How to Configure Htek Remote Phone Books

This guide provides instructions on how to configure a remote phone book on Yeastar S-Series VoIP PBX.

You can configure a corporate directory with Htek remote phone book. Then the users can access the remote phone book and dial a contact number directly on their phone.

The details in this guide takes Htek UC926E running firmware 2.0.4.6.13 as an example.

Step 1. Prepare an Htek remote phone book file

  1. Customize the remote phone book file.

    The following is an example of an XML phone book.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<PhoneDirectory>
    <DirectoryEntry>
        <Name>Remote Yeastar1</Name>
        <Telephone>312</Telephone>
    </DirectoryEntry>
    <DirectoryEntry>
        <Name>Remote Yeastar2</Name>
        <Telephone>122</Telephone>
        <Telephone>132</Telephone>
        <Telephone>142</Telephone>
    </DirectoryEntry>
    <DirectoryEntry>
        <Name>Remote Yeastar3</Name>
        <Telephone>312</Telephone>
    </DirectoryEntry>
</PhoneDirectory>
  2. Save the file as an XML file (for example, Yeastar.xml).

Step 2. Configure remote phone book on Yeastar PBX

  1. Set the PBX as a TFTP server and upload XML phone book file to the TFTP server.
    1. Go to Settings > System > Security > Service, check the option TFTP, click Save and Apply.

      The PBX is set up as a TFTP server.

    2. Go to Auto Provisioning > Upload Files, click Upload a File, choose the XML file (Yeastar.xml) to upload.

  2. Configure remote phone book for the phone.
    1. Go to Auto Provisioning > Device List, find your phone, click to edit the configurations.
    2. Click Features tab, enter the phone book URL, and phone book name.
      Tip: The phone book access URL is tftp://pbx_ip/upload/autopfile/file_name, for example, tftp://192.168.6.36/upload/autopfile/Yeastar.xml.

    3. Click Save.

      A pop-up dialog prompts you whether to reboot the phone.

    4. Click Yes.

      Wait for about 6 minutes, the phone will reboot, apply the changes and download the phone book.

      Note: If the phone does not reboot automatically, reboot the phone manually to make the configurations take effect.

Step 3. Use remote phone book on Htek phone

  1. On the Htek phone, press the Directory soft key.
  2. Press the left navigation key to access Remote Contacts directory.
  3. Select the desired remote phone book.
  4. Press the Enter soft key to load the corporate directory.

    The phone then connects to the remote phone book and proceeds to load it.