How-to Connect an IP Phone to ClusterPBX

Problem

Once they have been assigned to a User account any IP Phone should be able to connect to ClusterPBX and their provisioning script is selected for that user.

Intended Audience

Reseller, Client

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Configure a User account with the phone’s information – the account can either exist or be new
    • MAC Address
    • Phone Model
    • Provisioning Template

  2. Apply the change
  3. Plug the phone on the network and wait for the phone to download and apply the provisioning template

    WARNING: If the router – or DHCP server – is not configured with the proper URL for DHCP Option-66 each phone will have to be configured manually with the provisioning template’s URL, username and password through their web interface in order to download their provisioning template.

  4. Test the configuration