Configuration File Precedence; Installing The Firmware/Configuration Files - Mitel 6867i Administrator's Manual

CONFIGURATION FILE PRECEDENCE

Mitel IP phones can accept three sources of configuration data:
• The server configuration most recently downloaded/cached from the configuration server
files, startup.cfg/<model>.cfg/<mac>.cfg (or the startup.tuz/<model>.tuz/<mac>.tuz en-
crypted equivalents)
• Local configuration changes stored on the phone that were entered using either the IP
phone UI or the Mitel Web UI
If the same parameter appears more than once in the above configuration files, the last
parameter/value read will be used (i.e. the following precedence rules will apply):
• Settings in the <model>.cfg file can overwrite startup.cfg settings
• Settings in the <mac>.cfg file can overwrite <model>.cfg settings
In the event of conflicting values set by the different methods, values are applied in the following
sequence:
1. Default values hard-coded in the phone software
2. Values downloaded from the configuration server
3. Values stored locally on the phone
The last values to be applied to the phone configuration are the values that take effect.
For example, if a parameter's value is set in the local configuration (via Mitel Web UI or IP
phone UI) and the same value was also set differently in one of the
startup.cfg/<model>.cfg/<mac>.cfg files on the configuration server, the local configuration
value is the value that takes effect because that is the last value applied to the configuration.

INSTALLING THE FIRMWARE/CONFIGURATION FILES

The following procedure describes how to install the firmware and configuration files.
1. If DHCP is disabled, manually enter the configuration server's IP address. For details on
manually setting DHCP, see Chapter 4, the section
2. Copy the firmware file <phone model>.st to the root directory of the configuration server.
The IP phone accepts the new firmware file only if it is different from the firmware currently
loaded on the IP phone.
Note: The <phone model> attribute is the IP phone model (i.e. 6863i.st, 6865i.st,
6867i.st, 6869i.st, 6873i.st).
Firmware and Configuration Files
"DHCP" on page 4-4.
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