Introduction
The beroNet Gateways and Cards can receive their configuration via tftp or http. This method can be used to automatically provision the devices. The basic concept is, that the same configuration files that are provided via the backup function, can be used to provision the device. This gives the user the possibility to configure the device in the way he wants via the GUI and then simply download the backup of this configuration and use it to provision multiple devices at once and automatic.
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This Document provides a step by step guide on how to provision the beroNet Gateways and Cards.
Prerequirements
In order to provision beroNet devices you will need control over at least a web- or tftp-server. This server provides the configuration files either as plain files or generated via a script. Starting from firmware version 3 you will need control over a DHCP server, only if you want to use auto-provisioning via DHCP.
Provisioning with Firmware
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from 16.XX to 20.XX
The backup and provisioning uses a single XML file since firmware 16.XX. The structure of this file is explained here: XML Backup & Provisioning File
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- manual configuration via the GUI
- automatic configuration via the API
- automatic configuration via DHCP
Provisioning URL
In any case the location of the configuration file is a URL including the server and the filename. The beroNet devices support special variables that can be used in the URL:
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This enables the webserver to provide different config files to different devices, even though the same provisioning URL is set in each device.
Provisioning-Config-Update Section in the XML Provisioning file
When you open the XX.config.xml file in an editor you swill see a <update></update> xml block. There are 2 paremeters possible here:
- <update>yes</update> - When the device executes the provisioning, this XML file will be used as new configuration file and it will be imported
- <update>no</update> - When the device executes the provisioning, this XML file will be ignored
Manual configuration via the GUI
This method is very simple, you can manually configure the provisioning URL under Preferences→Provisioning. You need to enable "Manual configuration" and then you need to define If the Provisioning should happen:
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You can also specify a Polling interval in minutes
Configuration via the API
The beroNet API is described here: Using the beroNet Gateway & Card API. For Provisioning just a few API commands are required:
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http://172.20.5.10/app/api/api.php?apiCommand=ProvisioningSetConfiguration&Mode=once&Url=http://172.20.5.16/beronet-{MAC}-{SERIAL}.config.xml
ProvisioningSetConfiguration:success
http://172.20.5.10/app/api/api.php?apiCommand=ProvisioningTriggerConfig
updateConfig:info:config_provisioning_enabled_by_server updateConfig:info:updated:hardware.conf updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.analog updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.cas updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.causes updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.conf updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.cpt updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.dialplan updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.gsm updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.isdn updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.sip updateConfig:info:updated:isgw.tdm updateConfig:info:updated:misc.conf updateConfig:info:updated:network.acl updateConfig:success:config_provisioning:beronet-D8DF0D0035F4-3-04-0000016254.config.xml ProvisioningTriggerConfig:success
http://172.20.5.10/app/api/api.php?apiCommand=ConfigurationActivate&Option=1
ConfigurationActivate:success |
Automatic configuration via DHCP
The beroNet devices can be provisioned completely automatic via the DHCP server. This is called zerotouch provisioning and works in the following way:
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