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

[Sean Cook]

Why can't you use the settings button?  If
you know the password (or using the default
password) you should be able to unlock the
phone and do a hard reset...

Sean 

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.c
om] On Behalf Of 
> Randy MacKay
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:35 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Has anyone
connected to 7960 with 
> console cablefor setup?
> 
> 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.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
> 
> I found a link to make a Cisco Console
Cable for RJ-45.
>
http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/serial/cisc
oconsole9.html
> 
>   				DB9F RJ45
> Receive Data 		2 	3
> Transmit Data 		3 	6
> Data Terminal Ready 	4 	7
> Ground 			5 	4
> Ground 			5 	5
> Data Set Ready 		6 	2
> Request to Send 		7 	8
> Clear to Send 		8 	1
> 
> 
> 
> The Console Access Manual, give the
following cable information:
> 
> Console Cable Requirements
> You use a serial cable with a connector to
connect a PC and a 
> phone. The cable uses an RJ-11 connector
for the phone and an 
> RJ-45 connector to an
> RJ-45-to-DB9 converter for the PC. Table
D-1 shows the pinout 
> requirements for the console cable.
> 
> Table D-1 Console Cable Pinouts
> RJ-11 Connector 	RJ-45 Connector
> Pin 2 ==========	Pin 6
> Pin 3 ==========	Pin 4
> Pin 4 ==========	Pin 3
> 
> So, I thought I would go right from DB9F to
RJ-11
> DB9F		RJ-45		RJ-11
> Pin 2		Pin 3		Pin 4
> Pin 5		Pin 4		Pin 3
> Pin 3		Pin 6		Pin 2
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