Server For Pre-Provisioning; Pre-Provisioning Setting Example - Panasonic KX-TGP500 Administrator's Manual

1.1.5.3 Server for Pre-provisioning

The DHCP server and TFTP server play important roles in performing pre-provisioning. This section explains
their purposes, uses, and brief descriptions.
Server
DHCP server
TFTP server
DHCP and TFTP servers may be supplied with your operating system, provided through commercial services,
and are also distributed freely on the Internet. Use a server setup that best matches your environment.
When installing and setting up the DHCP server and TFTP server, refer to the documentation supplied with
the product. For details about connecting servers to the network and managing them, consult your network
administrator.

1.1.5.4 Pre-provisioning Setting Example

This section gives an example of how to perform pre-provisioning.
Assumptions
TFTP server address
Distribution directory of TFTP server
Model name of the unit
MAC address of the unit
Provisioning server name (where the
configuration file used for provisioning is to be
stored)
Distribution directory of the provisioning server
File name of the configuration file used for
provisioning
URL of the configuration file used for
provisioning
Document Version 2011-01
Purpose
Used to provide the address
of a TFTP server, set in option
66 of the DHCP server, to
units that have not been
configured yet.
Used to store configuration
files, and is set as the access
point for downloading them
automatically.
Item
In option 66 of the DHCP server, specify the IP
address or FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) of
the TFTP server.
For details, refer to the documentation for your
DHCP server.
Note
•
The maximum length of FQDN text is 64
bytes.
The unit will download the configuration file "(model
name).cfg" stored in the root directory of the TFTP
server.
For example, if the model name is KX-TGP500B01,
the unit will download the configuration file "/
KX-TGP500B01.cfg".
Description/Setting
192.168.0.130
/tftproot
KX-TGP500B01
0080F0123456
provisioning.example.com
/Panasonic
Config0080F0123456.cfg
http://provisioning.example.com/Panasonic/
Config0080F0123456.cfg
1.1.5 Pre-provisioning
Description
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