About the Configuration Upload/Download Page

The Configuration Upload/Download page allows you to load, restore, or backup and save phone configuration files by loading the files between the phone and the PC.

About Configuration Files

Configuration files are stored on the HTTP server or the TFTP server. Two types of configuration files are supported on phones that are connected to an HTTP or TFTP server:

Generic file - this file (MN_Generic.cfg) is used to apply attributes globally, to all phones. An example of a global attribute is SIP Registrar or SIP Proxy Address.
Specific file - these files are used to apply features/attributes to specific phones. There are two specific configuration files:

MN_User.cfg Configuration is automatically downloaded upon entry of the User ID at the appropriate phone boot prompt.
MN_XXXXXXXXXXXX.cfg (where the Xs represent the 12-character hexadecimal MAC address of the specific phone). Configuration is automatically downloaded upon entry of the MAC address at the appropriate phone boot prompt.

The Generic file is loaded first. The User ID file is loaded next and, if both files contain settings for the same parameter, the specific configuration file overwrites the generic file. The MAC address-specific file is loaded next and overwrites any duplicated settings in either the Generic or the User ID files.

When a phone reboots, it does the following:

Requests generic configuration file from the HTTP or TFTP server, downloads any existing generic file, and overwrites its existing parameters with all the generic file parameters
Requests the specific configuration file(s) from the HTTP or TFTP server, downloads any existing specific file, and overwrites only the defined parameters defined in the configuration files.
Note: If the phone requests a configuration file that is not on the HTTP or TFTP server, settings on the phone do not change.
Note: When a phone uses configuration files, you can still change settings manually; however, if these settings are also defined in the configuration files, the files overwrite manual settings the next time the phone reboots.

Creating a configuration file

To create/modify a configuration file (generic or specific), use a text application such as Notepad, TextPad, or SimpleText, or use a word-processing application and save the file as an XML file.

Note: If you exceed the number of characters allowed in a field in the generic configuration file, then the information in that field will be rejected.

Tip: For a complete list of configuration file content, refer to the Mitel Configuration Guide link in the SIP Phone FAQ at http://sipdnld.mitel.com/faq.html

Configuration Upload/Download Settings

The following table lists the settings on the Configuration Upload/Download page:

Setting/Button Name	Value/Action	Notes
File	< file name >	Displays the selected configuration file.
Browse... (button)	--	Use to locate a saved configuration file on your PC.
Upload (button)	Initiates file transfer	Starts transfer of selected configuration file from the PC to the phone. When the upload is complete, reboot the phone for new configuration files to take effect. When the upload process is finished, a page displaying the upload appears. Maximum size for the upload configuration file is 6K bytes.
Click Here (link)	--	Opens the page where the configuration file is transferred from the phone to the PC.