What is Auto Provisioning and How Does it Work?

What is Auto Provisioning and How Does it Work?

What is Auto Provisioning and How Does it Work?

The Yeastar PBX Phone System offers many time-saving advantages to dealers: an enhanced administrator interface that allows for quick and obvious settings and configuration changes and software enhancements that streamline installation and maintenance tasks like Auto Provisioning.

Why We Put the “Auto” in Auto Provisioning

Back in the day, all VoIP PBX and handset provisioning were done manually unless it was a proprietary system (in which case the end customer probably didn’t care about money, as these were normally too expensive for the average small business).

Many early VoIP resellers were installing the latest distribution of asterisk, or the latest GUI’d up version of Asterisk which was not exactly plug-and-play like the Yeastar P-Series PBX System, S-Series VoIP PBX, and Yeastar Cloud PBX.

It wasn’t uncommon to spend an entire weekend setting up a small office due in large part to the tedious labor of provisioning each phone. This also made the management of the phones almost impossible, as it was often the case that certain models of phones (even from the same manufacturer) were provisioned differently.

And with each add, move, or change, the process became longer, more tedious, and less manageable making it difficult to quickly diagnose and isolate issues, let alone do basic things like changing an extension.

All the Boxes Are on the Floor

Yeastar has brought system provisioning – including handset configuration – a long way since the early days of VoIP.

Although nearly any VoIP phone could be configured manually by browsing to its IP Address and using the phone’s web interface, this leads to an increase in cost due to the time associated with entering in all that data as you scurry from cubicle to office logging into each of the user’s phones. Not to mention the delays and other issues caused by data entry errors.

With Yeastar, manually configuration is now a thing of the past. Today, once you’re at the customer’s office and you have your new phone system in hand, the hardest part of setting up the phones is the unboxing!

Yeastar phone systems have always been known for their support of a wide range of VoIP Phone manufacturers. We foster these manufacturer relationships to encourage their participation with the goal of ensuring a smooth, and simple deployment for phone system installers and their customers.

Get Out the Door Quickly

Yeastar Auto-Provisioning allows users to avoid stress and reduce the time of configuring supported and certified endpoints. It automatically registers phones to the PBX and allows you to configure them within the web interface of the S-Series or Yeastar Cloud PBX to change things like passwords and extensions, and any associated user or group settings.

Provided that you have the phone’s MAC address, auto-provisioning can be done from within the web interface. You no longer need to be present in the customer’s office to make these changes, as you can access the phone system with your administrator credentials from any secure internet connection.

Once the phone is plugged into the network and the IP address for the phone registers in the PBX by MAC address, the network will do a handshake allowing the PBX to provision the phone and give it an extension.

P-Series PBX System Supports Auto Provisioning on:

Yealink IP Phones: T19P_E2, T21P_E2, T21_E2, T23P, T23G, T27G, T29G, T30, T30P, T31, T31P, T31G, T33P, T33G, T40P, T40G, T41P, T42G, T46G, T48G, T41S, T42S, T46S, T48S, T41U, T42U, T43U, T46U, T48U, T52S, T54S, T53, T53W, T54W, T57W, T56A, T58A, VP59, W80B, W60B, CP960, CP920.
Fanvil IP Phones: X1S/X1SP, X1SG, X3SG, X3U, X4U, X5U, X5S, X6, X6U, X7, X7A, X7C, X210, X210i
Grandstream IP Phones: GXP1610, GXP1620, GXP1625, GXP1628, GXP1630, GXP2130, GXP2135, GXP2140, GXP2160, GXP2170
Gigaset IP Phones: N870 IP PRO, N870 VI PRO, N670 IP PRO, N610 IP PRO, Maxwell Basic PRO, Maxwell 2 PRO, Maxwell 3 PRO, Maxwell 4 PRO

S-Series VoIP PBX Supports Auto Provisioning on:

Yealink IP Phones: T19P-E2, T21P-E2, T23G, T23P, T27G, T27P, T29G, T30, T30P, T31, T31P, T31G, T33P, T33G, T40P, T40G, T41P, T41S, T41U, T42G, T42S, T42U, T43U, T46G, T46S, T46U, T48G, T48S, T48U, T49G, T52S, T53, T53W, T54W, T54S, T56A, T57W, T58A, T58V, VP59, CP860, CP960, CP920, W52P, W56P, W60B (W53P, W41P, W60P, CP930W-Base), W80B.

Snom IP Phones: 320, 710, 715, 720, 725, 760, 765, D305, D315, D345, D375, D385, D712, D715, D717,  D725, D735, D745, D765, D785, D120, M215 SC, C520-WiMi.

