Configuration File Types; Data Files - VTech VSP600 Administrator And Provisioning Manual

Configuration File Types

The base station is able to retrieve and download two types of configuration file.
Depending on your requirements, you may want to make both types of configuration
file available on your provisioning server.
The two configuration file types are a general configuration file and a MAC-specific
configuration file. The types differ in name only. The formatting of the files' content
is identical.
The general configuration file contains settings that are required by all base stations
in the system.
The MAC-specific configuration file is a file that only a single base station can
retrieve. The MAC-specific configuration file name contains a base station's MAC
address and can only be retrieved by the base station with a matching MAC address.
The filename formats for both files are:
 General file: <model>.cfg
 MAC-specific file: <model>_<MAC Address>.cfg
The <model> variable is the VTech product model; for example, VSP600. For more
information about the MAC-specific configuration file, see Guidelines for the MAC-
Specific Configuration File on page 56.
If the provisioning URL specifies a path only with no filename, then by default the
base station will fetch both files.
However, if the provisioning URL specifies both a path and filename, then the base
station will only fetch the single configuration file specified.
Both the general and MAC-specific files can contain any of the available configuration
settings. A setting can appear in the general configuration file or the unit
configuration file, or both files, or neither file. If a setting appears in both files, the
setting that is read last is the one that applies.
When the base station fetches both a general and a MAC-specific configuration file,
the general file is processed first. You can configure a setting for most of your base
stations in the general file, and then overwrite that setting for just a few base
stations using the MAC-specific file.

Data Files

The configuration file can also include links to data files for product customization.
Allowed data types include the following:
 Directory (contacts, blacklist) in xml format
 Certificates (server and provisioning) in pem format
Links to data files are in the configuration file's "file" module. This is where you enter
any URLs to the data files you require.
None of the data files are exported when you export a configuration file from the
base station. However, you can export a Directory or Blacklist .xml file using the
WebUI. After modifying the .xml file, you can use the configuration file "file" module
to have the base station import the new file. For a complete list of data file
parameters, see "file" Module: Imported File Settings on page 88.
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