Managing endpoints – Batch of extensions

Until now, we have been working with two extensions. The process to use a regular IP (SIP) phone is as follows: create the extension in the PBX, and then configure the device. However, if we have to configure a large number of extensions, and therefore devices, the process will be exhausting. The answer to this situation is to take advantage of the feature found in the PBX | Batch Configurations menu. In this menu, we have three options:

This menu is for configuring a large number of extensions. It uses Comma Separated Values (CSV) which, when uploaded, will create, edit, or delete any number of extensions.

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With this tool, we can also administrate all DIDs offered by the Telco. There is no need to add one DID at a time; we can add them all at the same time. This module is also very helpful to administrate and maintain our system. Unfortunately, we can only add, edit, or delete IP extensions, not analog or digital (BRI) ones.

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It is recommended that you create a pair of extensions with the desired parameters, download the CSV file, fill it out with the extensions and the characteristics that we would like to add, and then upload it.

The next figure shows the CSV template. Remember that we use only plain-text passwords, not MD5.