VTech IP phones: VSP600A, VSP610A, VSP715A, VSP716A, VSP725A, VSP726A, VSP735A, VSP736A , VCS754A, ET635, ET685, VDP650, VET605, VCS752 and VCS754.

Fanvil IP Phones: C01, C400, C58/C58P, C600, X1/X1S/X1SG, X2/X2C, X210/X210i, X3/X3P/X3SP/X3SG/X3U, X4/X4U, X5/X5G/X5S/X5U, X6/X6U, X7/X7A/X7C, H2, H3, H5.

Poly IP Phones: VVX101, VVX201, VVX300, VVX310, VVX400, VVX411, VVX500, VVX600, VVX601, VVX1500, IP321, IP331, IP335, IP450, IP550, IP560, IP670.

Yeastar Gateways: TA100, TA200, TA400, TA800, TA1600, TA2400, TA3200.

Yeastar Cloud PBX Supports Auto Provisioning on:

Yealink IP phones: T19P-E2, T21P-E2, T23G, T23P, T27G, T27P, T29G, T30, T30P, T31, T31P, T31G, T33P, T33G, T40P, T40G, T41P, T41S, T41U, T42G, T42S, T43U, T46G, T46S, T46U, T48G, T48S, T48U, T49G, T52S, T53, T53W, T54W, T54S, T56A, T57W, T58A, T58V, CP960, CP920, VP59, W52P, W56P, W60B (W53P, W41P, W60P, CP930W-Base)

Snom IP phones: D120, D305, D315, D345, D375, D385, D712, D715, D717, D725, D735, D745, D765, and D785.

VTech IP phones: ET605, ET635, ET685, VDP650, VDP658, VDP651, VCS752, and VCS754.

Fanvil IP phones: C400, C600, H5, X1, X1P, X2, X2C, X3S, X3G, X4, X4U, X5G, X5U, X5S, X6, X6U, X7, X7A, X7C, X210, and X210i.

For P-Series PBX System, the Auto Provisioning is a built-in PBX feature that doesn’t require the Auto Provisioning App in PBX’s APP Center.

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User Login

Instantaneously receive user login credentials via email once the extension has been deployed by the adminstrator.

Log in conveniently via any web browser for access to the user portal.

Integrations

Integrate various CRM software for better customer service and satisfaction.

Enable transcription of audio messages into text with integration of third-party transcription service.

Enable API for integration with various third-party integrations for advanced performance such as call center and hotel reception services.

System

Provision email SMTP and template settings for event notifications to be sent out.

Manage storage allocation and duration of various types of data being stored on the PBX.

Determine the types of event notifications to be sent out, and the parties receiving them.

IVR

Add various audio voice prompts to be played according to different call scenarios.

Add voice prompts on multiple levels for more effecient and precise inbound call routing.

Voicemail

Customize default voicemail settings for each user extension.

Add various voicemail messages for allocation to different call scenarios and users.

Provision specific rules to how voicemail messages are played over the PBX system for better caller experience.

Reports and CDR

All call log activities are stored, with the option of having audio conversations recorded by default or for specific extensions.

Use intuitive visual call reports, to check various call statistics over extensions, trunks, queues, ring groups, and more.

Call reports can be viewed and downloaded directly from the PBX, or scheduled to be sent via email to respective parties.

Security

Restrict a general group or specific IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access to your PBX.

Limit the number of otbound calls users are allowed to make within a time period to protect against toll fraud.

Restrict certain country codes for outbound calls either company-wide or on certain extensions.

User Login

Determine extension ranges for different functions.

Define use of different voice prompts depending on call scenarios or intended function.

Provision basic and advanced SIP settings to be used on the PBX.

Recordings

Record all calls made on specified trunks, including inbound and outbound calls.

Recordings

Record all calls made on specified extensions, conferences, or call queues.

Paging and Intercom

Create different types of paging and intercom broadcast groups for selected extensions.

Set a time schedule to automatically start your broadcast.

Maintenance

Check for and download firmware upgrades to ensure that your PBX is always up-to-date.

Perform back-ups to prevent data and settings from getting lost.

Perform troubleshooting on your own to debug.

Conference

Pre-set conference settings and dial-in passwords for security, and allow internal users to send conference invites to external parties.

Speed Dial

Create multiple speed dial numbers to respective external numbers frequently used for outgoing calls.

Speed dial is activated when the set prefix (default or customized) is dialed.

Ring Group

Create multiple ring groups and determine custom ring strategies and failover settings for each.

Call Queue

Create different call queues with specific ring strategies and failover settings.

Static agents permanently answer calls in queue, while dynamic agents can log in and out. Allocate different extensions to each group.

Determine what actions are to be allowed for Mangers or Agents to manage on the Queue Panel.

