Operation Manual

Chapter 5: Administering through the
configuration file
You can administer the deskphone centrally through the configuration file that Avaya provides with
E129 deskphones. The configuration file resides on the configuration server and is a binary or an
XML file that contains configuration parameters. Each parameter corresponds to a feature that you
configure through the Web interface. To configure a feature, you can assign the required value to
the parameter of that feature.
When the deskphone starts or restarts, the deskphone makes a TFTP, HTTP, or HTTPS request to
the configuration server for configuration files. The deskphone requests for an XML file named
cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx.xml followed by a file named cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxxx is the MAC
address of the deskphone. For example, cfg000b820102ab.xml and cfg000b820102ab. If these files
are unavailable, the deskphone downloads a generic configuration file, cfg.xml. The configuration
file name must be in lowercase.
Related links
Account general settings parameters on page 57
Account network settings parameters on page 57
Basic SIP settings parameters on page 58
Advanced SIP settings parameters on page 60
SIP session timer settings parameters on page 61
SIP security settings parameters on page 63
Audio settings parameters on page 63
Call settings parameters on page 67
Basic network settings parameters on page 71
Advanced network settings parameters on page 73
Web access parameters on page 74
Deskphone upgrading and provisioning parameters on page 74
Syslog parameters on page 76
Language parameters on page 77
Security settings parameters on page 78
XML phone book configuration parameters on page 79
LDAP settings parameter on page 80
General settings parameters on page 81
Call features settings parameters on page 82
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