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New Phone Naming

Use this page to specify a format string that specifies the name for the assistant to use for the migration item. The assistant also creates an associated SIP station with the same name. There are two different substitution strings that can also be used with a name format to create phone names.  

Phone Name Format

This is the name of the first private station display name that is added to the migration item. Use a format string to define the phone’s name when created. Use one or more substitution strings with a format string, so that every phone created will have meaningful and unique name.  

There are two different substitution strings:

  • $FirstPrivateStation$ - This is the name of the first private station display name as defined in the reg.x.displayName attribute found in the SIP phone's .cfg file.) that is added to the migration item. (For more information on .cfg file attributes, click here.)

  • $MAC$ - This is the MAC address of the phone being migrated.

By default, the assistant uses the $FirstPrivateStation$ substitution string. A substitution string can be used separately, in combination with the other substitution string, in combination with a format string, or a format string can be used alone. For example:

  • $FirstPrivateStation$

  • $MAC$

  • $FirstPrivateStation$-$MAC$-SecondFloor

  • SecondFloorPhone – Using just text, the assistant appends the text with _1, _2, and so on after naming the first IP phone and associated SIP station.   

If a single format string of ManagedPhone is used without a substitution string, then all new phone names created would be named "ManagedPhone_1", "ManagedPhone_2", etc. If the substitution string $MAC$ is used together with the  format string of ManagedPhone, such as  ManagedPhone - $MAC$, then the MAC address for each phone would be substituted in the new name, i.e., "ManagedPhone - 0004f2008100".

Note: The substitution strings are case-sensitive manner. For example, if Phone - $mac$ is specified, $mac$ will not resolve to the MAC address. The string must be entered as Phone -$MAC$ for proper MAC address resolution.

Sample Phone Name

The sample phone name field shows how the phone name format field will resolve.

Click Show Available Substitution Strings to view the substitution strings.

Click Next to go to the Phone Configuration File Directory page.