RE: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
> whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow > firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a > look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! Is there a good resource out there for people who don't have a lot of experience with Cisco phones? I picked up a 7960 earlier this week to give potential clients an example of what they get when they spend a *lot* of money on IP phones, but I must confess I'm having a nightmare of a time trying to configure it. The main problem seem to be that I have nothing but a phone and a brief licence agreement/regulatory approval sheet, and nothing else. I've trawled through the numerous pages about these phones both on Cisco's website and on voip-info, but I'm still not really sure what files I need to have on the TFTP server to get the phone going in the first place, or find some up-to-date examples to work from. Even after that I'm not sure I'll be able to upgrade the firmware without a Cisco service agreement (from what I've read), which is ridiculous for a phone that's twice as expensive as many other enterprise IP phones. Any suggested reading others on the list have found helpful in this scenario? Thanks in advance. Regards, Chris -- C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited This email is made from 100% recycled electrons ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Have a look here, : http://www.asteriskguru.com/tutorials/cisco_7960_skinny_chan_sccp.html If you find any other suggestions, remarks after installing, please post them as a comment to the page. Zoa Chris Bagnall wrote: whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! Is there a good resource out there for people who don't have a lot of experience with Cisco phones? I picked up a 7960 earlier this week to give potential clients an example of what they get when they spend a *lot* of money on IP phones, but I must confess I'm having a nightmare of a time trying to configure it. The main problem seem to be that I have nothing but a phone and a brief licence agreement/regulatory approval sheet, and nothing else. I've trawled through the numerous pages about these phones both on Cisco's website and on voip-info, but I'm still not really sure what files I need to have on the TFTP server to get the phone going in the first place, or find some up-to-date examples to work from. Even after that I'm not sure I'll be able to upgrade the firmware without a Cisco service agreement (from what I've read), which is ridiculous for a phone that's twice as expensive as many other enterprise IP phones. Any suggested reading others on the list have found helpful in this scenario? Thanks in advance. Regards, Chris signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Chris Bagnall schrieb: whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! Is there a good resource out there for people who don't have a lot of experience with Cisco phones? I picked up a 7960 earlier this week to give potential clients an example of what they get when they spend a *lot* of money on IP phones, but I must confess I'm having a nightmare of a time trying to configure it. The main problem seem to be that I have nothing but a phone and a brief licence agreement/regulatory approval sheet, and nothing else. I've trawled through the numerous pages about these phones both on Cisco's website and on voip-info, but I'm still not really sure what files I need to have on the TFTP server to get the phone going in the first place, or find some up-to-date examples to work from. Even after that I'm not sure I'll be able to upgrade the firmware without a Cisco service agreement (from what I've read), which is ridiculous for a phone that's twice as expensive as many other enterprise IP phones. Any suggested reading others on the list have found helpful in this scenario? The list archives of chan-sccp-users provides a lot of information. www.voip-info.org also has. There are a number of ressources at cisco.com and if all this does not help, the people at chan-sccp-users or forum.chan-sccp.org use to friendly answer questions. There are also a number of people working at various howtos at the moment. Regards, Stefan -- (o_ Stefan Gofferje| SCLT, MCP //\ Reg'd Linux User #247167 | VCP #2263 V_/_ Heckler & Koch - the original point and click interface ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Chris, I wrote a post that contains the information (files) you need for the asterisk tftpboot directory to load a 7960 Sip 7.5 image from the server. See this post https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3374221 As far as obtaining the SIP 7.5 software, I see it on EBay all the time for $12.00 buy it now. If you follow my directions about what files to place in the tftpboot directory, and modify your alternate boot server on the 7960, the phone will load the sip software. I personally learned by using SolarWinds TFTP server from my XP station so I could see the file name requests as they were being transferred. On a new Cisco phone, you would set the alternate tftp server to yes then set the ip address of the alternate tftp server to the server with the images to upload. If you need