Managing extensions – Batch of endpoints

When configuring a large number of devices, this menu helps us to match the extension number, brand, model, IP address, and MAC address of each device (if supported). If the IP phones can be provisioned through the TFTP protocol, this module will create the configuration files needed to provision the devices. After a reboot, if configured properly in the DHCP service (option 69), the IP phone will download its own configuration.

How to do it…

  1. This feature, called the Batch of Endpoints menu, uses a CSV file that can be downloaded or uploaded to our Elastix system in order to work. The next image shows the Batch of Endpoints menu.
  2. The list of options (columns) that can be used in the CSV file are as follows: ...

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