Systems and methods for configuring and registering internet protocol (IP) phones
US8938061B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/1073
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for configuring and registering Internet Protocol (IP) phones has at least one IP phone coupled to a private branch exchange (PBX) through a switch. A boot server stores a plurality of configuration files used to configure IP phones, and the IP phone downloads a default configuration file having a default extension identifier from the boot server in order to allow the IP phone to initiate a registration session with the PBX. Once the registration session is initiated, the PBX is configured to automatically learn a media access control (MAC) address of the IP phone and to generate at least one unique configuration file identified by the learned MAC address. The IP phone is then configured according to the generated unique configuration file without an administrator having to associate the MAC address with the extension identifier.
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