to unlock the phone it can be **# or cisco based on the version loaded. I also was interested in the SCCP driver. I was able to load the driver in Asterisk (AND SEE IT) but could not get it to work. I did ask for a users guide but there is not one available yet. So I think SIP will be the easiest for you to use for you client proposal. When time permits, I'll go back and look over the sccp driver and find my mistakes. :) Paul Norris > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Bagnall > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:04 PM > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress > > > whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow > > firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a > > look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! > > Is there a good resource out there for people who don't have a lot of > experience with Cisco phones? I picked up a 7960 earlier this week to give > potential clients an example of what they get when they spend a *lot* of > money on IP phones, but I must confess I'm having a nightmare of a time > trying to configure it. > > The main problem seem to be that I have nothing but a phone and a brief > licence agreement/regulatory approval sheet, and nothing else. I've > trawled > through the numerous pages about these phones both on Cisco's website and > on > voip-info, but I'm still not really sure what files I need to have on the > TFTP server to get the phone going in the first place, or find some > up-to-date examples to work from. Even after that I'm not sure I'll be > able > to upgrade the firmware without a Cisco service agreement (from what I've > read), which is ridiculous for a phone that's twice as expensive as many > other enterprise IP phones. > > Any suggested reading others on the list have found helpful in this > scenario? > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > > Chris > -- > C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited > This email is made from 100% recycled electrons > > > ___ > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Stefan Gofferje wrote: Hi folks, whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! Ok - I'll give it a go :) - Just one problem... My phones have been converted to SIP - and I dont have skinny to put back! Can you even swap these things back again?! Wayne. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Wayne schrieb: Stefan Gofferje wrote: Hi folks, whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! Ok - I'll give it a go :) - Just one problem... My phones have been converted to SIP - and I dont have skinny to put back! Can you even swap these things back again?! Well, if you have a SmartNET contract, you could download the Skinny image from cisco.com. If not, I'm afraid, you have to buy it from a Cisco reseller... Regards, Stefan -- (o_ Stefan Gofferje| SCLT, MCP //\ Reg'd Linux User #247167 | VCP #2263 V_/_ Heckler & Koch - the original point and click interface ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Paul schrieb: Chris, I wrote a post that contains the information (files) you need for the asterisk tftpboot directory to load a 7960 Sip 7.5 image from the server. See this post https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3374221 As far as obtaining the SIP 7.5 software, I see it on EBay all the time for $12.00 buy it now. If you follow my directions about what files to place in the tftpboot directory, and modify your alternate boot server on the 7960, the phone will load the sip software. I personally learned by using SolarWinds TFTP server from my XP station so I could see the file name requests as they were being transferred. On a new Cisco phone, you would set the alternate tftp server to yes then set the ip address of the alternate tftp server to the server with the images to upload. If you need to unlock the phone it can be **# or cisco based on the version loaded. I also was interested in the SCCP driver. I was able to load the driver in Asterisk (AND SEE IT) but could not get it to work. I did ask for a users guide but there is not one available yet. So I think SIP will be the easiest for you to use for you client proposal. When time permits, I'll go back and look over the sccp driver and find my mistakes. It is not likely to find a legal SIP firmware for $12. Not the CD makes it legal but the license from Cisco and this is a little more expensive. Besides from this, Cisco's license agreement does not permit the license to be resold, so to have a legal license, you need to get it from a Cisco partner or at least authorized reseller. Anyway, compared to the SCCP image, the SIP image is very bad. Incomplete XML support, VERY slow, decreased sound quality... Getting chan_sccp from Sergio to work is really easy. The distro contains a well documented sample config and - as I wrote before - there are lots of info in the chan-sccp-users mailing list archive. I myself started with a SIPped 7960 but meanwhile, I run 3 7960s and 1 7905 without any problems. Regards, Stefan -- (o_ Stefan Gofferje| SCLT, MCP //\ Reg'd Linux User #247167 | VCP #2263 V_/_ Heckler & Koch - the original point and click interface ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
