[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 and Skinny

[asterisk at marnock.net]

> I have bought two Cisco 7960 phones.
> I have tried to set-up them to work with Asterisk over Skinny
> protocol, but when I try to dial the phone from Asterisk it says that
> all lines are busy.
> Is there something that should be configured on the phone's side? Can
> someone help me with that?
>
> try chan_sccp
> cvs -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/chan-sccp login
> cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/chan-sccp co -P

> chan_sccp
> cd chan_sccp
> vi Makefile and edit the asterisk path
> make and make install

> Also, I would like to upgrade these phones to use SIP. How can I get
> the SIP firmware for my phones. I have tried at Cisco web site but I
> couldn't find firmware downloads. Can someone help me with that?

> You need to pay for a service contract to get the sip firmware from the
> cisco site

> Sergio


You will need a software licence too to get a service contract.  If you got
one with the phone your ok.  If not its an additional cost.  Something I
found out the hard way.


Phil.