# VoIP Client Onboarding Workflow - Complete Guide

**Last Updated:** 2026-07-09
**Validated Against:** russo.91912.service (live production), vwp.91912.service (test)
**Platforms:** PacketDial/NetSapiens v44.4.10 + Yealink YMCS v2

## Executive Summary

Complete end-to-end workflow for onboarding a new VoIP client to ACG's PacketDial/OIT hosted PBX with Yealink YMCS-managed phones. **~95% API-automatable** with proper credential management.

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## Prerequisites

### Credentials Required

| Credential | Vault Path | Purpose |
|------------|------------|---------|
| NetSapiens Reseller API Key | `msp-tools/oitvoip.sops.yaml` → `credentials.api_key` | PacketDial API access (read-write, reseller scope) |
| YMCS API AccessKey | `services/yealink-ymcs.sops.yaml` → `credentials.access_key_id/secret` | Yealink device management |
| OIT Provisioning Admin | `msp-tools/oitvoip-provisioning.sops.yaml` → `credentials.username/password` | Phone auto-provisioning (Prov_Admin / YJ5UgRd9pV) |

### Information Gathering (Client Intake)

Before starting, collect:
- **E911 Physical Address** (validated, USPS format)
- **Main Phone Number** (for caller ID + porting)
- **User List** (names, emails, extension numbers desired)
- **Phone MAC Addresses** (for Yealink devices)
- **Timezone** (e.g., America/Phoenix)

---

## Complete Workflow (Sequential Order)

### Phase 1: Domain Creation (PacketDial)

**Purpose:** Create the PBX domain (tenant) and register E911 address

```bash
# Create domain with E911 address in one shot
bash .claude/scripts/py.sh .claude/skills/packetdial/scripts/ns.py onboard-domain \
  --body-file client-config.json \
  --confirm
```

**`client-config.json` Template:**
```json
{
  "domain": "clientname.91912.service",
  "description": "Client Display Name",
  "area-code": 520,
  "caller-id-number": 5205551234,
  "caller-id-name": "Client Display Name",
  "time-zone": "America/Phoenix",
  "dial-policy": "US and Canada",
  "emergency": {
    "address-line-1": "123 MAIN ST",
    "address-line-2": "Suite 100",
    "address-city": "TUCSON",
    "address-state-province-abbreviation": "AZ",
    "address-postal-code": "85701-1234",
    "address-country-abbreviation": "US",
    "address-name": "Client Display Name",
    "caller-name": "Client Display Name"
  }
}
```

**What This Does:**
1. `POST /domains` - Creates domain with basic config + limits
2. `POST /domains/{domain}/addresses/validate` - Validates E911 address, returns pidflo
3. `POST /domains/{domain}/addresses` - Creates E911 address record

**Output:**
- Domain created
- `emergency-address-id` (e.g., `a-694595ef4b4bb`) - **Save this for users**

**Post-Creation Fixes (Manual via API):**
```bash
# Fix domain-type if it stored as "no" instead of "Standard"
ns.py raw PUT domains/{domain} --body '{"domain-type":"Standard"}' --confirm

# Set email sender (once mailbox exists)
ns.py raw PUT domains/{domain} --body '{"email-send-from-address":"voicemail@packetdial.com"}' --confirm
```

---

### Phase 2: User Creation (PacketDial)

**Purpose:** Create extensions/users (one per person)

```bash
ns.py create-user {domain} --body '{
  "user": "100",
  "name-first-name": "First",
  "name-last-name": "Last",
  "email": "user@clientdomain.com",
  "emergency-address-id": "a-694595ef4b4bb"
}' --confirm
```

**Repeat for Each User**

**Expected State After Creation:**
- `account-status`: **"pwd reset"** (this is NORMAL - does NOT block SIP registration)
- `login-username`: Generated (e.g., `100@clientname` or full domain)
- `voicemail-login-pin`: Auto-generated 8-digit PIN
- User has NO SIP device yet (next step)

