Archive for the ‘Cisco’ Category

Recovering CUE Module from an Errant State

I was getting ready to start my Cisco Unity Express lab and ran into this issue where the CUE module was stuck in errant state. Once I sessioned into the CUE module this is what I saw: BR2-RTR#service-module service-Engine 1/0 session Trying 10.10.202.1, 2066 ... Open EXCEPTION: /sw/info/ps: -5: out...

March 3rd, 2010 | CUE, Tutorials | Read More

Cisco 7941/7961 Stuck at Upgrading Screen

I ran into this issue the other day when I had to do a factory reset on my Cisco 7961 and after that it was stuck at the upgrading screen while displaying the MAC address on the bottom left. Looking through various lists, it appears that others have ran into this issue before. Here are a few things you...

March 2nd, 2010 | IP Phones | Read More

Live, Social Video Broadcast with Cisco

Talk2Cisco is a live, real-time, social, interactive, online video broadcast featuring Cisco leaders answering questions submitted by you, the viewer. Using Ustream.tv, Talk2Cisco puts you directly in touch with the source of the information, covers topics of interest to you and connects you with others...

February 25th, 2010 | Cisco News, Webcasts | Read More

Cisco SDM about to be End of Life

I just recieved an email from Cisco that SDM will soon be End of Life and will be replaced with Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP). "SDM will now be replaced by Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP). A copy of the latest version CCP 2.1 is available for a free download from www.cisco.com/go/ciscocp. CCP...

February 25th, 2010 | Cisco News | Read More

Josh Finke – Best CCIE Voice Instructor Ever?

I have been watching INE's CCIE Voice Class on Demand and all I can say is WOW! I never thought of Josh as a great instructor simply because I never heard his name before. I am half way through watching this and trust me it blows away IPexpert's VOD. Josh has a great style of teaching and even though...

February 21st, 2010 | Voice Lab | Read More

INE Instructor Scott Morris is a CCDE

Just read this news over at INE's Blog that Scott Morris has just passed his CCDE and is CCDE #20090013. I knew it would be just a matter of time before his nails this. For those of you who don't know Scott, he is already a Quad CCIE and is very active on Group Study. Please head over to INE to congratulate...

February 15th, 2010 | CCDE | Read More

Reset 7941 & 7961 IP Phones to Factory Default

I just ran into this where my BR1 7961 Phone simply refused to get an IP address. After looking through different forums, it appears that resetting the phone to factory default is the last and final option. Here are the step by step instructions on how to reset 7941 or 7961 IP phones to factory default: Unplug...

February 13th, 2010 | IP Phones | Read More

TEHO – Tail End Hop Off

Tail End Hop Off (TEHO) refers to routing long-distance calls across the VoIP network and dropping them off to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), as a local call, at a remote gateway. In TEHO situations, you can reduce the configuration complexity from the need to configure N2 entities to...

January 30th, 2010 | Call Routing | Read More

Cisco UCM SIP Profile Configuration

A SIP profile comprises the set of SIP attributes that are associated with SIP trunks and SIP endpoints. SIP profiles include information such as name, description, timing, retry, call pickup URI, and so on. The profiles contain some standard entries that cannot be deleted or changed. SIP Profile Information Name Enter...

December 24th, 2009 | CUCM, SIP | Read More

Cisco UCM Device Pool Configuration

Device pools define sets of common characteristics for devices. The device pool structure supports the separation of user and location information. The device pool contains only device- and location-related information. The Common Device Configuration window records all the user-oriented information...

December 24th, 2009 | CUCM | Read More