Cfgfmt.exe And Ptag.dat Files - Cisco ATA186-I1 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Configuring the Cisco ATA 186
About Autoprovisioning
For example, for a Cisco ATA 186 with a MAC address of 0.1.45.2.10.20, the file
name is:
ata00012D020A14
The filename has a fixed length of 15 characters, regardless of the MAC address.
In this mode of provisioning, at power-up, the Cisco ATA 186 contacts the TFTP
server for a specific profile to download. The profile can be encrypted with a
shared secret key. If the Cisco ATA 186 does not reach the TFTP server after 3
attempts, it continues normal operation by using its locally cached profile.
Note If the ToConfig value is set to 1, the Cisco ATA 186 will contact the TFTP
server continuously without waiting until the next CfgInterval. The value for
CfgInterval is the value of CfgInterval in seconds.
At CfgInterval, the Cisco ATA 186 attempts to refresh its profile from the TFTP
server.
You can configure the Cisco ATA 186 to refresh earlier than the scheduled
CfgInterval by opening a refresh web page on the Cisco ATA 186. The refresh
page is:
http://ipaddress/refresh
For example, for a Cisco ATA 186 whose IP address is 192.168.2.170, the refresh
page would be:
http://192.168.2.170/refresh
If you are using TFTP when the Cisco ATA 186 is plugged in, the Cisco ATA 186
will try to contact the TFTP server to download its configuration. This method is
not secure unless you are using EncryptKey. See the "Encrypt Key" section on
page 3-8.

cfgfmt.exe and ptag.dat Files

Bundled with the Cisco ATA 186 software is the program cfgfmt.exe and the file
ptag.dat. These should be placed the directory used to store the files for transfer
using TFTP. The cfgfmt program is used to convert a text-based user profile for
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