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Chapter 6 Configuring the Cisco IP Phone Models 7905G and 7912G Using a TFTP Server
Using Profiles with TFTP Configuration
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Cisco IP Phone Models 7905G and 7912G Administrator Guide (SIP)
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If you are not using a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, you
must manually define IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateways for the phones
before you can access profiles. For more information, see the “Minimum
Configuration Settings for the Cisco IP Phone Models 7905G and 7912G” section
on page 3-9.
Note Parameter values that you set in a profile will overwrite values that you set from
a phone’s Network Configuration menu, its SIP Configuration menu, or its web
page.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Using Profiles with TFTP Configuration, page 6-2
• Setting Up the TFTP Server with Cisco IP Phone Software, page 6-4
• Configuring the Cisco IP Phone to Obtain its Configuration File from the
TFTP Server, page 6-5
• Creating or Updating a Profile, page 6-9
• Using Encryption, page 6-15
• Refreshing or Resetting the Cisco IP Phone, page 6-17
Using Profiles with TFTP Configuration
After the Cisco IP Phone has been configured with the minimum settings as
explained in the “Minimum Configuration Settings for the
Cisco IP Phone Models 7905G and 7912G” section on page 3-9, you can
configure many additional parameters using a file called a profile. A profile is
stored on the TFTP server and contains a list of tag, length, and value triplets
(TLVs) that represent some of the configuration parameters for the Cisco IP
Phone. You can edit a text version of a profile file and then convert it to a binary
file for the phone to download.