Grandstream Networks HANDYTONE 486 - Manual (Page 26)

HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Networks, Inc.
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6.3 Configuration through a Central Server
Grandstream HandyTone ATAs can be automatically configured from a central provisioning system.
When HandyTone ATA boot up, it will send TFTP or HTTP request to download configuration files,
there are two configuration files, one is “cfg.txt” and the other is “cfg000b82xxxxxx”, where
“000b82xxxxxx” is the MAC address of the HandyTone ATA. For more information regarding
provisioning configuration file format, please contact Grandstream and refer to the related
Grandstream documentation.
The configuration file can be downloaded via TFTP or HTTP from the central provisioning server. A
service provider or an enterprise with large deployment of HandyTone ATAs can easily manage the
configuration and service provisioned to individual devices remotely and automatically from a central
server. GAPS (Grandstream Automated Provisioning System) uses enhanced (NAT friendly) TFTP or
HTTP (thus no NAT issues) and other communication protocols to communicate with each individual
HandyTone ATA for firmware upgrade, remote reboot, configuration changes, etc.
Grandstream provides a licensed provisioning system called GAPS that can be used to support
automated configuration of HandyTone ATA. To enable this feature on the HandyTone ATA, a user
just needs to enter the IP address of the GAPS server in the TFTP server field of the configuration
screen, or enter the HTTP provisioning Server URL in the HTTP Upgrade Server field. Then reboot
the HandyTone ATA.
For details on how GAPS works, please contact Grandstream and refer to the documentation of GAPS
product provided.