[Asterisk-Users] "Local Directory" feature on Polycom Soundpo int 501s

Alvaro Parres aparres at gmail.com
Fri Nov 25 13:07:55 MST 2005


we have TFTP and also those files are created upgrade automatic.. And also
we create manually the file  for the new phones so they have the minimal
addres book of the company.



On 11/25/05, Watkins, Bradley <Bradley.Watkins at compuware.com> wrote:
>
> Hrmmm... I'm not sure how much more help I can be on this exactly.  For
> all
> of my users, we use FTP and the files get created and updated
> automatically.
> I should note that this is with all IP600s/601s but this should be the
> same
> even for the 501s.
>
> - Brad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of hugolivude
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] "Local Directory" feature on Polycom Soundpo
> int 501s
>
>
> I tried changing the name to the MAC address format, but still no
> luck.  No
> contacts appear after re-boot and I still can't add them manually either.
>
> No particular reason for using TFTP over FTP.  I'm a hack so I just
> followed
> the instructions at:
>
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Polycom+Soundpoint+IP+501
>
> Thanks,
> Hugh
>
> On 11/25/05, Watkins, Bradley <Bradley.Watkins at compuware.com> wrote:
> > The filename needs to be <MAC Address>-directory.xml, not <IP
> > Address>-directory.xml.  Grab the MAC off the back of the phone.
> >
> > This is the same as for the provisioning files if you are using your
> > TFTP server to do that.  Also, is there a reason that you aren't using
> > FTP?  It's much more robust, and does not require that you
> > pre-configure the directory file (unless you want to fill in specific
> > values).
> >
> > - Brad
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of
> > hugolivude
> > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 11:55 AM
> > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Local Directory" feature on Polycom
> Soundpoint
> > 501s
> >
> >
> > I cannot seem to get the "Local Directory" feature to work.  I've
> > consulted section 3.1.17 of the Administrator Guide.  It says to put a
> > file <Ethernet
> > address>-directory.xml (where <Ethernet address> is the IP address of
> > address>the
> > phone) into the TFTP directory.  Polycom provides a template.
> >
> > The IP address for one of my phones is 192.168.0.113, so I placed the
> > file 192168000113-directory.xml (shown below) into my TFTP directory,
> > but the local directory on the phone was not updated when it rebooted.
> > I think the TFTP is configured correctly because the phone has no
> > problem loading the firmware etc.
> >
> > I thought it might have something to do DHCP, so I gave the phone a
> > static IP address, still no luck.  Next I tried entering the info
> > manually right on the phone.  I went into the "Contact Directory"
> > pressed "Add" and entered the infor for a contact.  I pressed "Save"
> > and the phone came back with "No Records".  Occasionally I see a
> > message "Busy.  Please try again..."
> >
> > Anyone have better success?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Hugh
> >
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
> > <!-- $Revision: 1.2 $  $Date: 2004/12/21 18:28:05 $ --> <directory>
> >         <item_list>
> >                 <item>
> >                         <ln>Smith</ln>
> >                         <fn>Fred</fn>
> >                         <ct>301</ct>
> >                         <sd>1</sd>
> >                         <rt>3</rt>
> >                         <dc/>
> >                         <ad>0</ad>
> >                         <ar>0</ar>
> >                         <bw>0</bw>
> >                         <bb>0</bb>
> >                 </item>
> >                 <item>
> >                         <ln>Jones</ln>
> >                         <fn>Bob</fn>
> >                         <ct>302</ct>
> >                         <sd>2</sd>
> >                         <rt>3</rt>
> >                         <dc/>
> >                         <ad>0</ad>
> >                         <ar>0</ar>
> >                         <bw>0</bw>
> >                         <bb>0</bb>
> >                 </item>
> >                 <item>
> >                         <ln>Ng</ln>
> >                         <fn>Vin</fn>
> >                         <ct>333</ct>
> >                         <sd>3</sd>
> >                         <rt>3</rt>
> >                         <dc/>
> >                         <ad>0</ad>
> >                         <ar>0</ar>
> >                         <bw>0</bw>
> >                         <bb>0</bb>
> >                 </item>
> >         </item_list>
> > </directory>
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