---

### Phase 3: SIP Device Creation (PacketDial) **[CRITICAL]**

**Purpose:** Create SIP registration credentials for each user

```bash
ns.py create-device {domain} {user} --body '{
  "device": "100",
  "user": "100"
}' --confirm
```

**What This Does:**
- Creates a SIP device record matching the user extension
- **Auto-generates 16-character SIP password** (v2 API default)
- Returns: `device-sip-registration-password` (e.g., `ySjl5J2Tiv2FBT6M`)

**Retrieve the Password:**
```bash
ns.py devices {domain} {user}
```

**Extract:** `device-sip-registration-password` - **This is the password YMCS needs**

**Why This Matters:**
- **User 100 with NO device = cannot register**
- Device password ≠ user password
- The device-sip-registration-password is what phones use to authenticate

**Verified Pattern (russo.91912.service):**
- User 301 → Device 301 → Password `R93O8TC75s18` → Works
- User 302 → Device 302 → Password `J6k9DUaYsojY` → Works
- User 100 (test) initially had NO device → Created device → Password `ySjl5J2Tiv2FBT6M` → Now works

---

### Phase 4: DID Assignment (PacketDial)

**Purpose:** Assign phone numbers and route them to users

```bash
ns.py create-did {domain} --body '{
  "phonenumber": "15205551234",
  "dial-rule-application": "to-user",
  "dial-rule-translation-destination-user": "100",
  "dial-rule-description": "Main line - User 100"
}' --confirm
```

**For Ported Numbers:** Update description with porting case number

---

### Phase 5: Add Physical Phones to YMCS

**Purpose:** Register Yealink phone hardware in YMCS cloud management

**Option A: Bulk Add by MAC**
```bash
ymcs.py add-devices-by-mac --body '{
  "siteId": "{site-id}",
  "macs": ["805e0cdd71b1", "805e0cdd71b2", "805e0cdd71b3"]
}' --confirm
```

**Option B: Single Device via RPS** (for zero-touch provisioning)
```bash
ymcs.py rps-add --body '{
  "siteId": "{site-id}",
  "macs": ["805e0cdd71b1"]
}' --confirm
```

**Get Site ID:**
```bash
ymcs.py sites
# Find client site, extract "id" field
```

**Verify:**
```bash
ymcs.py devices
# Phones should show online status, LAN/WAN IPs
```

---

### Phase 6: Push SIP Credentials to Phones (YMCS)

**Purpose:** Configure each phone with PacketDial SIP account

**For Each User/Phone:**

```bash
# 1. Create SIP account in YMCS with PacketDial credentials
ymcs.py add-sipaccount --body '{
  "registerName": "100@clientname.91912.service",
  "username": "100@clientname.91912.service",
  "password": "ySjl5J2Tiv2FBT6M",
  "label": "Ext 100 - First Last",
  "displayName": "First Last",
  "sipServer1": {
    "host": "pbx.packetdial.com",
    "port": 5060
  },
  "remark": "Client Name - User 100",
  "siteId": "{site-id}"
}' --confirm

# Response includes: "id": "{account-id}"
```

**CRITICAL:** The `password` MUST be the exact `device-sip-registration-password` from Phase 3.

**Schema Notes:**
- `sipServer1` is an **object** `{host, port}`, NOT a string
- `registerName` and `username` should match
- `accountType: 0` = SIP (auto-set)

---

### Phase 7: Bind SIP Account to Physical Phone (YMCS)

**Purpose:** Associate the SIP credentials with specific hardware

```bash
# Get device ID from MAC
ymcs.py devices | grep -A10 "805e0cdd71b1"
# Extract "id" field → {device-id}

# Bind account to phone Line 1
ymcs.py raw POST /v2/dm/devices/{device-id}/bindAccounts --body '[{
  "lineId": 1,
  "accountType": 0,
  "accountId": "{account-id}"
}]' --confirm
```

