[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 Can't be unlocked

[John Mensel]

Tim,

Thank you, that took care of the problem -- I'm much obliged.

John

On Thursday 12 May 2005 11:51, Timothy R. McKee wrote:
>  Those are SCCP based phones.
>
> move the cursor to option 3, but do not press select.  press **#, then
> press select.  You should see the padlock icon with an unlocked appearance.
>  press 32 and see if you have a YES option (alternate TFTP).  If so press
> yes, then go to option 8 and edit the ip address.  The phone sometimes
> locks itself in the middle and I have to start over.
>
> tim
>
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> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 Can't be unlocked
>
> Odd problem here--I just got a couple of Cisco 7960s from Ebay that are not
> functioning as expected......
>
> These 7960s can't seem to be unlocked for manual configuration via any
> mechanism that I can find.  If you go to settings, there is no option 9
> (unlock).  Available options stop at 4 (Status).  **# has no effect.
>
> The Phones report that thier current firmware version is 3.1 MF.G2.
>
> When plugged into a known good DHCP/TFTP server, the phones will
> *sometimes* get a DHCP lease that is reflected in Settings>>>Network
> Configuration, but at no point will they grab new firmware via TFTP.  DHCP
> server logs show the phones trying acquire a lease and then immediately
> requesting a new one.
>
> If anyone has encountered a similar situation, please advise.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Mensel
>
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