This document explains how to use VOIP phones. VOIP phones are phones that can be used like usual landline phones, but transmit all data over the internet, not over phone lines. In addition, it is popular to configure VOIP phones as part of a HostedPBX setup, in which case the phones become very flexible in what they can do.
How to set up a new VOIP phone
in the case of Cisco phones:
- Look under the phone - write down the MAC ID number and pass it to your Hosted PBX provider.
- Connect the phone to the internet and turn it on.
- Press Menu on phone.
- Scroll down to 14: Factory Reset, say yes to all. Wait for phone to reboot.
- Once phone is on, press Menu, go to 9 Network -> Look at 2. Current IP, which will likely be in the format of 192.168.1.XX.
- On a computer that is on the same network or wifi, open browser and type the IP address (192.168.1.103, for example) in the address bar
- On the top right, click Admnin Login
- On the top right, click Advanced
- Click the Provisioning tab
- Change Profile Rule to http://sipcfg.io/cfg/spa$MA.cfg
- Click Submit All Changes at bottom
- In a minute or two, the phone will reboot and display the extension number.
