Phoenix Audio Spider MT505 SIP Administraor Guide - Manual (Page 3)

1. Introduction
This document details the steps available to prepare the Spider SIP unit for usage. It explains how to
prepare the unit through the unit’s GUI (manual provisioning), or alternatively automatically using
configuration files which are prepared ahead of time. The document includes description of the
parameters available for the user in setting up the unit.
In order for the Spider to connect to the network it needs to be assigned with a number. The service
provider, when assigning a number, provides you with a ‘User ID’, ‘Authentication Name’, which in many
cases is similar to the user ID, and an ‘Authentication Password’. In the case of hosted services you
should also get the address of the SIP Proxy/Registrar.
Provisioning the Spider is the process in which this information is embedded in the unit, and the unit
uses it to register with the service provider and operate like a phone.
The providing can be done by manually inserting the information through the unit’s GUI (using web
browser), or by uploading a configuration file that contains this information onto the unit.
All of the system’s parameters, including dialing protocols, nickname, address book, and many others,
can be inserted and controlled manually through the web GUI, or by editing this information in a form of
a configuration file and uploading it to the system.
The “uploading” process can be initiated manually (through the web GUI) or automatically by scheduling
a periodic uploading process that will be initiated by the unit on the scheduled times. The same concept
applies to the unit’s firmware – whenever a new software version is available it can be uploaded onto
the unit manually, through the GUI, or scheduled to be done automatically and initiated by the unit
itself.
Optionally - the units can be set up to search for the configuration file automatically upon the first
power up using DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol). The server, to which the units connect to,
has to support this protocol, and the configuration file for this particular unit has to be present on the
server carrying the proper address.
In this user guide we will describe the provisioning process, both manual and automatic, and discuss
briefly the other parameters that can be controlled using the unit’s GUI.