Patent ID: 8938061
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A private branch exchange (PBX) system, comprising: a PBX; at least one Internet protocol (IP) phone coupled to the PBX; a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server configured to assign an IP address to the IP phone; and a boot server configured to store a plurality of configuration files for the IP phone, the configuration files comprising at least one default configuration file configured to provide the IP phone with default settings, wherein the PBX is configured to automatically learn a media access control (MAC) address of the IP phone, wherein the IP phone is configured to access the default configuration file and to configure itself according to the default settings set forth in the default configuration file in order to allow initiation of a registration session with the PBX, wherein the PBX is further configured to generate at least one unique configuration file for the IP phone based on user input received by the IP phone and transmitted to the PBX from the IP phone during the registration session, wherein the unique configuration file is identified by the MAC address, and wherein the IP phone is configured to access the unique configuration file based on the MAC address and to configure itself according to settings set forth in the unique configuration file, wherein the user input indicates a unique extension identifier for the IP phone, and wherein the PBX is configured to associate the learned MAC address with the unique extension identifier in memory.