CallManager 5.0!
Well...I managed to get my hands on a beta copy of CM5.0. I've only started playing with but here's what I've found so far. -It does indeed run on RedHat Enterprise Server. -It will install under MS Virtual Server and I would…
CallManager Installation steps
**These directions are for non-production, non-Cisco blessed lab configurations. My quess is that it'll still work fine for production, but use it at your own peril!*** I've been installing CM on various servers lately and I've found that there's a path that…
CallManager upgrade procedures
Ran into something screwy trying to install CM update 4.0(2a) on a new CM 4.0(1) install. I kept getting an error message that said something like "Device not ready". I finally checked out the install logs and discovered that it was looking for a…
Asterisk dial plans
Per Steve's request, here's what I have in the extensions_custom.conf file in Asterisk: [macro-dialout-callmanager] exten => s,1,ChanIsAvail(SIP/callman01) exten => s,2,Cut(AVAILCHAN=AVAILCHAN,,1) exten => s,3,Dial(${AVAILCHAN}/${ARG1}) exten => s,4,Hangup exten => s,…
Cisco CallManager, managed routers and CallerID
I've been running Cisco CallManager Express for almost a year now and it's worked pretty well. I hadn't installed Unity yet so I was still using a good old answering machine off of a Cisco ATA 186. Time to start learning CallManager though, so…
BroadVoice and Asterisk...not as simple as their website suggests
Ok, this one's for Steve: I recently set up CallManager 4.1(2) and Unity 4.0 at home. I have a Cisco 1760-V with an FXO that I'm using as my PSTN gateway. I'll cover connection of the router to the CallManager in…
Sharing my voice
Wow...long time no post...I'm sure I'm going to get readers at this pace! :) Ok, I really do want to start updating this. I've been fiddling with CallManager, Unity and Asterisk and I feel compelled to share. There are some peculiarities with getting…
Cisco and trunking voice over fiber
I've been working on a lot of VoIP lately so you can expect this blog to focus on that quite a bit. Most of what I'm doing is with Cisco's VoIP gear including Call Manager (CM) and Call Manager Express (CME). Cisco's…