9610 Backup/Restore

The 9610 uses its backup/restore functionality differently than other 9600 Series IP Telephones. There is no user-created data nor are there options that need to be stored in a 9610 backup file. The 9610 uses its backup file as the source for administration of the button labels and associated telephone numbers in the Contacts application, the Main Menu list, and associated data, etc.

The administrator is expected to build the backup file in accordance with the requirements in this section, so that when the 9610 boots up and registers, it will obtain the appropriate data for user presentation.

Differences with the backup/restore procedures used on the other 9600 Series IP Telephones include:

• The 9610 never “backs up” data, it only retrieves data. Since the user has no mechanism to change any data, there is no need to back up changes. For consistent terminology with other 9600 Series IP Telephones, we use the term “backup file” here for the 9610 file.
• Because the user can never change data, the OPSTAT value is ignored for the purposes of populating the display from the 9610 backup file.
• When the 9610 attempts to retrieve the backup file, the telephone first attempts to retrieve a file labeled ext_9610data.txt. If the 9610 does not retrieve this file successfully, unlike the other 96xx sets, the 9610 attempts to retrieve a file labeled 9610data.txt. This file does not have an extension designation. This retrieval process has the advantage of allowing all 9610s that are not associated with a specific extension’s backup file to share a common backup file. You can have, for example, three unique 9610 backup files - one for a 9610 in the Marketing conference room, one for a 9610 in the Accounting conference room, and one for five 9610 IP Telephones in public areas of the company.