Cisco Phone Setup

Description

This document describe the basic settings of setting up a Cisco phone to connect to Offisky Device Account using the phone build-in web configuration panel. Although each models may comes with a different configuration layout, the idea behind the setup is very similar.


Setup Cisco SPA303 IP Phone (Video):









To setup a Cisco phone:

1. This document assume you are setup up the phone from scratch. If you need to reset the phone to factory default, please refer to your phone user manual.


2. Open the Phone Device Setup Information screen, as described in this document.


3. Connect your phone to your network, and wait until the phone successfully boot-up.


4. Get the IP Address of the phone from the phone menu.


5. Use a computer which is located under the same network of your phone, open your favorite web browser, and type in the IP Address in the URL.


6. On the top right hand corner of the screen, select Admin Login, then advance mode.



7. In the top menu, select: "System tab"


8. Primary Time Server: Select your appropriate time server (ie. pool.ntp.org).


9. Secondary Time Server: Select your appropriate time server (ie. ca.pool.ntp.org).



10. In the top menu, select: "Regional tab"


11. Remove all the *xx Codes (star with 2 digits code, such as star codes from Call Return Code to Media Loopback Code) to avoid conflict with the Offisky service.


12. Time Zone: Select your local time zone.


13. Daylight Saving Time Rule: Provide the appropriate daylight saving time rule. EG. US/Canada: start=3/8/7/2:00:00;end=11/1/7/2:00:00;save=1



14. In the top menu, select: "Phone tab"


15. Under Line Key 1, Short Name field: Change the value you wish to display on the phone (Recommended using the Device Setup Info: "Account / Nick Name")


16. Under Line Key 2/up, Short Name field: Remove the value within the text box.



17. In the top menu, select: "Ext1 tab"


18. Proxy: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Proxy Server"


19. Outbound Proxy: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Outbound Proxy Server"


20. Alternate Proxy: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Backup Proxy Server"


21. Alternate Outbound Proxy: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Backup Proxy Server"


22. Display Name: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Username"


23. User ID: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Username"


24. Auth ID: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Username"


25. Password: Copy the Device Setup Info: "Password"


26. Preferred Codec: Select "G.729A/B", PCMU, or PCMA depending on the Device Account settings.


27. Second Preferred Codec: Select "G.729A/B", PCMU, or PCMA depending on the Device Account settings.


28. Third Preferred Codec: Select "G.729A/B", PCMU, or PCMA depending on the Device Account settings.


29. Use Pref Codec Only: Select "No".


30. Dial Plan:
    
    
    
    1. Default: (*x.|[3469]11|0|00|[2-9]xxxxxx|1xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|xxxxxxxxxxxx.)
    
    
    2. Toronto Local Calling Speed dial, use value: (*x.|011x.|1xxx.|905xxxxxxx|416xxxxxxx|647xxxxxxx|289xxxxxxx|437xxxxxxx|519xxxxxxx|226xxxxxxx|365xxxxxxx)
    
    


31. Click on "Submit All Changes" button to save and restart the phone.


32. Now, go to the "Phone Device Account" and look for the device account you have just setup, if the phone is registered successfully (Green light), meaning the phone has been successfully connected. Otherwise, check out the previous configuration to ensure the information is provided correctly.


33. Please note: It may take 1 to 2 minutes after your phone completely boot up to register to the Offisky Network.