[Asterisk-Users] Has anyone connected to 7960 with console cablefor setup?

[Shane Young]

If the phone has not been converted to SIP, the console may not work.  I was never able to get the 
console to work on a skinny phone, but it does work on a SIP phone.


Quoting Paul Brock <Paul at westcomuk.com>:

> Randy,
> 
> Is it a new unit? The only reason I ask is that hitting the settings button
> should let you straight in.
> 
> There is an Rs232 port on the bottom - however not oversure what it's used
> for on the 7960's.
> 
> The reason I as wether it's new or not is that it might need firmware
> resetting as per the cisco information (not immediately to hand).
> 
> If you can see the menu's and just chance change the setting, I think it's
> something like *# or **# to allow change.
> 
> Sorry if that's "suck egg" territory - just trying to cover anything obvious
> which is easily missed!!
> 
> Paul
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Randy MacKay
> Sent: 16 December 2004 18:35
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Has anyone connected to 7960 with console cablefor
> setup?
> 
> I have a Cisco 7960 phone.  I cannot seem to use the settings button to get
> into the phone to change the TFTP server.  I've set up a DHCP Server, TFTP
> Server with the same address, and the phone requests the address of 0.0.0.0,
> the server offers the  address of 192.168.2.2, but the phone seems not to
> take it.
> 
> I have no action on the TFTP side.
> 
> So, since I can't seem to server the phone anything by TFTP, and I can't use
> the settings button, then I thought I might make a console cable (see
> below).  I tried to use hyperTerminal, but got no response from the phone.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
> 
> I found a link to make a Cisco Console Cable for RJ-45.
> http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/serial/ciscoconsole9.html
> 
>   				DB9F RJ45
> Receive Data 		2 	3
> Transmit Data 		3 	6
> Data Terminal Ready 	4 	7
> Ground 			5 	4
> Ground 			5 	5
> Data Set Ready 		6 	2
> Request to Send 		7 	8
> Clear to Send 		8 	1
> 
> 
> 
> The Console Access Manual, give the following cable information:
> 
> Console Cable Requirements
> You use a serial cable with a connector to connect a PC and a phone. The
> cable
> uses an RJ-11 connector for the phone and an RJ-45 connector to an
> RJ-45-to-DB9 converter for the PC. Table D-1 shows the pinout requirements
> for
> the console cable.
> 
> Table D-1 Console Cable Pinouts
> RJ-11 Connector 	RJ-45 Connector
> Pin 2 ==========	Pin 6
> Pin 3 ==========	Pin 4
> Pin 4 ==========	Pin 3
> 
> So, I thought I would go right from DB9F to RJ-11
> DB9F		RJ-45		RJ-11
> Pin 2		Pin 3		Pin 4
> Pin 5		Pin 4		Pin 3
> Pin 3		Pin 6		Pin 2
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