Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 - Manual (Page 20)

Administrator Guide - SoundPoint ® IP / SoundStation ® IP Installation and Operation
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2.2.2.1.2.2 Application Configuration Files
Typically, the files are arranged in the following manner although parameters may be
moved around within the files and the file names themselves can be changed as
needed.
Per-phone settings phoneXXXX.cfg
Application settings sip.cfg
Core settings ipmid.cfg
Note
The order of the configuration files listed in CONFIG_FILES is significant.
• The files are processed in the order listed (left to right).
• The same parameters may be included in more than one file.
• The parameter found first in the list of files will be the one that is effective.
This provides a convenient means of overriding the behavior of one or more phones without
altering the baseline configuration files for an entire system.
Category Description Example
Core Contain parameters that affect the basic operation of the phone
such as voice codecs, gains, and tones. All phones in an installa-
tion usually share this category of files. ipmid.cfg
Application-
specific Contain parameters that dictate performance of a particular phone
application.
Typical parameters include the IP address of an application server.
All phones in an installation usually share application-specific
files. This file would normally be modified from Polycom tem-
plates.
sip.cfg,
mgcp.cfg
User Contain parameters unique to a particular phone user. Typical
parameters include:
•
display name
• unique addresses
Each phone in an installation usually has its own customized ver-
sion of user files derived from Polycom templates.
phone1.cfg