[asterisk-users] OT Provisioning http-server-enabled devices (Was: Siemens Gigaset DECT base provisioning)

[Olivier]

2007/8/13, Eric Chamberlain <eric at voxilla.com>:
>
>  What you describe is doable; we have a number of device configuration
> wizards.
>
>
>
> But it is generally easier to use the device's bulk provisioning methods,
> like https an XML configuration file to the device.  The provisioning
> settings a pretty standard and don't change very often.
>
>
>
> The problem with using the user web interface is that the manufacturers
> quite often change the interface with new firmware releases, so you are
> constantly updating the scripts.
>

I fully agree with this maintenance concern but what do you exactly mean by
"use the device's bulk provisioning methods, like https an XML configuration
file to the device" ?

For instance, what about products which do not provide provisioning method
that deserves to be called "bulk provisioning method" ?
Do you have a trick to escape from using web interface ?

Regards

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>
> Eric Chamberlain, CISSP
>
> Chief Technical Officer
>
> Voxilla - http://voxilla.com/
>
>
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> asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Olivier
> *Sent:* Friday, August 10, 2007 3:13 AM
> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> *Subject:* [asterisk-users] OT Provisioning http-server-enabled devices
> (Was: Siemens Gigaset DECT base provisioning)
>
>
>
> hello,
>
> I would to define and unattended process to configure devices which are
> http-server-enabled, use DHCP but do not use TFTP-DCHP to configure
> themselves during boot.
>
> Has anyone worked on such subject ?
>
> I was thinking of something like :
>
> populating configuration file from device web pages (rendering this as
> generic and flexible as possible)
> writing a script which reads this file and set each parameter using http
> writing a script which monitors network environment to trigger previous
> when certain events occur.
>
> All this is not very clear for me, yet.
>
> Regards
>
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