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FAQ - Auto provisioning

Valid for:

N530

N610

N670

N770

N870

N870E

Embedded Integrator

Virtual Integrator

Introduction

The auto provisioning flow is described below.

Preferred Method, all settings are in one XML file

Diagram

FAQ - Auto provisioning: MAC.xml example

2e Method, usage of multiple XML files

Multiple XML files

1	Provisioning URL = URL to a server. N870 tries to download the file "provisioning.xml" If the file "provisioning.xml" is not on the server, the N870 will try to download the file "<MAC>.xml", see the above method. The "provisioning.xml" file contains information about the location and naming of the next files to be downloaded.
2	Via the "provisioning.xml" settings, the device will try to download information about the available firmware and will provide information where the firmware file can be downloaded (Step 4). This step is optional and could be skipped if needed.
3	The "firmware/update.xml" provides the URL of the firmware file. This step is optional and could be skipped if needed.
4	Via the "provisioning.xml" settings, the device will try to download information about the configuration file and will provide the URL where this file can be downloaded. (Step 6). This step is optional, but always used as configuration is always needed.
5	The "nvm/update.xml" provides the URL of the configuration file. This file contains all configuration parameters. This step is optional and could be skipped if needed.
6	Via the "provisioning.xml" settings, the device will try to download information about the custom settings file and will provide the URL where this file can be downloaded. (Step 8). This step is optional and could be skipped if needed.
7	The "custom/update.xml" provides the URL of the custom settings, certificates, ... This step is optional and could be skipped if needed.