This then is my guide, documenting the moment i ordered the phone to the moment i made a call on it. How to upgrade or convert a cisco ip 79xx, 7940, 7960. One is using the phones webuser interface, and the other describes how to build your own zero touch configuration and provisioning for the cisco spa ip phones. I spent a lot of time trying to install sip on the cisco 7940 phone, it comes with something called sccp or skinny call control protocol installed as default. The cisco spa 500 series ip phones support the sip notify xmlservice event as a means to trigger xml services via sip notify messages. Please help i have two cisco ip phones that i would like to connect to an asterisk server, in order to create my own business phone system. Sending the plain text profiles with the sip account and password over the internet is out of the question.
Cisco 7940 series phone configuration voicehost uk. Hi,i recently updated my cisco 7940 using firmware p00381200 for sip including the. The latest tested cisco 79xx firmware version is p00381200. Cisco7940 with asterisk raspberry pi broadbandhamnet. Hello, im considering using asterisk with some type of cisco phone, and currently considering either the 7940 or 7960 because of its morecomplete functionality. Cisco voice web interface is a web tool designed to help maintaining voip on cisco platforms. Anyone setting up an asterisk pbx with cisco ip phones will quickly discover that. There are two documents that will help you configure the cisco spa phones with asterisk. This document will describe how to get a cisco 7940 with sccp skinny protocol, convert it to sip and get it to work with 3cx phone system. Dont worry, the summaries from the 2nd day of bsdcan are coming. You need xml configuration files to be uploaded to your tftp server along with the file name consisting of the ip phone mac id.
Apr 06, 2014 setup cisco 7941 or 7961 with asterisk, en, 20091022 cisco ip phones 79xx with asterisk, en, 20111125 configure cisco ip phones with asterisk using sip, en, 20091216 how to load sip or sccp on a cisco 7940 7960 7941 7961 ip phone, en, 20110216. By default, the settings in cisco ip phones 7940 7960 are blocked. Convert cisco 7940g phone from sccp skinny call control. A new design approach is used to store the existing software base in the cisco 7940 and cisco 7960 telephones. Configure cisco ip phones with asterisk using sip minded. I bought the 7965g model which i upgraded to sip 8. Convert a bricked cisco 7940 phone to sip protocol.
Based on a set of perl parsers it now allows to perform quite all operations needed to check voice calls. Cisco 7940 registers but then goes unavailable xpost from rfreepbx submitted 2 years ago by dbarri ive got some 7940s that im trying to use with my freepbx linux 6. Dont mean to bump this thread, but if youre still looking into the implementation, we have a 75 phone cisco 7941gge 7975gge implementation with an asterisk pbx and hp switches. I can confirm asterisk newest version as of march 2020 andcisco 7941g with newest sip cisco fw as of march 2020 only works via tcp. The phones have been offsite for about 6 months without any issues. Legacy phone support has been implemented to allow easy migration from an existing phone system to 3cx without the need to directly replace all existing ip phones. Cisco software images are only available from ciscos web site. When you first plug in the phone, its loaded with the skinny protocol software only sccp, nothing for sip. Cisco 7960 configurazioni asterisk italia pbx voice over. The instructions include preparation of the configuration files to provision the phone. The communicator software is modelled after the 7970.
Just cant seem to get the correct files or setup up the files. Mar 11, 2014 hello, i was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction here. When the phone boots it says configuring vlan for a long time, obtains an ip address, says no load specified. Find answers to cisco 7940 stopped working protocol application. This guide will show you how to sip and configure the cisco 7940 7941 and 7960 7961 ip. Cisco voice provisioning tool system management and security guide. A provisioning mechanism has been put in place at asterisk level so as to be able to direct the. Visit our discussion mailing list for help and join us as a developer if you like. Asterisk submitted 1 year ago by baronobeefdip2 i have a cisco 7940 ip phone with sip capabilities, recently i was able to get the asterisk server working with soft sip phones, but i am. How to convert cisco phone 7940794179607961 from sccp. Cisco 7940g telephone with power supply or poe port a cisco id with access to software downloads. The first thing i had to do was to obtain the files that go in. The second tech just pointed me at the generic voip phone config that would great for anything but these cisco phones. Note be sure to customize configuration files before you power up the phone.
Both of these models use the same firmware and near identical configuration files. Prepare a tftp server to deploy the firmware files to the phone. Cisco 79 series phones can be configured but are not supported as hosted pbx endpoints. Provisioning cisco 7940g phone work asterisk jobs, employment. Configuring cisco 7940 7941 7960 7961 for 3cx phone. For more information, refer to the cisco 7940 and 7960 ip phones firmware upgrade matrix. Thirdlane pbx supports cisco phones autoprovisioning, at least the basic configuration, plus you can further modifycustomize our templates if needed.