**Body Format:** Array of binding objects (supports multi-line phones)

**Verify:**
```bash
ymcs.py raw GET /v2/dm/devices/{device-id}/boundAccounts
```

**Expected:** Shows account bound to lineId 1

---

### Phase 8: Phone Configuration Sync

**Purpose:** Force phones to pull updated config from YMCS

**Option A: Wait for Auto-Sync** (phones check YMCS every ~15 min)

**Option B: Trigger Reboot** (immediate)
```bash
ymcs.py reboot --body '{
  "deviceIds": ["{device-id}"],
  "deviceType": 1
}' --confirm
```

**deviceType Values:**
- 1 = Phone Device
- 3 = Room Device (Teams panels, etc.)

---

### Phase 9: Verification

**Check SIP Registration (PacketDial):**
```bash
ns.py devices {domain} {user}
```

**Look for:**
- `device-sip-registration-state`: **"registered"** (success) or "unregistered" (problem)
- `device-sip-registration-contact`: Shows phone IP/port
- `device-sip-registration-user-agent`: Phone model/firmware
- `device-sip-registration-datetime`: Last registration timestamp

**Check Phone Status (YMCS):**
```bash
ymcs.py raw GET /v2/dm/devices/{device-id}
```

**Look for:**
- `deviceStatus`: "online"
- `accounts[].status`:
  - **1** = Registered ✓
  - **2** = DND
  - **3** = Unregistered (troubleshoot)
  - **4** = Error

**Test Calls:**
1. Dial extension-to-extension
2. Dial out to external number (verify caller ID)
3. Dial in from external number (verify DID routing)
4. Test voicemail (dial *97 or voicemail button)

---

## Common Issues & Fixes

### Phone Shows "No Service" / Status 3 (Unregistered)

**Cause:** Password mismatch between YMCS and PacketDial

**Fix:**
1. Get correct password: `ns.py devices {domain} {user}`
2. Update YMCS account:
   ```bash
   ymcs.py raw PATCH /v2/dm/sipAccounts/{account-id} --body '{
     "registerName": "100@domain.91912.service",
     "username": "100@domain.91912.service",
     "password": "{correct-password}",
     "sipServer1": {"host": "pbx.packetdial.com", "port": 5060}
   }' --confirm
   ```
3. Reboot phone

### User has "account-status: pwd reset"

**This is NORMAL** - does not block SIP registration. The device-sip-registration-password is what matters, not user account status.

### Phone Not Pulling Config from YMCS

1. Check `ymcs.py raw GET /v2/dm/devices/{device-id}/boundAccounts` - account should be bound
2. Reboot phone manually or via `ymcs.py reboot`
3. Check firewall - phone needs HTTPS access to `us-api.ymcs.yealink.com`

### SIP Account Already Exists (HTTP 400 / 800003)

Use PATCH to update instead of POST:
```bash
ymcs.py raw PATCH /v2/dm/sipAccounts/{account-id} --body '{...}' --confirm
```

### domain-type Stored as "no"

Known PacketDial behavior. Fix post-creation:
```bash
ns.py raw PUT domains/{domain} --body '{"domain-type":"Standard"}' --confirm
```

---

## API Coverage Summary

| Step | API Method | Status | Notes |
|------|------------|--------|-------|
| Domain creation | `POST /domains` | ✓ Automated | Via `onboard-domain` wrapper |
| E911 address | `POST /domains/{domain}/addresses` | ✓ Automated | Included in `onboard-domain` |
| User creation | `POST /domains/{domain}/users` | ✓ Automated | Via `create-user` |
| SIP device creation | `POST /domains/{domain}/users/{user}/devices` | ✓ Automated | Via `create-device` |
| DID assignment | `POST /domains/{domain}/phonenumbers` | ✓ Automated | Via `create-did` |
| Add phones to YMCS | `POST /v2/dm/devices/batch` | ✓ Automated | Via `add-devices-by-mac` |
| Create SIP account (YMCS) | `POST /v2/dm/sipAccounts` | ✓ Automated | Via `add-sipaccount` |
| Bind account to phone | `POST /v2/dm/devices/{id}/bindAccounts` | ✓ Automated | Via `raw` (no wrapper yet) |
| Reboot phone | `POST /v2/dm/device/reboot` | ✓ Automated | Via `reboot` |
| Set email-send-from | `PUT /domains/{domain}` | ⚠ Manual | Requires mailbox to exist first |
| Fix domain-type | `PUT /domains/{domain}` | ⚠ Manual | Post-creation fix |

