The Cisco 7970 IP phone sets a new standard is desktop telephony. With a backlite color touchscreen display and eight line appearences, the 7970 is an incredible phone. In this tutorial we discuss:

• Flashing the firmware
• Editing config files
• Creating the extension
• A look at DHCP/tFTP tools

Downloads: Sample Config Files

Configuring a Cisco 7970 IP Phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

This mini tutorial will walk you through the FreePBX configuration of a SIP extension and then the configuration of the X-Lite softphone. Basic NAT information is provided to get users on the
right track.

You will learn:

• How to create a SIP extension
• How to add NAT settings to the sip_nat.conf file
• How to set NAT options on an extension
• How to configure the X-Lite sopftphone

Runtime: 5:53
File size: 4mb

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This mini tutorial will walk you through the FreePBX configuration of an IAX2 extension and then the configuration of the IDEFISK softphone. Unlike a SIP phone, an IAX device does much better at NAT traversal so this is a great choice for remote users.

You will learn:

• How to create an IAX2 extension
• How to configure the IDEFISK/Zoiper softphone

Runtime: 3:10
File size: 3.5mb

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Learn how to create config files and tFTP for bulk provisioning of Polycom SIP phones.

Runtime: 11:10
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Download: Sample Config Files
Link: Polycom Firmware

Learn how to quickly setup a Linksys SPA941/942 IP phone with Asterisk.

Setting up a Linksys SPA-942 phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.