[asterisk-users] cisco phones getting SIP 401 unauthorized

[Jerry Geis]

>
> Did the server reboot or lose communication? This happens with our 7970's
> sometimes if there's been a hiccup, usually dialing voicemail registers them
> back up - occasionally we've had to do the soft reboot from the screen. 
>
> 401 unauth - looks like it may be md5secret issue, or nat traversal over a
> firewall - are the phones inside the lan or on the net?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt G
>   
Matt,

The phones are inside the LAN.

what is the md5secret? I dont know what that is? can I disable it?
Or how do I set it up?

Jerry