This is because the phone was designed to work best and really only with the cisco call manager. In searching the internet for information on configuring asterisk with cisco ip phones, a great deal of the information available is for the cisco 7960s and 7940s. Refreshed cisco cp7940g voip phone product overview. Configuration files in a zip file for the cisco 7940 voip telephone by paul kf5jim and rick ng5v. Solved provision a cisco ip 7941g asterisk pbx spiceworks. After some research i figured out that this would be the sccp firmware. An application that provides tftp and dhcp services installed on your computer e. And trying to slog thru the cisco documentation is extremely uncomfortable. Find out how by reading our tutorial regarding the topic upgrading firmware of cisco 7960 for sccp download latest firmware p0s307400. Configuring various cisco 79xx ip phones with asterisk voipinfo. By default most cisco voip phones come configured for call manager, which uses the skinny protocol sccp. How to provision an unsupported cisco ip phone yeastar support.
I have a problem with the registration on asterisk. Cisco voice provisioning tool user and phone management guide. Cisco 7940 registers but then goes unavailable xpost from. The cisco 7960 provides 6 programmable lines where the 7940 provides only 2. Cisco 7940 asterisk provisioning jobs, employment freelancer.
Fully configured cisco 7941 connecting to asterisk via sip. The refresh cisco cp7940g is a 2line ip phone which supports sip for asterisk, mgcp, or sccp protocol. Asterisk forums view topic cisco ip 7912 and 7940 phones. Configuring cisco 79xx phones with asterisk this page documents how you configure a cisco phone with asterisk. Cisco 7940 stopped working protocol application invalid. After successfully reseting the phones i figured out which firmware was used. I scoured the internet and found bits continue reading configuring cisco 7940 for. How to convert a bricked cisco 7940 phone to sip protocol. How to install and configure freepbx with cisco ip phone. Migration voip cisco call manager asterisk executive summary. The first tech gave me some instructions for the 7940 which appears to be configurable from the phone, or web interface, the 7961s are not. For more information about phone provisioning and use of sip notify for resynchronization, please read the cisco spa.
I have the same problem with cisco 7940g and yeastar s50. Paul kf5jim instructs on how to configure a cisco 7940 for use with a raspberry pi asterisk system on a broadbandhamnet amateur radio mesh network. These seem to be the most commonly used models with asterisk ip pbx servers. I was having similar issue and was able to connect cisco 7941 7942 7961 7962 phones.
For a full guide on how to configure the phone including its configuration file read configure cisco 7940 7960 ip phones for 3cx phone system. Thanks for the complete set up on the cisco 7940, i cant tell you how much time i spent piecing all that together when i was setting up some 7940s on an asteriskbased system. Find answers to cisco 7940 stopped working protocol application invalid from the expert community at experts exchange. Cisco 7960 with sccp firmware version asterisk guru.
Migration voip cisco call manager asterisk executive. The cisco 7941 can only deal with 8 character passwords, so keep your. This is a how to upgrade guide for converting a cisco ip phone 794xg or 796xg from sccp skinny call control protocol to sip firmware step 1. Once youve got the config file right, then your cisco 7941 will connect to asterisk over sip. Yet another cisco 7940 sccp to sip firmware thread asterisk. Certain parameters can be set manually using the cisco ip phone menu. I have two cisco ip phones that i would like to connect to an asterisk server, in order to create my own business phone system. By default, the settings in cisco ip phones 79407960 are blocked. The new approach utilizes a run from flash design to use the flash and ram memory available more efficiently. Asteriskusers cisco 79407960 sip functionality questions. Cisco 7940 series phone configuration voicehost uk voip. I bought two cisco ip phones 7940 from ebay in order to use them with the asterisk 1.
Once connected to the server, install the tftp software. I didnt particularly find any of them 100% thorough. The problem is that the phone is not answering udp challengesent packets sent from asterisk to cisco phone. Im 14 of the way through, but i got distracted by the following toy. Cisco ip phone 7942 w asterisk hodlmosers hard and. Now you need to configure the sip extension in asterisk. Trouble provisioning cisco 7940g general help freepbx.
Or recover from a protocol application invalid message. Realtime configuration chansccpchansccp wiki github. Cisco informed the province that a software upgrade had to be performed, which represented a substantial budget. The phone must use the sip firmware for this to work and the instructions below will hopefully get you up and running in no time. This model features dual 10100 ports and cisco power over ethernet support. We only have 7941 and 7961 phones which are completely different than the 7960 amd 7940 phones.
