Profile Updates And Firmware Upgrades; Allow And Configure Profile Updates - Cisco 6800 Series Provisioning Manual

Provisioning Scripts
Keep these under consideration:
Note
• <Par Name> represents a configuration parameter name. In a profile, the corresponding tag is formed
• An empty default value field implies an empty string < "" >.
• The phone continues to use the last configured values for tags that are not present in a given profile.
• Templates are compared in the order given. The first, not the closest, match is selected. The parameter
• If more than one definition for a parameter is given in a profile, the last such definition in the file is
• A parameter specification with an empty parameter value forces the parameter back to its default

Profile Updates and Firmware Upgrades

The phone supports secure remote provisioning (configuration) and firmware upgrades. An unprovisioned
phone can receive an encrypted profile targeted for that device. The phone does not require an explicit key
due to a secure first-time provisioning mechanism that uses SSL functionality.
User intervention is not required to either start or complete a profile update, or firmware upgrade, or if
intermediate upgrades are required to reach a future upgrade state from an older release. A profile resync is
only attempted when the phone is idle, because a resync can trigger a software reboot and disconnect a call.
General-purpose parameters manage the provisioning process. Each phone can be configured to periodically
contact a normal provisioning server (NPS). Communication with the NPS does not require the use of a secure
protocol because the updated profile is encrypted by a shared secret key. The NPS can be a standard TFTP,
HTTP, or HTTPS server with client certificates.
The administrator can upgrade, reboot, restart, or resync phones by using the phone web user interface. The
administrator can also perform these tasks by using a SIP notify message.
Configuration profiles are generated by using common, open-source tools that integrate with service provider
provisioning systems.
Related Topics
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Allow and Configure Profile Updates

Profile updates can be allowed at specified intervals. Updated profiles are sent from a server to the phone by
using TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS.
by replacing the space with an underscore "_", such as Par_Name.
name must match exactly.
the one that takes effect in the phone.
value. To specify an empty string instead, use the empty string "" as the parameter value.
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