[asterisk-users] Using DECT phones as SIP phones?

[Michael Graves]

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:59:54 -0500, Neil Fusillo wrote:

>Michael,
>
>Was there something particularly special you had to do to get your M3 to
>work? I'm now on my second one from E4 Technologies (from whom I'm still
>waiting for a return service call), and both of them, after following
>the instructions in the manual, have the same problem.
>
>Neither one will pick up an IP from DHCP.  If I set a static IP with the
>handset (which pairs to the base just fine), I can then ping them when
>they boot, but the web configuration service is unavailable (nothing
>running on port 80, as if it never gets through the boot process). 
>
>Hitting the up volume button on the phone gives me info of an
>ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff mac accress, no IP (with DHCP) or the static I've put
>in, and a Boot Status of 'Failed'
>
>Was there a trick to getting these running? I've done a factory reset.
>I've tried different cables. Different switches. Now different handsets
>and base stations. Nothing. Same message every time.

>Did you run into anything similar, or am I just lucky?

I had no such troubles. Just plugged in and went. What firmware release
does it have? Mine were v1.22 just the other day when I checked, but I
have it set to D/L the current beta automatically once a day.

Michael
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