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

[Scott Laird]

On Dec 16, 2004, at 10:34 AM, Randy MacKay wrote:

> 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.


Scott