Obi 202: disable auto-provisioning permanently or??
carl:
I use Callcentric and never had a problem with Obi overwriting anything. I never had any problems with firmware updates either. As a matter of fact, some people who disabled Obitalk and auto provisioning still have issues with SIP scanners, something Obihai took care of in on of the firmware updates.
sdb-:
ITSP - Internet Telephony Service Provider (or something like that)
Provisioning - performing the necessary setup to utilize a service. For the OBi, that means setting up the device (customer premise equipment (CPE), the service provider also does provisioning on their end).
The OBi checks for ITSP provisioning and for Obitalk provisioning, and for firmware updates. (or not if you disable them)
Any of those can change anything about your configuration so if you want to manage your own device directly yourself, leave them off. But be aware that you may miss out on important changes also, so pay attention.
Lafong:
Quote from: sdb- on November 16, 2013, 06:57:37 pm
so if you want to manage your own device directly yourself, leave them off. But be aware that you may miss out on important changes also, so pay attention.
I'd much prefer NOT to manage my own device and would do so only if that were preferable for some reason---such as stability, uptime and freedom from issues. Apparently self-management can be preferable, although users such as Carl state no issues with auto-provisioning.
"Pay attention". To what specifically? Do you mean stay in regular touch with this forum or just to be on the lookout for performance issues with my phone service?
I gather there is little to no official participation by OBihai support in these forums and that we are all pretty much supporting each other based on personal experience in an attempt to develop "best practices"?
I have a very simple setup (one wired phone, one Obi 202, no call treatments, no extensions, etc) and have made a Word document detailing my individual settings. I recall a post or two on this forum about issues with the built-in configuration backup feature, so I'm wary of that also.
sdb-:
Pay attention to this forum, watch out for security issues, firmware updates, provider config changes, etc. With a self-managed devices, you are the manager.
I'm no expert, having only been using an OBi for a few weeks, but it seems to me that choosing to disable Obitalk is a choice. It's your device, it's your choice and your responsibility. I originally set mine up entirely locally. A week or so later I factory reset and set it up again using Obitalk. So far they seem equally powerful. My only concern is that I really like control and as I pointed out before, using Obitalk means I give up some of that control to the whim of Obihai (hopefully a well considered whim, but they do not consult with nor explain their actions to me so it does appear whimsical.)
Your word doc of settings is a good plan. I keep complete notes of what I've changed, from what, to what and why.
Lafong:
Quote from: sdb- on November 17, 2013, 10:03:06 am
A week or so later I factory reset and set it up again using Obitalk. So far they seem equally powerful. My only concern is that I really like control and........ I give up some of that control to the whim of Obihai
Well-stated and pretty much my concern also--Obihai whim and what that might lead to over time.
I manage my PCs as manually as possible by choice and like it that way---but I'm out of my league when it comes to telephony.
I have no idea if using auto-provisioning means Obitalk would change one setting a year or one a day. They may push stuff out hourly for all I know and I don't know how much of that might be significant for my purposes.
I'll keep my ear to ground particularly for firmware issues. My PC training and experience tells me to leave well enough alone on firmware unless I have specific issues and KNOW that a firmware upgrade is specifically intended to resolve those issues---as opposed to speculation that it might help.
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