Manually Configuring a CISCO SPA500 Series for 3CX Phone System
Important: This guide has been tested with firmware version 7.4.6. Be aware that different firmware revisions may have different web interface formats and functionality. This FAQ is based on a new phone OR one that has been reset to factory defaults. If in doubt, reset the phone to Factory Defaults. To make a “Blind” transfer (where you transfer a call to another extension WITHOUT waiting for the other extension to respond”, you need to use the “bxfer” softkey. To make an “Attended” transfer (where you wait for the second extension to answer before...
How to auto-provision IP phones with DHCP ‘option 66′
After you have created the extension in 3CX PhoneSystem, entered the MAC address of the phone, and specified the model, you will need to configure the phone to retrieve the configuration from the 3CX PhoneSystem provisioning URL. When deploying a large number of IP phones on your network, it is best to use DHCP ‘option 66′ to automatically instruct the phone with the provisioning URL. For the purposes of this FAQ, we will assume that the DHCP Server to be configured is running Microsoft’s DHCP server, and that the IP Address of the 3CX PhoneSystem machine is...
Provisioning CISCO SPA500 Series for 3CX Phone System
This guide has been tested with firmware version 7.4.6. Be aware that different firmware revisions may have different web interface formats and functionality. Your phone may have shipped with an older version of the firmware, in this case you must update to the newer firmware first! This FAQ is based on a new phone OR one that has been reset to factory defaults. If in doubt, reset the phone to Factory Defaults. The easiest way to set up a phone for use with 3CX PhoneSystem is to use the built-in provisioning functionality inside 3CX PhoneSystem. This will allow the phone to configure itself...
