Add CPE profile

Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) profile allows you to apply general configuration settings, such as preferred codecs and the SIP server address, etc., to all IP phones with this profile assigned.

PortaBilling creates a configuration file for an IP phone and places it on the provisioning server. A configuration file includes the specified CPE profile parameters. For example, to change the SIP server address for thousands of IP phones that are already on the customer’s premises, you can update the corresponding CPE profile. When an IP phone connects to the Internet, it retrieves its specific configuration file with the updated parameters from the provisioning server.

To add a new CPE profile, click + Profile and fill in the details. To save the CPE profile, click Save. To open a profile edit page, click Save & Edit. To create more CPE profiles, click Save & Add a copy.

Specify a unique name for the CPE profile.

Select the device model this CPE profile is used for. The list includes both device models with built-in support and those available via Add-on Mart.

For a device model available on Add-on Mart, PortaBilling shows one of the following links next to it, depending on your subscription status:

• Subscribe – if you haven’t subscribed to the module yet.
• Upgrade – if you’re on a free trial and can upgrade to a paid subscription.
• Details – if you’re already subscribed, select this to view the module’s details or manage your subscription.

Click the link to open the module in the Add-on Mart management portal.

Choose whether the CPE profile is managed by an administrator only or a specific reseller.

If you choose Administrator only, you can later make this CPE profile available not only to the administrator but also to all resellers. For this, open the created CPE profile and select the Shared with resellers checkbox.

Specify when the CPE profile becomes effective. The default option is Immediately. To choose a specific date and time, select Specific time in the dropdown list. Click Calendar to set the date and time or type it in the “yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm” format (2019-03-19 00:00).