On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 13:14, Shaun Ewing wrote: > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:23:21 +0800, Stuart Elvish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Definitely agree - don't even try using the Grandstream for a > > receptionist (among other things the phone probably won't hold out > > physically for more than a few weeks if it makes it that far). > > :-) > > > They have recently been ticked as well, plus the firmware has become > > some what stable.... that having been said I am not sure when the last > > update came out and it does have a couple of "quirks". We have the > > system "time out" (or send the dialed digit string) after 4 seconds of > > no dialing which works well - but that depends on the user environment > > and what they expect from the phone system. The other problem is that > > Grandstream don't display any type of alpha caller id - they are purely > > a digit based caller ID presentation (it tries to present an alpha > > sequence but it doesn't work at all). > > The lack of alpha caller ID is a downside. We're using the alpha > string for all sorts of things, eg: to display the trunk a call came > in on "Private Line", a queue "QUEUE: Sales", in addition to the name > of the caller where supported. > > It's certainly noticeable when absent. > > > Don't get me wrong - they are still the bottom of the range / basic > > phone IMHO and Cisco do seem to work a lot better, but are also more > > expensive and my boss won't pay for one. > > They are more expensive, which is a downside to the Cisco phones. I > bit the bullet and bought a few varying models, but it was a bit of a > financial hit. > > I have the final say on company purchases, so there is no boss to contend > with. > > > What sort of setup is involved for the Cisco as far as config files > > etc? I am used to plug and play phones (Zyxel, Grandstream, HOP etc) > > which require minimal configuration and have no licensing issues with > > them. I know for the Polycom you need to get a TFTP server for XML > > config files running, and I believe you need something similar for > > Cisco phones. > > You'll need a TFTP server to get the SIP firmware on the phone. > > For small deployments you can configure the options on the phone > itself, but for anything more than 2 phones, I'd recommend a TFTP > server.
With a working HOP 1002 phone they have their own web server inbuilt and you can upgrade the firmware with that. Mind you, on a couple of occasions, particularly when trying to upgrade the firmware remotely, it's screwed up and I had to reset back to default and use the Palmtool software (Windows only - barf) to fix things up. > > > Stuart > > -Shaun > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates; Your Linux people <http://www.lannetlinux.com> ------------------------------------------ "When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft." ------------------------------------------ "Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states." _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
