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

[Rich Adamson]

> > 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.
> 
> I don't think the 7960 has a console port on it, just ports for 
> Ethernet (2), handset, headset, and 7914.  The 7914 port is probably a 
> serial link of some sort, but you won't get where you want by trying to 
> talk to it via hyperterminal.  I'd suggest trying a different DHCP 
> server or adjusting its settings.  It worked just fine for me out of 
> the box.

The 7960 does have a serial console port but I've never attempted to
use it, so not a clue what it expects to see. Most Cisco hardware
console ports default to 9600 no parity, 1 stop bit, no hardware flow
control. Might try that.