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MultiVOIP User Guide Operation & Maintenance
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FTP Server File Transfers (“Downloads”)
With the 4.03/6.03 software release, MultiTech has built an FTP server into the
MultiVOIP unit. Therefore, file transfers from the controller PC to the voip
unit can be done using an FTP client program or even using a browser (e.g.,
Internet Explorer or Netscape, used in conjunction with Windows Explorer).
The terminology of “downloads” and “uploads” gets a bit confusing in this
context. File transfers from a client to a server are typically considered
“uploads.” File transfers from a large repository of data to machines with less
data capacity are considered “downloads.” In this case, these metaphors are
contradictory: the FTP server is actually housed in the MultiVOIP unit, and
the controller PC, which is actually the repository of the info to be transferred,
uses an FTP client program. In this situation, we have chosen to call the
transfer of files from the PC to the voip “downloads.” (Be aware that some
FTP client programs may use the opposite terminology, i.e., they may refer to
the file transfer as an “upload “)
You can download firmware, CAS telephony protocols, default configuration
parameters, and phonebook data for the MultiVOIP unit with this FTP
functionality. These downloads are done over a network, not by a local serial
port connection. Consequently, voips at distant locations can be updated from
a central control point.
The phonebook downloading feature greatly reduces the data-entry required to
establish inbound and outbound phonebooks for the voip units within a system.
Although each MultiVOIP unit will require some unique phonebook entries,
most will be common to the entire voip system. After the phonebooks for the
first few voip units have been compiled, phonebooks for additional voips
become much simpler: you copy the common material by downloading and
then do data entry for the few phonebook items that are unique to that
particular voip unit or voip site.