[Asterisk-Users] polycom IP 500/600

[Richard]

More thoughts, polycom can have two options to send ftp login info.

1. use dhcp to push username and password. It can use either the existing
dhcp options, e.g. bootp file name field as a string to send
"username/password", or define a new vendor specified field.

2. use the existing ftp account to get the config file. If it includes a new
ftp username/password, phone should reboot and try to use the new username
and password. This is the way how cisco ata works with new authentication
key.

Richard


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Kristian Kielhofner
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:24 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] polycom IP 500/600
> 
> Kristian Kielhofner wrote:
> 
> > Richard wrote:
> >
> >> The ease of configuration is the biggest concern here. I'd like to try
> >> everything to avoid pressing the keypad of the phone to change the
> >> setting.
> >> There is no way I want to go to a site to make a configuration change.
> >>
> >> We will most likely deploy a small appliance as a local dhcp and ftp
> >> server
> >> inside a customer's network. Therefore security is less an issue. We
> only
> >> have ssh access to the local server. Then if we make any change, we
> just
> >> change the setting on the server and send a command to reboot the
phone.
> >> Again there is no way I visit each site and punch keys on each phone.
> >>
> >
> > I totally understand.
> >
> > For a device to be ftp/dhcp server, may I reccomend a Linksys WRT54G? If
> > you don't already have some, get one a get OpenWRT.  You could SSH into
> > it on the WAN (with a dyndns client if you need one), and run a DNS,DHCP
> > and FTP server on it internally.  Or ipsec, or even Asterisk! I highly
> > suggest you try them out.  Remember that you can always turn off the
> > wireless radio.
> >
> > --
> > Kristian Kielhofner
> 
> 
> I meant to say WRT54GS. Sorry.
> 
> --
> Kristian Kielhofner
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