Services provided to IP phones
UCS provides various services to IP phones such as directories, searches contacts, agents logging into the call center, etc.
DHCP Option 66
For functional auto-provisioning, you need to set Option 66 (TFTP server name) on the DHCP server
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DHCP Option 66 must be of type String/Text
Directories
General settings of which directories are provided by IP provisioning phones is done in System → Parameters → Advanced → IP phone directory provision. Subsequently, each phone can be set up with its own set of directories in Telephones → Devices → Features → IP phone directory provision.
The following directory types are supported:
Type | Description |
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car | Automatically generated directory from existing flaps in UCS. Which flaps are included in the list is set in Extension → include in autogenerated directory. |
auto=group_id | Only valves in the specified group, e.g. auto=123 for group ID 123. Valves in the selected group only, not in subgroups, are included in the list. Above all, for general settings, the variable auto={device.group_id} can be used, which contains the ID of the group in which the Device is included. |
lookup=lookup_id | The contents of the selected local UCS directory, which is managed in Telephony → Lookups, eg lookup=456 for lookup ID 456. |
personnel | The user's personal directory, which is managed in System → Users → Personal directory. The user is paired to the phone using System → Users → Primary phone or the User Mobility functionality. |