Auto Provisioning Overview

Auto Provisioning supported devices

Yeastar P-Series PBX System supports various models for Auto Provisioning.

Find the Auto Provisioning - Supported Devices before you start deploying devices.

Auto Provisioning methods

Yeastar P-Series PBX System supports four Auto Provisioning methods, you can select a method to provision your IP phones and gateways according to your network environment.

PnP (Plug and Play)

PnP method supports auto provisioning IP phones and gateways that are located in the same LAN subnet as the PBX.

For more information, see Auto Provision IP Phones in Local Network (PnP Method) and Auto Provision Yeastar TA FXS Gateways (PnP Method).

DHCP Option 66

DHCP method supports auto provisioning IP phones and gateways that are located in the same local network as the PBX (same LAN subnet or different LAN subnet).

For more information, see Auto Provision IP Phones in Local Network (DHCP Method) and Auto Provision Yeastar TA FXS Gateways (DHCP Method).

RPS

RPS method supports auto provisioning remote IP phones via public IP address or Yeastar FQDN.

Note: Yeastar TA FXS gateways do not support RPS Auto Provisioning method.

For more information, see Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (RPS Method) and Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (RPS FQDN Method).

Provision Link

Provision Link method supports auto provisioning remote IP phones/gateways that don't support RPS Auto Provisioning method via public IP address or Yeastar FQDN.

Note: Cisco IP phones do not support Provision Link Auto Provisioning method.

For more information, see Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (Provision Link Method), Auto Provision IP Phones Remotely (Provision Link - FQDN Method), Auto Provision Yeastar TA FXS Gateway (Provision Link Method), and Auto Provision Yeastar TA FXS Gateway (Provision Link FQDN Method).

How Auto Provisioning works

This section introduces how the Auto Provisioning methods work with IP phones and the PBX, which can help you understand the operating principle and locate the Auto Provisioning problem rapidly.