Call Control

Have calls received on specific SIP trunks routed to designated extensions or destinations within the PBX.

Set-up dial patterns so that outbound calls are routed to their intended destinations.

Determine how calls are routed and received at different times of a day.

Contacts

Store, retrieve, and share company contact details easily on your PBX.

Organize company contacts into dedicated phonebooks and determine accessibility rights to extension groups for each.

Bulk import a list of contacts instead of having to key details in individually.

Role and Client Permission

Pre-defined user roles within the PBX are conveniently available for allocation, or create your own set of permissions.

Restrict users from viewing specific extensions, departments, or extension groups with Extension Visibility.

Allow or resrict specific users from managing or viewing certain company contacts

Auto Provision

Pre-defined setting parameters specific to respective IP phone models are conveniently available for easy set-up.

IP Phones can be quickly provisioned to your Yeastar PBX with just the pre-defined template and device MAC address.

Trunks

Register multiple SIP trunks on a single PBX as needed.

Different types of trunks can be created, Caller ID can be customized.

Extensions

View, deploy, add, and remove user extensions within your PBX system.

Configure default call and user settings for individual extensions.

Customize allocation of user extensions to specific ring groups.

Portal Login Page

Receive your administrator log-in credentials and set-up guide via email.

Log-in on any web-browser to get started with PBX set-up.

Installation Wizard will guide you through basic configurations.

User Login

Access all company contacts made available to you by the administrator.

Create your own personal contacts list for easy reference and dialing.

Bulk import contact details for convenient data entry.

User Login

Access and manage user settings for softphone application and voicemail.

Manage call routing and presence status for your individual extension.

Retrieve or download your personal call logs and recordings.

User Login

Receive your log-in credentials and set-up guide via email, sent by your admin.

Log-in on any web-browser to get started with PBX set-up.

Configure contacts and personal settings from the web portal.

Auto Provision

Add, remove, or modify IP phone settings from your web interface.

Upgrade IP phone firmware conveniently from your PBX.

Upload various default setting parameters specific to respective IP phone models for greater convenience during set-up.

Contacts

Store, retrieve, and share company contact details easily on your PBX.

Have detailed contact information for your vendors and clients conveniently stored .

Bulk add a list of contacts instead of having to key details in individually.

PBX Monitor

Monitor the status extensions, whether they aren idle, in use, or unavailable.

Know whether your SIP Trunk running properly, or experiencing problems.

Monitor the number of call conferences currently running on your PBX, and their individual durations.

Maintenance

Check for and download firmware upgrades to ensure that your PBX is always up-to-date.

Perform back-ups to prevent data and settings from getting lost.

Perform troubleshooting on your own to debug.

Call Detailed Report

All call log activities are stored, with the option of having audio conversations recorded by default or for specific extensions.

Filter by date, time, or extension number to retrieve specific call logs or recordings

Playback call recordings directly from the PBX or download to store externally.

Event Center

Determine what events and logs are to be recorded and/or have notifications sent.

Specify particular notifications to be sent to respective authorized personnel.

User Permission

Set up vaious groups of users for allocation to certain sets of access rules.

Determine what features a certain group of extensions can or cannot access.

Determine if users can access, play-back, or download call logs and recordings from the pbx.

Security

Restrict a general group or specific IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access to your PBX.

Determine specific the range of SIP ports for connection between your PBX and endpoints.

Restrict country codes for outbound calls either company-wide or on certain extensions.

Voice Prompt

Upload and designate customised audio recordings at multiple levels of a call journey.

Upload recorded music to fill the silence that would be heard by callers on hold.

Upload customised voice prompts to create a professional call experience.

General

Customize general call preferences either company-wide or for individual extensions.

Set-up feature dial codes for convenient user navigation to specific call features.

Determine how voicemails are retrieved, and also upload custom voicemail recordings.

Call Features

Add multiple automated responses to be played at different phases of a call journey.

Designate specific extensions to ring concurrently based on an external caller's dial pattern.

Customize messages and waiting times to keep external callers engaged when put on hold.

Call Control

Have calls received on specific SIP trunks routed to designated extensions within the PBX.

Set-up dial patterns so that outbound calls are routed to their intended destinations.

Determine how calls are routed and received at different times of a day.

Trunks

Register multiple SIP trunks on a single PBX as needed.

Provision SIP trunk settings and dedicate them to particular extensions.

Bulk add DDIs on each SIP trunk, for allocation to an individual or groups of extensions.

Extensions

View, deploy, add, and remove user extensions within your PBX system.

Allocate and deploy specific extension numbers to respective users via email.

Set-up default ring and presence status settings for individual users.

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