Provision Grandstream IP Phone with Yeastar P-Series Cloud Edition

This topic takes Grandstream GPR2602 (firmware: 1.0.3.67) as an example to introduce how to provision a Grandstream IP phone with Yeastar P-Series Cloud Edition.

Requirements

The firmwares of Grandstream IP Phone and Yeastar PBX meet the following requirements.

Model Phone Requirement PBX Requirement
GXP1610 1.0.7.13 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP1620 1.0.7.13 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP1625 1.0.7.13 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP1628 1.0.7.13 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP1630 1.0.7.13 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP2130 1.0.11.16 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP2135 1.0.11.16 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP2140 1.0.11.16 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP2160 1.0.11.16 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GXP2170 1.0.11.16 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GAC2500 1.0.3.45 or later 84.11.0.22 or later
GAC2570 1.0.1.36 or later 84.11.0.22 or later
GRP2601 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2601P 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2602 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2602P 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2602G 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2602W 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2603 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2603P 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2604 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2604P 1.0.3.63 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2612 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2612P 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2612G 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2612W 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2613 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2614 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2615 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2616 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2624 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2634 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later
GRP2670 1.0.7.25 or later 84.9.0.18 or later

Scenarios

The provisioning methods and operations vary depending on your provisioning needs, as the following table shows:

Scenario Description
Provision a SINGLE Grandstream IP phone In this scenario, you can manually add a provisioning link provided by Yeastar PBX to the phone. In this way, the phone can retrieve configurations from the PBX using the given link.

For more information, see Manually provision a Grandstream IP phone.
Provision MULTIPLE Grandstream IP phones In this scenario, you can utilize DHCP option 66 to deliver the provisioning link offered by Yeastar PBX to the IP phones. In this way, the phones can retrieve configurations from the PBX using the given link.

For more information, see Auto provision multiple Grandstream IP phones.

Manually provision a Grandstream IP phone

Prerequisites
  • Make sure that you have downloaded the template for the desired phone model (Path: Auto Provisioning > Resource Repository > Default Templates).
  • RESET the IP phone if it is previously used.
  • Gather information of the IP phone, including Vendor, Model, and MAC address.
Procedure
Step 1. Add the Grandstream IP phone on PBX
Add the IP phone on PBX. The PBX will generate a configuration file based on the phone's MAC address.
  1. Log in to PBX web portal, go to Auto Provisioning > Phones.
  2. Click Add > Add.
  3. In the IP Phone section, enter the following phone information.

    • Vendor: Select Grandstream.
    • Model: Select a phone model. In this example, select GRP2602.
    • MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the IP phone.
  4. In the Options section, configure the following settings.

    • Template: Select a desired template from the drop-down list.
      Note: You can select the default template corresponding to the phone model, or customize your own template. For more information, see Create a Custom Auto Provisioning Template.
    • Provisioning Link: A provisioning link is automatically generated, which points to the location where the phone's configuration file is stored.
      Note: Note down the provisioning link, as you will use it later.
  5. In the Assign Extension section, assign an extension to the IP phone.

    Tip: If your desired extension is not listed in the drop-down list, it indicates that the extension has been associated with an IP phone.
  6. Click Save.
Step 2. Configure provisioning server on the Grandstream IP phone
Manually configure provisioning server for the Grandstream IP phone using the provisioning link provided by the PBX.
  1. Log in to the web interface of the Grandstream IP phone.

    1. In the browser's address bar, enter the IP address of the IP phone.
    2. Enter the username admin and the associated password.
    3. Click Login.
  2. On the left navigation bar, go to Maintenance > Upgrade and Provisioning > Config File.

  3. In the Configure via Network section, complete the following configurations.

    1. Enter the information of the provisioning server.
      • Config Upgrade via: Select HTTPS.
      • Config Server Path: Paste the provisioning link obtained from PBX.
        Note: You should remove the prefix https:// before pasting the link into the field.
    2. Click Save and Apply.
Result
Note: Some IP phones will reboot automatically. If not, you need to manually reboot the phone to make the configurations take effect.
  • After the IP phone is rebooted, it automatically downloads the configurations from the PBX and applies the settings.
  • The extension is successfully registered on the IP phone. You can check the registration status on Auto Provisioning > Phone on the PBX web portal.

What to do next
By default, Grandstream IP phone enables all available codecs for its accounts, which may lead to issues with outgoing calls. Therefore, it is recommended to remove unnecessary codecs for the account that has been registered with the PBX extension.
For more information, see Remove Unnecessary Codecs for Grandstream IP Phone.

Auto provision multiple Grandstream IP phones

Prerequisites
  • Make sure that there is only one DHCP server in the subnet where the IP phones are deployed, or the IP phones may fail to obtain IP addresses.
  • Make sure that you have downloaded the template for the desired phone model (Path: Auto Provisioning > Resource Repository > Default Templates).
  • RESET the IP phone if it is previously used.
  • Gather information of the IP phone, including Vendor, Model, and MAC address.
Procedure
Step 1. Add the Grandstream IP phone on PBX
Add the IP phone on PBX. The PBX will generate a configuration file based on the phone's MAC address.
  1. Log in to PBX web portal, go to Auto Provisioning > Phones.
  2. Click Add > Add.
  3. In the IP Phone section, enter the following phone information.

    • Vendor: Select Grandstream.
    • Model: Select a phone model. In this example, select GRP2602.
    • MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the IP phone.
  4. In the Options section, configure the following settings.

    • Template: Select a desired template from the drop-down list.
      Note: You can select the default template corresponding to the phone model, or customize your own template. For more information, see Create a Custom Auto Provisioning Template.
    • Provisioning Link: A provisioning link is automatically generated, which points to the location where the phone's configuration file is stored.
      Note: Note down the provisioning link, as you will use it later.
  5. In the Assign Extension section, assign an extension to the IP phone.

    Tip: If your desired extension is not listed in the drop-down list, it indicates that the extension has been associated with an IP phone.
  6. Click Save.
Step 2. Configure DHCP option 66 on DHCP server
In the subnet where the IP phone is deployed, use the generated provisioning link to configure option 66 on the DHCP Server.
  1. On PBX web portal, copy the provisioning link from the phone's detail page.

  2. On the DHCP server, set up option 66 with the provisioning link.

    In this example, the configuration is shown below:

Result
Note: Some IP phones will reboot automatically. If not, you need to manually reboot the phone to make the configurations take effect.
  • After the IP phone is rebooted, it gets an IP address from the DHCP server, downloads the configurations from the PBX via the provisioning link, and applies the settings automatically.
  • The extension is successfully registered on the IP phone. You can check the registration status on Auto Provisioning > Phone on the PBX web portal.

What to do next
By default, Grandstream IP phone enables all available codecs for its accounts, which may lead to issues with outgoing calls. Therefore, it is recommended to remove unnecessary codecs for the account that has been registered with the PBX extension.
For more information, see Remove Unnecessary Codecs for Grandstream IP Phone.