> Getting chan_sccp from Sergio to work is really easy. The > distro contains a well documented sample config and - as I > wrote before - there are lots of info in the chan-sccp-users > mailing list archive. Yep, I've just tried chan_sccp with the 7960 I have here and it appears to work fine (original factory firmware, since it appears I'm going to have to find a service contract just to download the damned updated firmware which any sane manufacturer would provide with the product - unless anyone wants to contact me off-list - nudge, nudge, wink, wink) How does one go about making changes to the display on the phone? So far, my lower soft buttons hae labels like " ", and apart from the single line I defined in sccp.conf I have an almost blank display. Is there a good guide to where to change various bits of the display (labels and so on)? Probably a stupid question, but does this thing have a backlight? Thanks in advance. Regards, Chris -- C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited This email is made from 100% recycled electrons ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Chris Bagnall schrieb: Getting chan_sccp from Sergio to work is really easy. The distro contains a well documented sample config and - as I wrote before - there are lots of info in the chan-sccp-users mailing list archive. Yep, I've just tried chan_sccp with the 7960 I have here and it appears to work fine (original factory firmware, since it appears I'm going to have to find a service contract just to download the damned updated firmware which any sane manufacturer would provide with the product - unless anyone wants to contact me off-list - nudge, nudge, wink, wink) How does one go about making changes to the display on the phone? So far, my lower soft buttons hae labels like " ", and apart from the single line I defined in sccp.conf I have an almost blank display. Is there a good guide to where to change various bits of the display (labels and so on)? The softbutton problem sounds like a really old firmware... Softbuttons are controller by the channel. They have functions like DND, newCall, EndCall, etc... The line buttons can be configured as speeddials which can use the asterisk hint system for status monitoring. The sample config shows how. I also suggest, you browse the mailinglist archives at http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/chan-sccp-users/ Probably a stupid question, but does this thing have a backlight? 7960? Nope... 7970 has. Regards, Stefan -- (o_ Stefan Gofferje| SCLT, MCP //\ Reg'd Linux User #247167 | VCP #2263 V_/_ Heckler & Koch - the original point and click interface ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Chris Bagnall ha scritto: lower soft buttons hae labels like " ", and apart from the single This is a old firmware issue, upgrading the phone firmware everything is working ok with the 7960 Sergio ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
> This is a old firmware issue, upgrading the phone firmware > everything is working ok with the 7960 Sadly, that's the problem at the moment - I can't seem to get hold of new firmware for love nor money. Even the "hunting for firmware on ebay" route yielded zero results when I had a look yesterday. Regards, Chris -- C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited This email is made from 100% recycled electrons ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
Chris Bagnall ha scritto: Sadly, that's the problem at the moment - I can't seem to get hold of new firmware for love nor money. Even the "hunting for firmware on ebay" route yielded zero results when I had a look yesterday. Buyu the cheapest cisco smartnet contract and you will be able to download the phone firmware upgrade Sergio ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
On Oct 30, 2005, at 2:06 PM, Wayne wrote: Stefan Gofferje wrote: Hi folks, whoever owns a Cisco phone and is unhappy about slow firmware, incomplete XML support etc... should really have a look at Sergio Chersovani's rewrite of chan-sccp! Ok - I'll give it a go :) - Just one problem... My phones have been converted to SIP - and I dont have skinny to put back! Can you even swap these things back again?! Wayne. Well, [EMAIL PROTECTED] has a pretty handy Cisco configuration generator if your phone is already running SIP firmware. That will generate the files you need in your /tftpboot directory. (The two biggies are SIPDefault.cnf and SIP.cnf, where is the MAC address of the phone) Look this up on the wiki, there's a good deal of info there. Tom ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] SCCP support is making good progress
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 09:27:27AM -, Chris Bagnall wrote: > > This is a old firmware issue, upgrading the phone firmware > > everything is working ok with the 7960 > > Sadly, that's the problem at the moment - I can't seem to get hold of new > firmware for love nor money. Even the "hunting for firmware on ebay" route > yielded zero results when I had a look yesterday. > I know this is wrong but try looking on edonkey serach cmterm for sccp (cmterm-7940-7960-sccp.7-2-3.zip) or P0S3-07-5-00 for SIP ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users