View a Default Auto Provisioning Template

Cloud Voice ships a default auto provisioning template for every supported phone model, each carrying the parameters appropriate for that device. This page shows you how to locate a template and review the configuration it applies.

Note

Auto provisioning is the feature that pushes settings to an IP phone automatically instead of you typing them in on each handset. The default template is the baseline set of settings a device receives. Viewing it lets you confirm exactly what configuration a model will get before you provision it, or use it as a reference when planning changes.

About default templates

A default template holds general, pre-defined settings that are tailored to a device model. Some models are grouped under a shared template, for instance, the Yealink YSDP_YealinkT5xS template covers both the T52S and the T54S.

Every value inside a template is one of two kinds:

• Variable: a placeholder that resolves to a different value for each phone. A variable opens with {{. and closes with }}. For example, {{.PhoneWebLanguage}} stands in for the Phone Web Language setting, which is filled in per phone from that phone’s own configuration.
• Absolute value: a fixed value applied identically to every device that uses the template. For example, features.dtmf.hide_delay = 1 sets that parameter to 1 (Enabled) on all such devices. Here DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) is the tone a phone sends when a key is pressed during a call.

Tip

The quick way to tell them apart: a variable changes from phone to phone, while an absolute value is the same on every device that uses the template. If you see the {{. }} wrapper, the actual value is decided later, per phone.

View a template

1. Sign in to the PBX (Private Branch Exchange, your phone system) web portal and go to Auto Provisioning > Resource Repository.

2. Pick a device vendor from the list, or type a keyword to search.

   You can search by vendor, by provisioning template name, or by device model. Matching templates appear on the page as you type.

   Tip

   You do not need to press Enter or click a search button. The list filters automatically while you type, so a partial vendor name or model number is enough to narrow it down.

   

3. Click the view icon next to the template you want to open its default configuration.

   A template is presented in two parts:

   • Configuration parameters: the pre-defined parameters for the template, shown in the first text box.
   • Function keys: the function keys (the programmable buttons on the handset, such as line and speed dial keys) that the device model supports, shown in the second text box. Select a device model tab to see the keys available for that model.

   Note

   The example below shows the default template for the Yealink T56A. When a template serves several models, use the device model tabs in the second box to switch between each model’s supported function keys.