010
New features in release 2.6
THEN
the "^sip proxy ip" and any other " ^ " parameters
are overwritten if previously changed by the user.
the "^sip proxy ip" and any other " ^ " parameters
are overwritten if previously changed by the user.
the value for the second instance of the parameter
("!sip proxy ip") overwrites to the aastra.cfg and/or
<mac>.cfg files previously on the phone.
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