I have a Cisco 8845 phone - it has Cisco protocol on it.
Can I use that with Asterisk for basic audio/video ?
how do I get a “config” file for TFTP to set for asterisk.
Jerry
I think you need a MPP firmware on it.
The 8845 does not run SCCP or Skinny firmware, in fact such firmware is not even available from Cisco for that model phone and never was.
It runs either “Enterprise” firmware or it runs "3PCC aka Multiplatform Multiprotocol firmware. Both of these firmwares are SIP.
The “Enterprise” firmware is configured via XML file the phone obtains via TFTP when it boots.
The 3PCC firmware can also be configured via such firmware but it can also be configured via webinterface.
The Enterprise firmware for this phone will work with chan_pjsip for most things but it will not work with BLF keys. There is a patch for chan_sip that adds BLF key support.
The 3PCC firmware works with all of that with the exception of the DND button I believe. (because there is no support in Asterisk for this)
For actual SCCP phones you need an older mode 8941 or something like that.
I’ve been working with these for a few months.
Enterprise firmware 8800 with patched asterisk is very a complex solution. Only to be undertaken with a good knowledge of Asterisk & Cisco XML
3pcc Multiplatform firmware can be purchased for around $40 a license to upgrade your phones.
Everything works with 3pcc. Except Synced DND asterisk doesn’t handle the XML events from the Cisco phone or any other brand poly,snom ect. (I’m working on this) and call park needs some tweaking to get it functioning correctly.
Thanks all - What then would be the format of the files when I get the SIP version loaded ?
Jerry