asterisk users - Nov 2005 - Sipura password not working

I have an Asterisk server and several Sipura 2100 ATAs.

My fundamental problem is caused by the different terminologies
used by SIP clients and servers.  Some examples are:


    The parameter known as "Password" in the Sipura ATA is known
    as "secret" in Asterisk.

    The parameter between [brackets] in sip.conf is known as
    "User ID" in the Sipura devices.


My specific problem is that I can't figure out how to make the
passwords work.  My users are currently using whatever features
are available to a password-less phone.

This is my current understanding of the translation table between
Asterisk and Sipura terminology:


        Asterisk                    Sipura
        ========                    =====
  [some extension number here]      User ID
  username                          Auth ID
  secret                            Password
  callerid                          Display Name


There must be something wrong in my translation table, because
as I said before, the use of any password results in a rejected
registration.

TIA,

-Ramon F Herrera

> I have an Asterisk server and several Sipura 2100 ATAs.
> 
> My fundamental problem is caused by the different terminologies
> used by SIP clients and servers.  Some examples are:
> 
> 
>     The parameter known as "Password" in the Sipura ATA is known
>     as "secret" in Asterisk.
> 
>     The parameter between [brackets] in sip.conf is known as
>     "User ID" in the Sipura devices.
> 
> 
> My specific problem is that I can't figure out how to make the
> passwords work.  My users are currently using whatever features
> are available to a password-less phone.
> 
> This is my current understanding of the translation table between
> Asterisk and Sipura terminology:
> 
> 
>         Asterisk                    Sipura
>         ========                    =====> 
>   [some extension number here]      User ID
>   username                          Auth ID
>   secret                            Password
>   callerid                          Display Name
> 
> 
> There must be something wrong in my translation table, because
> as I said before, the use of any password results in a rejected
> registration.
I don't have a 2100, but I'm assuming the spa3k works that same.

I'm simply do this in sip.conf:
 [1234]
 username=1234
 secret=mysecret

and in the spa3k do
 User ID: 1234
 Password: mysecret

So, the [1234] must match the spa3k's User ID; otherwise you get
a " - Username/auth name mismatch" on the CLI.

The secret must match the spa3k's Password; otherwise you get
a " - Wrong password" on the CLI.

The * username can be set to anything without impacting registration.

The spa3k's Display Name can be set to anything reasonable in terms of
a string. My string happens to look like "Rich & Marsha" without
the
quotes. I since forgotten the max number of characters, but I'm thinking
it was something like 17.

For the Sipuras, all you need to enter is:

1) User ID -- section name in sip.conf and username= in that section.
2) Password -- secret= in the section in sip.conf
3) Just in case, set Use Auth ID to no in the ATA.

Nothing else is required for authentication to work. Display Name,
Auth ID are optional. CallerID in sip.conf overrides the Display Name
anyway.

Hope that helps.
Luki