asterisk users - Jul 2006 - Do you need a licence to connect a Cisco hardphone to Asterisk ?

Hi,

Do you need to buy an "SIP/MGCP spare licence" (GPL-SW-SM-UL-7960=)
along a
Cisco 7960 hardphone (GPL-CP-7960G=) when you simply want to connect it to a
SIP enabled Asterisk server ?

Regards
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Olivier wrote:
> Do you need to buy an "SIP/MGCP spare licence"
(GPL-SW-SM-UL-7960=)
> along a Cisco 7960 hardphone (GPL-CP-7960G=) when you simply want to 
> connect it to a SIP enabled Asterisk server ?
Yes, as far as our sales rep can tell us.

Florian

2006/7/7, Florian Overkamp <florian@obsimref.com>:
>
> Olivier wrote:
> > Do you need to buy an "SIP/MGCP spare licence"
(GPL-SW-SM-UL-7960=)
> > along a Cisco 7960 hardphone (GPL-CP-7960G=) when you simply want to
> > connect it to a SIP enabled Asterisk server ?
>
> Yes, as far as our sales rep can tell us.

How far shall your sales rep be trusted ?  ;-))
olivier
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In my interpretation of the oft confusing Cisco licensing structure for phones,
the license was originally created to function much like a COA with a piece of
Microsoft software.  When adding a client phone to a CallManager or CallManager
Express network, the user is required to have a license for the client phone. 
Cisco phones are sold pre-bundled with a license in their "CH1" form. 
If there is a "CH1" or "CCME" attached to the part number,
it is a licensed bundle.

Cisco also offers "spare" versions of their phones, which do not have
the "CH1" or "CCME" annotation to the part number.  These
are unlicensed phones.

Cisco phones do not currently ship with SIP firmware loaded.  In order to
register your phone with Cisco and obtain a login for their TAC and access
firmware downloads, you must have a licensed phone.  "Spare" versions
do not allow you registration with Cisco for access to firmware.







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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Olivier 
  To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion 
  Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 6:33 AM
  Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Do you need a licence to connect a
Ciscohardphone to Asterisk ?


  2006/7/7, Florian Overkamp <florian@obsimref.com>:
    Olivier wrote:
    > Do you need to buy an "SIP/MGCP spare licence"
(GPL-SW-SM-UL-7960=)
    > along a Cisco 7960 hardphone (GPL-CP-7960G=) when you simply want to
    > connect it to a SIP enabled Asterisk server ? 

    Yes, as far as our sales rep can tell us.

  How far shall your sales rep be trusted ?  ;-))
  olivier



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Cory Andrews wrote:
> In my interpretation of the oft confusing Cisco licensing structure for 
> phones, the license was originally created to function much like a COA 
> with a piece of Microsoft software.  When adding a client phone to a 
> CallManager or CallManager Express network, the user is required to have 
> a license for the client phone.  Cisco phones are sold pre-bundled with 
> a license in their "CH1" form.  If there is a "CH1" or
"CCME" attached
> to the part number, it is a licensed bundle.
>  
> Cisco also offers "spare" versions of their phones, which do not
have
> the "CH1" or "CCME" annotation to the part number. 
These are unlicensed
> phones.
>  
> Cisco phones do not currently ship with SIP firmware loaded.  In order 
> to register your phone with Cisco and obtain a login for their TAC and 
> access firmware downloads, you must have a licensed phone. 
"Spare"
> versions do not allow you registration with Cisco for access to firmware.
Point is, you do not really need a CH1 or CCME license, you are free to 
combine the Spare phone with a separate SIP license - the price is 
identical. It is NOT OK however to use a Spare phone without any 
license, as far as I am aware.

Florian