Set up Cisco ip phone at home?

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thefewtheproud

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Is it possible to set up a cisco ip phone at home without any huge expense? What would i need and how would I do it?
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Does your office have Cisco IP phones?

If not you're looking at a considerable expense.

IP Phone /w license
Router to support CME
CME w/ licenses
FXO/FXS (I forget which) to pull analog lines into the router to be shared
'or'
T1 card to pull in a voice T1

I think that's about it to start out.
 
Yeah it can be done cheaply, if you get a phone SIP firmware. Then you could use Asterisk, or a VoIP service.
 
If you want to go Cisco, look into going the UC 500 route. Considerably less expensive than doing the CME route.
 
Depends on the model, but Google for "cisco phone sip firmware". You will of course need SmartNet to get the firmware.

As for Skype, nope. Skype uses it's own protocol, which means you'll need a USB phone.
 
Boscoh said:
If you want to go Cisco, look into going the UC 500 route. Considerably less expensive than doing the CME route.
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That's still way too much for a home user. Over $4k list for an 8 user system? Do 8 people live at home with you?

It sounds to me like the OP wants a single phone for use at home. My advice, get something else. There is no point in paying for all of the features that the Cisco phone has if you can't use them. Get a Polycom or an Aastra and save some dough.
 
I was at an exotic foods grocery store awhile ago and noticed that all the checkout lines had cisco 7960g ip phones. I find this strange and kind of a waste. All the local public libraries in my area recently got them aswell. I wonder how they are set up and why they need them. But more importantly why didnt they give one to me?:)
 
thefewtheproud said:
I was at an exotic foods grocery store awhile ago and noticed that all the checkout lines had cisco 7960g ip phones. I find this strange and kind of a waste. All the local public libraries in my area recently got them aswell. I wonder how they are set up and why they need them. But more importantly why didnt they give one to me?:)
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For most companies an IP phone system pays for itself in reduced maintenance costs over a couple years. It makes sense if the company has an old PBX they need to change, or a brand new deployment. It isn't a waste, just a waste for a single home user to buy a cisco phone and CME or a UC500 system.
 
thefewtheproud said:
I was at an exotic foods grocery store awhile ago and noticed that all the checkout lines had cisco 7960g ip phones. I find this strange and kind of a waste. All the local public libraries in my area recently got them aswell. I wonder how they are set up and why they need them. But more importantly why didnt they give one to me?:)
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Where at? I know the guy who just put part of a wireless IP phone system at a local chain in my area. (Cincinnati Area)
 
thefewtheproud said:
OMG. Yea in Cinncinnati.
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Jungle Jims?

The guy I know is the Nortel engineer. They just put in an Asterisk solutions and have trunked it to the Nortel system. They are using Linksys APs and phones. They are still having dial plan issues which is where I come in. My friend told them to get the dial plan fixed or he's going to have me come in and fix it.
 
a cisco 1760 is probably the cheapest voice router. You've not said how you want to use the phone...

simplest setup is phoneline -> E/M card (in 1760) -> network.

edit - NM-2V in a 2600 may be cheaper
 
no - that would be a stand alone network patched into your analog lines.
 
thefewtheproud said:
Would I be paying a voip service for this?
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How else are you going to get phone service over the internet?

I really think you are spinning your wheels trying to get a cisco phone at home. If you really want, you can, just get the SIP firmware for the Cisco and set it up to use whatever VOIP service you want to use.

But really, do you have a cisco router at home for your internet conenction? If the answer is no, ask yourself why not. Then apply that reason to why you won't have a phone from them.
 
Actually yes I have a linksys router at home. While the wireless at times can be unreliable overall Im happy with it. sov the idea that you have sounds like it would work. Could you possibly give me a list of what I would need and what I would do to set this up and get it running?
 
Their is a gigantic freakin difference between a Cisco router and a Linksys router.

Linksys != Cisco (Yes I know Cisco bought Linksys but their is a reason Linksys products cost much less than Cisco products)
 
thefewtheproud said:
Actually yes I have a linksys router at home. While the wireless at times can be unreliable overall Im happy with it. sov the idea that you have sounds like it would work. Could you possibly give me a list of what I would need and what I would do to set this up and get it running?
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Great. Since you have a linksys router, buy a linksys phone. It's still a cisco, right?
 
Jay_oasis said:
I have a Cisco IP phone here at home, I just used SIP firmware.
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Why? Did you watch an episode of 24 and just decide you had to have that ring tone?

Having an IP Phone at home just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. VoIP is more unreliable than a phone line, the call quality is typically worse, amongst many other issues. Why do you have an IP phone at home? If it's to save money on your phone bill, why would you buy a cisco phone? Not trying to sound like a dick or an asshole, I am just really curious as to the fascination with IP phones for a single user. Did you set up a TFTP server for it, too?
 
search for these on ebay.. see if you get put off :D

2611XM-V-CCME
1760-V-CCME
 
Eickst said:
Why? Did you watch an episode of 24 and just decide you had to have that ring tone?

