FAQ Nx70 - Auto provisioning: SIP Multicast

FAQ Nx70 - Auto provisioning: SIP MulticastThe mechanism is offering an easy way for loading the URL of the provisioning server, on which the configuration files (Profiles) and / or the firmware files of the different Gigaset IP-phones are located.

Mainly the mechanism is designed for VoIP PBX’s offering an own provisioning server for the connected VoIP phones.

Before an answer is send to the initiator of the SIP-Multicast, the PBX (or SoftSwitch) has to identify the phone. This is done via the SIP-User-Agent header, which is containing at first the product name.

The example flow chart shows the principle of this mechanism:

If needed, via auto-provisioning you can disable the SIP Multicast in the N670/N870.