Auto Provisioning via TFTP

  • Updated on Jul 28, 2022
  • Published on Jul 28, 2022
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Scenario


Auto-provisioning is a feature used to configure or upgrade devices in batch via third party servers. DHCP, PNP, TFTP, FTP, HTTPS, HTTP are the protocols used by the Akuvox intercom devices to access the URL of the address of the third-party server which stores configuration files and firmware, which will then be used to update the firmware and the corresponding parameters on the Akuvox intercom devices. This article will tell you how to auto-p via TFTP protocol in detail.

Operation Instruction

1.Auto-provisioning flow

2. Configuration files have two formats for auto-provisioning. one is the general configuration files used for the general provisioning and another one is the MAC-based configuration provisioning.

  • General configuration provisioning: a general file is stored in a server from which all the related devices will be able to download the same configuration file to update parameters on the devices. For example： r000000000083.cfg.  


  • MAC-based configuration provisioning: MAC-based configuration files are used for auto-provisioning on a specific device as distinguished by its unique MAC number. And the configuration files named with device MAC number will be matched automatically with the device MAC number before being downloaded for the provisioning on the specific device. For example: 0C1234556778.cfg
Note

  • If a server has these two types of configuration files, then IP devices will first access the general configuration files before accessing the MAC-based configuration files.

  • The naming length of both files is 12 bits.

  • The last three or two digits of the general configuration file name indicates models.

3. Auto provisioning can be configured by Akuvox SmartPlus Plateform or local device side. the priority is Akuvox SmartPus > local device side. This article is for configuration on local device side.

Operation Procedure


Configure Autop Template

1. Login to the device's web interface, Upgrade > Advanced > Automatic Autop interface.

2. Export Autop template.

3. The template file can be edited by Notebook, Word. etc.

4. Edit the template and save it. 

5. Name the template file  as general configuration mode or Mac-based configuration mode.

6. If you need to encrypt the template file, please download an AES encryption tool  by yourself and make the template file to be encrypted. This step is optional.

Configure TFTP Server

  1. Prepare a TFTP server in the LAN by yourself.
  2. Set up TFTP server address and the saving path of autop template.
  3. If the server needs authentication information, please set up and remember the username and password.

Configure on the device web

  1. Log in to the device's web interface, Upgrade > Advanced > Manual Autop interface.
  2. Enter TFTP server address in URL. 
  3. Enter the username and password of TFTP server if you have created in the TFTP server.
  4. If you encrypt the general configuration file, please enter the key in Common AES Key. If you encrypt the Mac-based configuration file, please enter the key in AES Key(MAC). if you do not encrypt the file before, keep the default configuration or leave it blank.