Overview; Summary Of Tasks In This Document - Cisco SPA8800 Configuring

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Configuring the Cisco SPA8800 IP Telephony Gateway in an Asterisk Environment
• Cisco Small Business IP Phones Admin Guide
• Cisco Small Business IP Phones User Guide
• Cisco Community Central:

Overview

Configuring the SPA8800 is a relatively trivial task and is similar to configuring any of the Sipura /
Linksys / Cisco ATA and SPA9000 Voice System devices. Troubleshooting configuration problems
due to incorrectly typed information in configuration fields requires advanced network and Asterisk
troubleshooting skills. This application note walks you through configuring a SPA8800 and also
provides sample traces that may be of use to you when you are troubleshooting your SPA8800 in
an Asterisk environment.
By the end of this document, an Asterisk phone user, analog or IP, will be able to pick up a phone
and dial out via the PSTN or ITSP, depending on the steering digit they use.

Summary of Tasks in this Document

You must complete the following tasks in order to use the SPA8800 in an Asterisk environment:
1. Gather Basic Information
2. Configure the Asterisk Server
a. Edit the sip.conf file
b. Edit the extensions.conf file
c. Connect to the Asterisk Server's console
d. Reload Asterisk modules
3. Connect the SPA8800
4. Configure the SPA8800
a. Configure static IP address and related information
b. Upgrade the SPA8800's firmware
5. Configure phone extensions on the SPA8800 FXS Phone N ports
6. Configure FXO line parameters on the SPA8800 LINE N ports
7. Configure FXO line dial plans for inbound PSTN call routing
8. Test the phone system for appropriate behavior
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