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This page describes the firmware update via auto-

provisioning. 

• Using <firmware> tag
• Using <firmware_status> tag
• Using <firmware> tag

Automatic provisioning allows many phones to be set up and updated automatically.

Firmware Update via auto-provisioning

There are several different methods to update firmware through auto-provisioning.

Using

<firmware> tag

• In the setting file,
  
  • Add / Change <firmware_status> <firmware> tag under <phone-settings> tag.

  • This <firmware_status> file <firmware> tag should be the URL to a different xml file, including firmware informationof the firmware executable file. For example,
    
    

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

 
<settings>
    <phone-settings>
        <update_policy perm="">auto_update</update_policy>
        <firmware_status perm="">http://example.com/firmware.xml</firmware_status>/P820/GigasetP82x-SIP10.1.193.12.swu</firmware>
    </phone-settings>
</settings>

• In No need to add or configure the firmware configuration file,

• Add/change <firmware> tag under <firmware_settings> tag

This <firmware> tag should be the URL of the firmware executable file. For example,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
<firmware-settings>
    <firmware perm="">http://example.com/gigasetP820-193.bin</firmware>
</firmware-settings>

• setting configuration file.
• Reboot the phone.
• After the reboot, the phone fetches the phone settings configuration file first. Then the phone fetches the firmware setting configuration file. Finally, the phone fetches the firmware executable file.
• The phone starts the software update process.
  
  

Note:

Using <firmware_status>

tag

• In the setting file,
  

  • Add / Change

    <firmware>

    <firmware_status> tag under <phone-settings> tag.

  • This <firmware> tag <firmware_status> file should be the URL of the firmware executable fileto a different xml file, including firmware information. For example,<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 
<settings>
    <phone-settings>
        <update_policy perm="">auto_update</update_policy>
		<!-- URL to the provisioning file below -->
        <firmware_status perm="">http://example.com/gigasetP820-193firmware.bin<xml</firmware>firmware_status>
    </phone-settings>
</settings>

• In the firmware configuration file,

  • Add/change <firmware> tag under <firmware_settings> tag

  • This <firmware> tag should be the URL of the firmware executable file. For example,
    
    

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
<firmware-settings>
	<!-- URL to the firmware file
	The following placeholders are supported: {mac} / {phone_type} -->
    <firmware perm="">http://example.com/gigasetP820-193.bin</firmware>
</firmware-settings>

• Reboot the phone.
• After the reboot, the phone fetches the phone settings configuration file first. Then the phone fetches the firmware setting configuration file. Finally, the phone fetches the firmware executable file.
• The phone starts the software update process.