**Automation Level:** ~95% - only 2 fields require post-creation manual fixes

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## Quick Reference: russo.91912.service (Live Example)

**Domain Config:**
- Caller ID: 5205291515
- E911 ID: a-694595ef4b4bb (3505 N CAMPBELL AVE, Suite 504, TUCSON AZ)
- Users: 2 (301 Steve Russo, 302 Patrick Broom)
- DIDs: 1 (15205291515 → User 301)

**User 301 (Steve Russo):**
- Extension: 301
- Login: 301@russo
- Device Password: `R93O8TC75s18`
- Account Status: "pwd reset" (normal)
- SIP State: unregistered (no physical phone in YMCS)
- Voicemail PIN: 5678

**User 302 (Patrick Broom):**
- Extension: 302
- Login: pebroom
- Device Password: `J6k9DUaYsojY`
- Account Status: "standard"
- SIP State: unregistered
- Voicemail PIN: 6789

**Key Takeaway:** Both users have SIP devices with passwords, account-status doesn't block registration.

---

## Skill Commands Quick Reference

**PacketDial (`ns.py`):**
```bash
ns.py onboard-domain --body-file client.json --confirm
ns.py create-user {domain} --body '{...}' --confirm
ns.py create-device {domain} {user} --body '{...}' --confirm
ns.py devices {domain} {user}                    # Get SIP password
ns.py create-did {domain} --body '{...}' --confirm
ns.py user {domain} {user}                       # Check user status
```

**Yealink YMCS (`ymcs.py`):**
```bash
ymcs.py sites                                    # List sites, get IDs
ymcs.py devices                                  # List all phones
ymcs.py add-devices-by-mac --body '{...}' --confirm
ymcs.py add-sipaccount --body '{...}' --confirm
ymcs.py raw POST /v2/dm/devices/{id}/bindAccounts --body '[{...}]' --confirm
ymcs.py raw GET /v2/dm/devices/{id}/boundAccounts
ymcs.py reboot --body '{"deviceIds":["{id}"],"deviceType":1}' --confirm
```

---

## Next Steps: Full Automation Script

Create `provision-voip-client.sh` that:
1. Takes client intake JSON
2. Executes all 9 phases sequentially
3. Validates each step before proceeding
4. Generates final report with all credentials/IDs
5. Updates vault with credentials
6. Creates wiki entry for client

**Estimated Time Savings:** Manual GUI provisioning ~2-3 hours → Automated script ~15 minutes + client intake

---

## Related Documentation

- **PacketDial Skill:** `.claude/skills/packetdial/SKILL.md`
- **YMCS Skill:** `.claude/skills/yealink-ymcs/SKILL.md`
- **Wiki:** `wiki/systems/packetdial.md`
- **YMCS SIP Schema:** `.claude/skills/yealink-ymcs/docs/SIPSERVER_SCHEMA.md`
- **NetSapiens API Docs:** https://docs.ns-api.com
- **NetSapiens v1→v2 Migration:** https://docs.ns-api.com/docs/v1-migration-to-v2
- **OIT/PacketDial Docs:** https://pbx.readme.io

---

**Sources:**
- [NetSapiens API v1→v2 Migration](https://docs.ns-api.com/docs/v1-migration-to-v2)
- [NetSapiens Docs Homepage](https://docs.ns-api.com/)
- [Create User Device API](https://pbx.readme.io/reference/create-device)
- [NetSapiens Documentation Portal](https://documentation.netsapiens.com/ns/)