Problems are that cisco 7940s arent showing in my sip show peers, however i can make out going calls no problem, but obviously incoming. Confirm that you have the cisco unity user licenses that are required for the type of subscriber user accounts that you plan to create. How to upgrade or convert a cisco ip 79xx, 7940, 7960, 794x, 796x, 797x phone to sip or sccp. There are a number of guides out on the internet for getting cisco phones working with asterisk. Extended features include shared lines, presence blf, customizable feature buttons, and custom device state. This is a quick overview of the steps you will need to follow in order to get a cisco 7960g working with an asterisk server. Sep 24, 2014 cisco 7940 working on sip firmware with asterisk.
Do this as per any other sip extension, but bear this important piece of information in mind. Oct 19, 20 cisco unity configuration and permissions. Configuring cisco 7940 7941 7960 7961 for 3cx phone system. This is not a simple phone to make work with asterisk, i would not recommend trying to make them work it is quite involved. Asterisk submitted 1 year ago by baronobeefdip2 i have a cisco 7940 ip phone with sip capabilities, recently i was able to get the asterisk server working with soft sip phones, but i am facing large challenges in getting the ip phone working. How to load sip or sccp on a cisco 7940 7960 7941 7961 ip phone, en, 20110216. While cisco 79xx phones are compatible with the onsip service, we recommend reselling your cisco phones on ebay and using the funds for new polycoms. Together, there are decades of experience to be drawn from. How to install and configure freepbx with cisco ip phone 7940.
Asterisk has 2 implementations for this channel required for the 791020. Greetings, im having some difficulty making a cisco 7940g with sip firmware communicate with my freepbx distro. Cisco has stated that they will not continue to develop sip software for the cisco line of phones, so our recommendation is not to invest in a cisco phone for use with voipvoip. Feb 23, 2017 once youve got the config file right, then your cisco 7941 will connect to asterisk over sip. Auto provision auto convert to sip cisco 7940 7960 to a hosted cloud. The cisco 7941 can only deal with 8 character passwords, so keep your sip authentication secret to 8 characters. The current implementation is based on a templating system using asterisk dialplan function and variable substitution and obtains information to substitute into those templates from nf and nf. The one that was used in this specific sip upgrade. This page describes the steps to convert a cisco 7940g phone from the sccp skinny call control protocol to sip protocol. The xx variable represents the major version number, the y variable represents the minor version number, and the zz variable represents the subversion number. When the phone boots it says configuring vlan for a long time, obtains an ip address, says no.
Cisco 7960 configurazioni asterisk italia pbx voice over ip. Thanks for the complete set up on the cisco 7940, i cant tell you how much time i spent piecing all that together when i was setting up some 7940s on an asterisk based system. Flat network setup, no qos, no vlans linksys managed switch. The phone currently has cisco sccp software, p0030301mfg2 3. Cisco 7940g phone to freepbx asterisk server over internet. If the compatible phone firmware load is not available with cisco callmanager or on the cisco ip phone software download page, the feature does not work until you install a compatible firmware load. Id be happy to share our provisioning script that takes a phone number and phone mac address out of ad and automatically generates the config file. The benefits of using polycoms over cisco 79xx include. Replacement for the sccp channel driver in asterisk. There is a lot of confusion about config files the 7940 and 7941 use different ones. Raspberry pi with cisco 7940 running asterisk on 32gb sd card 5. For information on this topic, see the cisco voice provisioning tool system management and security guide licenses.
How to provision an unsupported cisco ip phone yeastar. Cisco 7960 ip phone sip firmware version asterisk guru. Cisco 7940 setup amateur radio emergency data network. Were getting our first telecommute employee who will be working in texas, and i want to send her a preconfigured cisco 7940 that she can plug in and have it set to utilize a sip session to our freepbx asterisk phone server here in oregon.
Phone provisioning in asterisk asterisk project asterisk. The cisco ip communicator is the software phone that is compatible with the cisco ip phone networks. Hello, i have updated my cisco 7940 with the new sip software 7. When powered up, the phone automatically loads parameters stored in flash memory and then requests configuration files from the tftp server.
Cisco voice provisioning tool user and phone management. When the phone initializes, it requests the following from the tftp server. You can hear the correctly configured uk dial tone. Cisco 7960g you can pick up a new cisco 7960g for around. How to upgrade or convert a cisco ip 79xx, 7940, 7960, 794x.