Exciting method for network telephone terminal configuration

Abstract

The present invention relates to a network phone terminal configuration method. The network phone terminal obtains configuration information from an auto-configure server. The invention is characterized by comprising the following steps: 1.1) pre-converting the basic configuration information required by the network phone terminal into a digital stream; 1.2) inputting the digital stream in to the network phone terminal; and 1.3) the network phone terminal decoding said digital stream and restoring to configuration information. The complete configuration or switch service can be obtained further after the network phone terminal accesses relevant devices according to said configuration information content. The inventive network phone terminal configuration method converts the accessing information required by the accessing auto-configuration server into digit, and facilitates the terminal configuration and reduces the operator work load through the digital keyboard input configured by the network phone terminal.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to network and communication technologies, in particular to automatic configuration of network communication terminal equipment, and more specifically, mainly relates to an automatic configuration and activation method of VoIP terminal in IP network. Background technique [0002] VoIP is a voice service based on IP technology, and it is the next-generation telephone technology that may replace the traditional PSTN telephone technology. [0003] There are many forms of terminal equipment that provide VoIP services, such as integrated access device IAD, Internet phone EPHONE, etc. These equipment, like other IP terminal equipment, must be configured with IP addresses and other network information before they can be used. With the gradual development of VoIP services, the configuration of terminal equipment will become more and more prominent. This type of terminal is gradually entering the family and will eventually become ...

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Problems solved by technology

However, due to the complex and diverse networking forms of IP networks, users are faced with the problem of how to access the network and where the terminal equipment automatically obtains configuration information. Usually, there are two methods: (1) Connect the terminal equipment through the serial port or network The IP address of the server and the user's network access mode can be automatically configured, and the user's network access mode can be a static IP address or DHCP or PPPoE, although this reduces the manual configuration. It is difficult to configure, but it still needs manual configuration, which is still inconvenient; this method can also be operated on the screen menu of the terminal device, which requires the user to be familiar with the operation of the terminal device; (2) The default automatic configuration is configured when the terminal device leaves the factory Server IP address or domain name, the default access method is DHCP

Due to the diversity and complexity of network and user access methods, method (2) can only bring convenience to service providers or users for some users, and for other users, it is still necessary to solve manual configuration and automatic configuration through the previous method (1). Problems with the IP address of the server and the user's network access method

The VoIP application terminal can be nomadic, that is, the user can transfer the terminal device to another place for use. In the new application place, the user may have to reconfigure the device due to the change of the access method.

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