[Asterisk-Users] Hitachi WIP-5000/IP-5000 firmware

[Roman Volf]

Have you tried putting both access points on the same channel?

Roman Volf
Keystreams Internet Solutions
volfman at keystreams.com



Jim Meehan wrote:

>I've got a Hitachi WIP-5000 phone.  Seems to work well with my Asterisk setup,
>except for a few annoyances:
>
>1) If the phone has been sitting unused for a while, and I dial an outbound
>call, it often fails.  Doesn't matter what number I'm calling.  If I redial,
>it always goes through fine, and all subsequent calls also go through fine,
>until it's been sitting around idle for a while again.  Incoming calls always 
>come through, regardless of how long it's been sitting.  Maybe a NAT problem?
>I haven't started looking through SIP packet logs yet, but that's my next 
>step.
>
>2) I've got two 802.11b access points in my house, same SSID, one on channel
>1, another on channel 6.  The phone seems to stay associated with the access
>point that it first registered on, unless I do "restart network" on the phone.
>Even when the other access point is much closer with a much better signal.
>Both my Windows and Mac OS laptops switch between APs at will, depending on
>which is stronger -- seems like the phone should do the same.
>
>Anyone else noticed these issues?
>
>Also, I've got firmware v1.5.2 on my phone.  Was trying to find a link to see
>if there's anything more recent.  Anyone have a newer version or know where 
>to get one?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim Meehan
>Oakland, CA
>
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