How to manually insert the provisioning URL in a SNOM

IMPORTANT This guide has been tested with firmware versions 7.3.14. Be aware that different firmware revisions may have different web interface formats and functionality.

NOTE: You can set your IP phones to retrieve the provisioning URL automatically via DHCP 'option 66'. This is recommended for larger networks. For more information, see this configuration guide

After you have created the extension in 3CX Phone System, and entered the MAC address of the phone as well as specified the model, you need to configure the phone to use the desired language for the phone interface, then retrieve the configuration from the 3CX Phone System HTTP server:

  1. Switch on the phone. During the boot up process the IP Address of the phone set will be displayed on the screen. Keep a note of the IP Address.
  2. Assuming that the phone set’s IP is 10.172.0.104, use a web browser to access the phone set’s configuration, using this URL: http://10.172.0.104
  3. From the left-hand side menu, in the “Setup” section click on Advanced.


    Figure 1: Snom Advanced Network Settings page

  4. If it is a new phone set, ignore step 5 and proceed to step 6.   
  5. If the phone was used before, click the Reset button at the bottom of the page, and click the Yes button to confirm a factory defaults reset.
  6. If you want to leave the Snom in the default language it was shipped with, proceed to step 10.  
  7. In the “Update” section, from the Update policy drop down menu, select “Update Automatically”, so and in the Setting URL enter http://fox.snom.com/config/settings.xml. Save changes and reboot.   
  8. Upon startup, go to Preferences and choose the Web and GUI language from the drop down list.


    Figure 2: Preferences Page for GUI and Language Settings

  9. Click on “Advanced” and in the “Update” tab section, select “Update Automatically” as the update policy.
  10. In the Setting URL field, type: http://10.172.0.116/management/provisioning/cfg{mac}, where the IP must be the IP of the 3CX Phone System machine. The rest should remain as shown; the phone will automatically replace {mac} with its own MAC address so that it retrieves the correct configuration file after reboot. If using Cassini or Apache (v6), the URL is: http://10.172.0.116:5481/provisioning/cfg{mac}

    Figure 3: Advanced Settings Page with the Provisioning link

  11. Click on the Save button at the bottom of the page to save the new HTTP provisioning settings.
  12. After saving the configuration changes, click on the Reboot button at the bottom of the page to reboot the phone set and retrieve the configuration from the 3CX PBX Phone System.

Notes:

Refer to http://kb.snom.com/kb/index.php?View=entry&CategoryID=20&EntryID=83 for more information on Snom language settings.

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