I think that the topic is sidetracked... My original question is about how to change the default username and password for ftp login. I want to change it, but don't want to punch the keypad manually. I don't think that this can be done via web interface either.
Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Baker > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 9:54 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] polycom IP 500/600 > > So what? You said you had ssh access. Use ssh forward. > > Here's another way. Might work for you, I don't know. > > You could easily setup a secure tunnel (think openvpn) to run your ftp > server on locally. That way you could keep all the configs in one place. > > You could open the tunnel when it's time to update the phones and then > have the phones use your local server as the ftp source. > > You just reboot the phones remotely and close the tunnel once all the > phones have updated. > > With this method, run ntp on both sides so that the timestamp change > thingy will work right. > > Really, there must be a million ways to do this. I think you're trying > too hard. > > John > > > Richard wrote: > > If the phone is behind a NAT firewall, it would require extra > > configuration on the firewall. Depending on the circumstance, it is not > > always be possible to make such a change. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Karl J. > > Vesterling > > *Sent:* Saturday, October 30, 2004 6:30 PM > > *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > *Subject:* Re: [Asterisk-Users] polycom IP 500/600 > > > > > > > > > > My bad... I thought he was attempting to upload config files for > > asterisk systems. > > > > Yes, an expect script would work just fine... > > > > At 11:21 PM 10/30/2004, you wrote: > > > > The phone has a web interface. Couldn't you just use an expect script > > to change it? > > > > John Baker > > > > > > Karl J. Vesterling wrote: > > > > > > One could use SCP with certificates for authentication and avoid all the > > issues with FTP and it's vulnerabilities. > > At 07:55 PM 10/26/2004, you wrote: > > > > > > Richard wrote: > > > > > > Hi Kristian, > > I'd like to use ftp because of several advantages it has. For example, > > ability to change the time stamp and reload the phone. But the default > > password is a big issue. I'd like to change it but don't want to go to > each > > phone and reset it. Any way to change it? > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > I understand why you would want to use FTP (no filename > > changes). Why is the default password such a big issue? > > > > This is a chicken or the egg - how is the phone supposed to know > > it's new ftp password BEFORE it can get the config file - via FTP!?! > > > > -- > > Kristian Kielhofner > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > Best Regards, > > Karl J. 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