Provisioning Using Configuration Files; Resynchronization-Configuration File Checking; The Provisioning Process - VTech VSP600 Administrator And Provisioning Manual

Provisioning Using Configuration Files

Provisioning using configuration files allows you to place a configuration file on a
provisioning server, where the base station can retrieve the file and update its
configuration automatically.
Configuration files have the extension .cfg and contain parameters that define
various base station settings. To edit a configuration file, open it with a text editor
such as Notepad.
The parameters (or settings) within configuration files are grouped into modules.
Most of the modules group their settings in the same way that settings are grouped
on the WebUI. For example, the "time_date" module contains the same settings that
are on the Time and Date WebUI page.
Using the WebUI, you can also import a configuration file and apply the configuration
file settings to the base station. For more information, see Provisioning on page 52.
Resynchronization—Configuration File Checking
You can select a number of options to set when the base station checks for new
configuration files. This process of checking for configuration files is called
Resynchronization. Resynchronization options are available on the WebUI
Provisioning page, but you can also include them in a configuration file.
The resynchronization options are:
 Mode—sets the base station to check for a configuration file only, a firmware
update file only, or both types of file.
 Never—configuration file checking is disabled
 Bootup—the base station checks for new configuration files when it boots up.
Any updates are applied during the boot-up process.
 Remote check-sync—enables you to start a resynchronization remotely using
your hosted server's web portal. The Remote check-sync settings are available
only in the configuration file, not the WebUI.
 Repeatedly, at a defined interval from 60 to 65535 minutes (45 days).

The Provisioning Process

The base station's automatic provisioning process is as follows:
1. Check for new or updated configuration files. The base station maintains a list of
the last loaded provisioning files. The base station compares its current
configuration against the files it finds on the provisioning server.
If provisioning has been triggered by the resync timer expiring or by remote
check-sync, the base station checks for updated files after one minute of
inactivity.
2. Download the configuration files.
If any file on the provisioning server has changed, the base station treats it as a
new file and downloads it.
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