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Polycom CX5100 Unified Conference Station for Microsoft Skype for Business - Administrator Guide
Override Files
When using a central provisioning server as part of your environment, you have the option to store the
override file to the system, or you can permit the system to upload the override file to the provisioning server
by giving the system write access to the provisioning server.
The advantage of allowing the system write access to the provisioning server for override files is that user
settings for a system survive restarts, reboots, and software upgrades you apply to all systems using a
provisioning server. You can also use the override files to save user custom preferences and to apply
specific configurations to a device or device group. If you permit the system to upload to the provisioning
server, the override file is by default named either <MAC Address>-system.cfg or <MAC
Address>-Web.cfg depending on the whether the change was made from the system or Web Configuration
Utility respectively.
Note: Changes to settings using a configuration method having a higher priority than another create
an override file that is uploaded to your provisioning server directory. The order of priority is as follows:
<MAC Address>-system.cfg overrides <MAC Address>-Web.cfg
Both override files override settings you make from the provisioning server. The system uploads an override
file each time a configuration change is made from the system. If you reformat the system's file system, the
override file is deleted.
Use the Master Configuration File
The centralized provisioning method requires you to use a master configuration file, named
00000000000.cfg in the software package.
You can apply the master configuration file to systems in the following ways:
● To all systems If you are applying the same features and settings to all systems, you can use the
default master configuration file to configure all the systems in a deployment. Note that the systems
are programmed to look first for their own <MACaddress>.cfg file and if a system does not find a
matching file, it looks next for the default file named 000000000000.cfg. If you do create and use a
per-system master configuration file, make a copy of the default file and rename it.
● To a system group or to a single system If you want to apply features or settings to a group of
systems or to a single system, make a copy of the default master configuration file and rename it.
You can specify a device group by model or part number.
For single systems, rename the file with a naming scheme that uses the system's MAC address
<MACaddress>.cfg. Note that you can use only lower-case letters, for example, 0004f200106c.cfg.
You can find the MAC address of a system on a label on the back of the system or in the
CX5100-CX5500 Control Panel.
● Specify a location You can specify the location of a master configuration file you want the systems
to use, for example, http://usr:pwd@server/dir/example1.cfg. The file name must be at
least five characters long and end with .cfg. If the system cannot find and download a location you
specify, the system searches for and uses a per-system master configuration file and then the default
master configuration file.
Note: Do not use the following names as extensions for per-system files: <MACaddress>-system.cfg,
<MACaddress>-Web.cfg, <MACaddress>-app.log, <MACaddress>-boot.log, or
<MACaddress>-license.cfg. These filenames are used by the system to store override files and
logging information.
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