[asterisk-users] Best phone for easy provisioning

[Bryan M. Johns]

> I can only speak for Aastra phones.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> From: Rod Bacon [mailto:rodb at jasco.net.au]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:46 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [asterisk-users] Best phone for easy provisioning
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> What is everybody else using in large environments where individual  
> config is not an option?
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Rod Bacon
>
> Technical Manager
>
> JASCO Consulting Pty. Ltd.
>
> http://www.jasco.net.au
>
> Ph. 03 9432 6376
>
> Fax: 03 9432 6378
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Polycom's central provisioning is very straight forward and very  
powerful.

There is support for all major connectivity methods (tftp, ftp, ftps,  
http, https, etc) and the configuration capability is more broad than  
any other phone we have worked with.

I hope this information is helpful.

Bryan M. Johns
Partner
Shelton | Johns Technology Group
office: 678:248:2637 x:1500
direct: 678:229:1809
iaxtel: 700:248:2637 x:1500
http://www.sheltonjohns.com


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