Patent ID: 7953832

Claim:
A method of automatically configuring one or more Internet Protocol End Points (IPEPs) utilizing one or more Internet Protocol End Point (IPEP) configuration servers comprising: a) an Internet Protocol End Point initiating communication with an Internet Protocol End Point configuration server; b) an Internet Protocol End Point configuration server dynamically building and sending a temporary configuration to the Internet Protocol End Point using a MAC address as a temporary configuration identifier; c) the Internet Protocol End Point establishes a session initiation protocol (SIP) session with an Internet Protocol End Point proxy server, the Internet Protocol End Point proxy server receiving a SIP message with the MAC address used as a user portion of a SIP From header and an assigned phone number in a Request URI and TO header; d) the Internet Protocol End Point proxy server interpreting the SIP message from the Internet Protocol End Point and associating the phone number contained in the Request URI and TO header with the MAC address contained in the From header and storing the association in a database, creating a permanent configuration, and instructing the Internet Protocol End Point to reboot; e) the Internet Protocol End Point reloads its configuration, initiates communication with the Internet Protocol End Point configuration server, and requests a configuration file; and f) the Internet Protocol End Point configuration server dynamically building a unique configuration file for the Internet Protocol End Point, based on an end user's order for service, and sending the unique configuration file to the Internet Protocol End Point.