## Chapter 2: Modes of Operation

## Introduction

You can configure the IP Telephone File Server Application to operate in any of five ways:

- As a basic HTTP/HTTPS server for 9600 Series IP Telephones,
- As a basic TFTP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS server for 4600 Series IP Telephones,
- As a basic server plus a file server client to send FTP backup and telephone firmware update requests to/from a central file server over TLS,
- As the central file server for the Enterprise,
- As both a basic server and central file server at the same time.

The following diagrams depict the architecture and typical application scenarios.