Panasonic KX-TGP500B04 Administration Guide - Page 23
What is Provisioning?, 1.6.2, Protocols for Provisioning, 1.6.3, Configuration File
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1.1.6 Provisioning 1.1.6 Provisioning 1.1.6.1 What is Provisioning? After pre-provisioning has been performed (® see 1.1.5 Pre-provisioning), you can set up the unit automatically by downloading the configuration file stored on the provisioning server into the unit. This is called "provisioning". Phone system dealer End user Provisioning Pre-provisioning data Factory defaults User configuration User modified data Provisioning data Pre-provisioning data Factory defaults 1.1.6.2 Protocols for Provisioning Provisioning can be performed over HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and TFTP. The protocol you should use differs depending on how you will perform provisioning. Normally, HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP is used for provisioning. If you are transmitting encrypted configuration files, it is recommended that you use HTTP. If you are transmitting unencrypted configuration files, it is recommended that you use HTTPS. You may not be able to use FTP depending on the conditions of the network router or the network to be used. 1.1.6.3 Configuration File This section gives concrete examples of the functions of the configuration file and how to manage it. The configuration file is a text file that contains the various settings that are necessary for operating the unit. The files are normally stored on a server maintained by your phone system dealer, and will be downloaded to the units as required. All configurable settings can be specified in the configuration file. You can ignore settings that already have the desired values. Only change parameters as necessary. For details about setting parameters and their descriptions, see Section 4 Configuration File Programming and Section 8 Configuration File Examples. Using 3 Types of Configuration Files The unit can download up to 3 configuration files. One way to take advantage of this is by classifying the configuration files into the following 3 types: Document Version 2010-08 Administrator Guide 23