Auto Provisioning Overview
Auto Provisioning is a time-saving feature that helps you to manage and deploy IP phones and gateways centrally on Yeastar P-Series Software Edition. The process of configuring and managing IP phones and gateways is simplified, which makes deployment and management of devices fast and convenient.
Auto Provisioning supported devices
Yeastar P-Series Software Edition supports various models for Auto Provisioning.
Find the Auto Provisioning - Supported Devices before you start deploying devices.
Auto Provisioning methods
Yeastar P-Series Software Edition supports three 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). Note: Snom IP phones do not support DHCP Auto Provisioning method.
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: The Yeastar TA FXS gateway does 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).
- When you select PnP Auto Provisioning method, the available methods are PnP and DHCP.
- When you select DHCP Auto Provisioning method, the available methods are PnP and DHCP.
- When you select RPS Auto Provisioning method, the available methods are PnP, DHCP, and RPS.
How Auto Provisioning works
- PnP Provisioning
- DHCP Provisioning
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You can directly use the PBX as a DHCP server, or use a third-party DHCP server that supports DHCP option 66.
Note: The DHCP server in the PBX supports only one DHCP address pool. - RPS Provisioning