[Serusers] Ser with Cisco's IP Phones

[Jan Janak]

On 28-01 05:29, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Gregory D. Burns wrote:
> 
> >Guys,
> >
> > 
> >
> >I?m researching the best SIP IP Phone to use with SER. I like the 
> >Cisco?s IP phones, the cheapest model being 7902G. Has anyone tested 
> >these phones with SER, or can recommend a good Hardware SIP IP Phone to 
> >be used in the office and in café?s. Thanks.
> 
> I believe that 7902G doesn't support SIP. The cheapest model with SIP is 
> 7905G, it works like a charm with SER in our lab. Really sweet and very 
> well designed phone.
> 
> Please note that by default it comes with Call Manager firmware, and it 
> is not very easy to upgrade to SIP, as in default configuration it has 
> web-interface locked out and the only way to change firmware to a SIP 
> one is to use bootp+tftp server. Also, when ordering phone make sure to 
> order 48V DC power supply for it, by default it comes without one, as it 
> is designed to use power-over-ethernet available on Cisco Catalyst 
> switches (unless of course you are planning to connect it to such switch).

  I have 7905 and there are some pitfalls too. The phone can dial only
  numbers, handsfree works only one way -- you are able to hear the
  remote party but they will not hear you, and it is not possible to
  decline a call when somebody calls you.

  I agree that Cisco phones in general are very well designed.

   Jan.