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asteriskandnetphoneke1020a [2013/02/16 22:08] – jim | asteriskandnetphoneke1020a [2013/02/27 12:09] (current) – Speeling jim | ||
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I was after a cheap and cheerful SIP phone to use with my Asterisk server. Right now, by which I mean February 2013, eBay turns up a regular supply of a cheap (£15.99 plus post) beast called the [[http:// | I was after a cheap and cheerful SIP phone to use with my Asterisk server. Right now, by which I mean February 2013, eBay turns up a regular supply of a cheap (£15.99 plus post) beast called the [[http:// | ||
- | So I took the plunge. But I had a bit of trouble getting the thing working and ended up having to use connect my PC into the '' | + | So I took the plunge. But I had a bit of trouble getting the thing working and ended up having to connect my PC into the '' |
===== Firmware version - caution ===== | ===== Firmware version - caution ===== | ||
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If anyone has firmware files for this phone, I'd appreciate a copy. I've already had to yank the power to stop an accidental upgrade. It would be good to have a way back if this happens again. | If anyone has firmware files for this phone, I'd appreciate a copy. I've already had to yank the power to stop an accidental upgrade. It would be good to have a way back if this happens again. | ||
- | When the phone starts, it connects via FTP to '' | + | When the phone starts, it connects via FTP to '' |
===== Configuring the phone ===== | ===== Configuring the phone ===== | ||
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You can do some configuration through the phone setup menu, but the easy way is to allow the phone to boot and get a DHCP address, and then point a web browser at that address. You will be asked for an access code. I think the default is '' | You can do some configuration through the phone setup menu, but the easy way is to allow the phone to boot and get a DHCP address, and then point a web browser at that address. You will be asked for an access code. I think the default is '' | ||
- | Most of the configuration is straightforward, | + | Most of the configuration is straightforward, |
- | On using Wireshark to view the phone IP traffic, I saw the phone send a DNS request for the Asterisk server to my router, but for some reason my router never replied. I worked around this by changing the phone settings to use a static IP, and specifying Google Public DNS ('' | + | On using Wireshark to view the phone IP traffic, I saw the phone send a DNS request for the Asterisk server to my router, but for some reason my router never replied. I worked around this by changing the phone settings to use a static IP, and specifying Google Public DNS ('' |
I then found that the field '' | I then found that the field '' | ||
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So, here's the settings I used to connect to my Asterisk server. The phone is connected as extension 302. | So, here's the settings I used to connect to my Asterisk server. The phone is connected as extension 302. | ||
+ | < | ||
SIP server: sip.myasterisk.com | SIP server: sip.myasterisk.com | ||
SIP port: 5060 | SIP port: 5060 | ||
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Password: mypassword | Password: mypassword | ||
IP Phone No.: 302 | IP Phone No.: 302 | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | Note with a normal Asterisk setup, you need to enter the extension as BOTH the user ID and the phone number. That's because although they are technically different things, normal Asterisk practice is to use the extension as the username. Plenty of SIP software will invite you to enter only '' | + | Note with a normal Asterisk setup, you need to enter the extension as BOTH the user ID and the phone number. That's because although they are technically different things, normal Asterisk practice is to use the extension as the username. Plenty of SIP software will invite you to enter only '' |