BudgeTone-100 User Manual Grandstream Networks, Inc.
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available for upgrade, or checksum test fails, etc), the BudgeTone phone will stop the TFTP process
and simply boot using the existing code image in the flash.
Firmware upgrading may take as long as 1 to 20 minutes over Internet, or just 20+ seconds if it is
performed on a LAN. It is generally recommended to conduct firmware upgrade in a controlled LAN
environment if possible.
For users who do not have local TFTP server, Grandstream provides a NAT-friendly TFTP server on
the public Internet for users to download the latest firmware upgrade automatically. Please check the
Services section of Grandstream’s Web site to obtain this TFTP server IP address:
Alternatively, user can download and install free TFTP or HTTP server in his LAN to do firmware
upgrading.
A free Windows version TFTP server can be downloaded from:
http://support.solarwinds.net/updates/New-customerFree.cfm
.
Our latest official release can be downloaded from:
http://www.grandstream.com/y-firmware.htm
Unzip the file and put all of them under the root directory of the TFTP server. Put the PC running the
TFTP server and the BT-100 phone in the same LAN segment. Please go to File -> Configure ->
Security to change the TFTP server's default setting from "Receive Only" to "Transmit Only" for the
firmware upgrade. Start the TFTP server, in the phone’s web configuration page, configure
the Firmware Server Path with the IP address of the PC, update the change and reboot the unit.
User can also choose to download the free HTTP server from http://httpd.apache.org/ or just use
Microsoft IIS web server
NOTE:
• When BudgeTone phone boots up, it will send TFTP or HTTP request to download
configuration file “cfg000b82xxxxxx”, where “000b82xxxxxx” is the MAC address of the
BudgeTone phone. This file is for initial automatically provisioning purpose only, for normal
TFTP or HTTP firmware upgrade, the following error messages in a TFTP or HTTP server log
can be ignored.
TFTP Error from [IP ADRESS] requesting cfg000b82023dd4 : File does not exist
Configuration File Download
Grandstream SIP Device can be configured via Web Interface as well as via Configuration File
through TFTP or HTTP. “Config Server Path” is the TFTP or HTTP server path for configuration file.
It needs to be set to a valid URL, either in FQDN or IP address format. The “Config Server Path” can
be same or different from the “Firmware Server Path”.
A configuration parameter is associated with each particular field in the web configuration page. A
parameter consists of a Capital letter P and 2 to 3 (Could be extended to 4 in the future) digit numeric
numbers. i.e., P2 is associated with “Admin Password” in the ADVANCED SETTINGS page. For a