Nortel Networks LIP-6830 - Manual (Page 109)

LIP-6812 & LIP-6830 Installer Guide
Rev. 01.04 D-1 June 07
Appendix D. Using the Configuration File
During automated provisioning (Config. Download flag, Section 3.6.8.5 or 4.12 is enabled), LIP
Phones will attempt to download a global and a Phone specific Configuration file from a TFTP or
Web server supporting HTTP/S. The global files, “sysconf_6812d_sip.cfg” and
“sysconf_6830d_sip.cfg”, are typically used for parameters which are the same for all LIP Phones
connecting to the server. Parameters such as Network mode, Time Zone, Daylight Savings
Time mode might be globally set.
The phone-specific Configuration file as a default uses the MAC address of the phone (for
example, 00405a123477) for the file name. When using HTTP/S, the LIP Phone can be
assigned with a name for the phone specific file in place of the MAC address but the MAC
address must be included in the file name or path. Parameters specified in the phone specific
configuration file override those defined in the global configuration file.
Both the global and MAC configuration files can configure any of the parameters of the Phone,
the only difference is the MAC file values have priority over the global file. Each is an ASCII file
containing parameters, called Fields under various Sections. By assigning values after the Field
name, the LIP Phone Configuration parameters are established.
NOTE: A blank Field in the Configuration file will return the value of the associated parameter to
default. Also, if a value is changed for a Field Name marked with an asterik in Table D-1, the
reboot flag will be enabled and the LIP Phone will reboot after initialzation is completed. The
first line of the Configuration file (global or phone specific) must be “LIP-68XX configuration
information SIP4B(v1.0)” as shown in Figure D.
The Configuration files can be loaded without encryption. The Phone supports HTTPS, using
SSL and can be assigned a User name and password to authorize access to the HTTPS files.
In addition, HTTP/HTTPS files can be encrypted using a 32-byte key, which must be assigned
to the phone or passed via the Config file; the Phone will use the 3DES algorithm to decrypt the
file.
In DHCP mode, the values from the DHCP Server have a higher priority than the values in the
sysconf_6812d_sip.cfg/sysconf_6830d_sip.cfg file and Phone-specific configuration file.
Table D-1 below shows the Configuration parameters by Section and Field/Parameter Name
with descriptive information. Table D-2 shows selections available for the time zones. Figure D
provides a blank LIP-6812/LIP-6830 Configuration file. Values need only be assigned in the
Configuration files if other than default (refer to the comments in the example configuraiton file
for proper entry of values). If a Field is erased or commented-out, it will have no affect on the
LIP Phone memory; the phone will use the existing value in memory. Deleting an unused field
line from the Configuration file reduces traffic at boot.
Section
Field Name
(Parameter Name)
Description
LAN network_mode
Whether the phone uses DHCP to configure network.