Use The Centralized Provisioning Method: Configuration Files - Polycom CX5500 Administrator's Manual

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Format File System Formats the phone's flash file system and deletes the UC software
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application, log files, configuration, and override files. Note that if the override file is stored on
the provisioning server, the phone will re-download the override file when you provision the
phone again. Formatting the phone's file system does not delete those device settings affecting
network and provisioning, and any certificates and encryption keys remain on the phone.
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Reset to Factory Removes the web and local override files, any stored configuration files in
the flash file system, as well as any custom certificates and encryption keys. All network and
provisioning settings are reset but the UC software application and updater remain intact.
The rest of this section explains each of the following configuration methods:
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Use the Centralized Provisioning Method: Configuration Files

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Provision with the Web Configuration Utility
Phone User Interface – Menu System Settings
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Use the Centralized Provisioning Method:
Configuration Files
Polycom recommends using a central provisioning server when your VoIP environment has multiple
phones. Polycom provides template configuration files in XML format that you can use to create a set of
phone features and settings specific to your organization. All of the phone features and settings are
outlined in the following
are very flexible. Parameters can be stored in the files in any order and can be placed in any number of
files. You can change the XML tree structure, move parameters around within the XML files, change the
file names, or create your own configuration files. These files dictate the behavior of the phone after it is
running the Polycom UC Software. Be aware that the configuration files have default values that you may
want to change.
Settings: Using the Default Value for a Configuration Parameter
The phone will use the default value for a configuration parameter as long as the parameter has not
been configured from any other source. Parameters can be changed using the local phone user
interface, the Web configuration utility, a Polycom CMA system, and configuration files hosted on a
central provisioning server.
Applying configuration files to phones from a central provisioning server enables you to apply a single set
of parameters and settings to all of the phones in your deployment. The configuration files maximize
flexibility in installing the UC Software, configuring the phones, and in upgrading and maintaining the
phone settings over time.
The CX5500 system can boot up without any configuration files; however, certain parameters need to be
changed for your system to be usable within your organization. Note that if a system cannot locate a
provisioning server upon boot up, the system operates with internally stored default settings. To send and
receive calls, you must specify a SIP server address and a registration address (the equivalent of a
phone number) in the configuration files.
You can create user-specific configuration files that enable phone users to use their features and settings
from any phone including those outside of your organization. To create a user-specific file, create a
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sections. The UC Software configuration files you use to configure the phones
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