Having an IP Phone at home just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. VoIP is more unreliable than a phone line, the call quality is typically worse, amongst many other issues. Why do you have an IP phone at home? If it's to save money on your phone bill, why would you buy a cisco phone? Not trying to sound like a dick or an asshole, I am just really curious as to the fascination with IP phones for a single user. Did you set up a TFTP server for it, too?
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I just though it might be a fun project. And yes it would be great to have the 24 ringtone.:D But actually I already have the ringtone on my vtech phone. I bought the vtech awhile ago as an alternative to having the cisco phone. Then to my surprise I realized that they were using my same phone on 24.
 
Eickst said:
Why? Did you watch an episode of 24 and just decide you had to have that ring tone?

Having an IP Phone at home just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. VoIP is more unreliable than a phone line, the call quality is typically worse, amongst many other issues. Why do you have an IP phone at home? If it's to save money on your phone bill, why would you buy a cisco phone? Not trying to sound like a dick or an asshole, I am just really curious as to the fascination with IP phones for a single user. Did you set up a TFTP server for it, too?
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well I paid £10 a month for a phone line and now I pay £0 a month for a phone line. The phone was £35 off ebay with SIP installed and my place of work is all IP so it saves money on calls back and forward.

Also I have people in the USA that I talk to and they are on the same VoIP service so that is free as well.

So in the first 12 months I saved £120 in line rental and also the cost of my calls to many of my friends. Its also cool that I can take the phone to work plug it in and the number stays the same, go to London, plug it in to the hotel and have the same number etc etc.

It saves me money on mobile calls when I am away from the office but have an internet connection, as for why cisco? The quality and feel of the phone is fantastic
 
Fair enough. I guess for home based purposes VoIP is great but we do a lot of business installs and we always use a carrier as opposed to some 3rd tier VoIP provider. The IP phone system is great, I am just not sold on voice over internet until our ISPs give us full QoS from end to end.
 
I have a Cisco 7971G-GE setup at my home. One analog line. I used an old Dell PC, FXO and FXS card, and I am using TrixBox.

Works great!
 
Arch said:
That'd be great if UC500 was actually shipping :)
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Tell me about it, we have customers with some small branch offices that need local call control and are knocking down wanting to get their hands on the UC500. They look very nice, I was able to see a live demo at the Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas last month...
 
Eickst said:
Why? Did you watch an episode of 24 and just decide you had to have that ring tone?

Having an IP Phone at home just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. VoIP is more unreliable than a phone line, the call quality is typically worse, amongst many other issues. Why do you have an IP phone at home? If it's to save money on your phone bill, why would you buy a cisco phone? Not trying to sound like a dick or an asshole, I am just really curious as to the fascination with IP phones for a single user. Did you set up a TFTP server for it, too?
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Is this for folks using a single IP Phone at home for personal use or for those of us out here that use one as an extension of their office phone system?

I have an 871W w/ power injector and a 7970 for my home office (connected to an IAD with a T1) all tied into my actual office as I work from home quite often (nights, weekends, between projects).
 
Ive been running a VOIP setup for awhile now but i went all out just because I can get the Equipment cheap ( Actuall i can sell it cheap also if you need any Cisco let me know) Currently my Setup is a 2621XM running CME, that then goes into my C3750-48TS-S then my 7960G phones branch out from that, Also for lab purposes i have a NM-2V in the 2621XM with an FXS and FXO VIC.
 
I was just sitting here fiddling with CCME...

Hell, I have a loaner 3560 and a 2811 with a VPN tunnel to the office. Might as well go for full on overkill. ;)

... fumbling a bit with VLAN pruning...
... QoS no likey PAT and 3DES... /workaround 4 U mistar smarty PIX ;)
... Grabs a number reservation from the web interface...
... checkmark "forward all" 4 da desk phone...

Ding Dong Ding! Banana Phone!

Yea! Another way to yank my chain... (quickly reverting configs) :rolleyes:
 
thefewtheproud said:
So do you get your service from your analog line?
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The FXO is what is connected to my provider. The FXS is what is connected to the rest of the analog phones in the house, they have an extension of 200 for example. I have a ring group setup to ring my IP phone ext 300 for example and it rings 200 at the same time for incoming calls. If 200 picks up and they want to transfer to me, they hit ## 300 and it rings me.

Its a neat setup, been running it for a few weeks now. I learned a lot about VoIP doing so. Its a bit pointless for a home however. But it would be perfect for call centers and small businesses.
 
So, if I already have VoIP (through Charter Communications) and a Cicso 7940, if I load SIP Firmware to the phone I should be able to make and receive calls on the phone?
 
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