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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781155019-08022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I can only speak for Aastra phones.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781155019-08022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Central provisioning is very easy. All you need is
one simple text file on a TFTP, FTP, or HTTP server which all the phones point
to. To customize individual phones you add a second text file for each
phone you want customized. The custom text file is given the name of the
phones MAC address. When the phone reboots it first reads the general text
file and then reads it's custom file which will overwrite any duplicate setting
in the general text file.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781155019-08022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>To remotely reconfigure and reboot phones you can configure
them to check for updates to these files or for updated firmware at a certain
time of day. You can also remotely reboot individual phones based on
extension from the Asterisk CLI. Of course, you can also access an
individual phones Webpage configuration based on it's IP
address.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Rod Bacon [mailto:rodb@jasco.net.au]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
asterisk-users@lists.digium.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [asterisk-users] Best phone
for easy provisioning<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have any recommendations for a phone that has
easy to understand/implement central provisioning? I’ve used CISCO 79XX phones,
and they’re great (but too expensive). I like Grandstream phones, but their
provisioning sucks. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>What is everybody else using in large environments where
individual config is not an option?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Rod Bacon<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Technical Manager<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>JASCO Consulting Pty. Ltd.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.jasco.net.au/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">http://www.jasco.net.au</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Ph. 03 9432 6376<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Fax: 03 9432 6378<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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