cisco 1861 and SIP clients

ohassairi · ‎09-13-2009

we have one C1861-UC-4FXO-K9 with software: c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-11.XW7.bin.

can i download any free SIP client from internet and use it as a softphone client?

do i need any license?

paolo bevilacqua · ‎09-14-2009

Yes you can do that.

Cisco requires that you have licenses for that also.

Nicholas Matthews · ‎09-14-2009

Please be aware: CME does not officially support any 3rd party SIP clients. CUCM does, however. Most clients will still work, but it's just not guaranteed.

-nick

paolo bevilacqua · ‎09-14-2009

From:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns517/ns477/ns296/qa_c67_464351.html

Q. Can I deploy third party SIP Phones with these UC Bundles?

A. Today third party SIP phones are not supported with CME on the ISR or UC500 series. Customers wanting to use a third party SIP phone even without TAC support need to purchase a SIP Third Party phone license (SW-CCME-UL-3PSIPS= or SW-CCME-UL-3PSIPM=).

So, for example you buy a Linksys phone (a Cisco brand) - if doesn't work Cisco will not support you, but you have to pay anyway $150 for each single-line phone, or $300 for a multi-line.

!!!

ohassairi · ‎09-14-2009

thank you very much for your answers.

however i don't understand the story of these licenses?

-when i buy a license, do i get a serial key (for example) that i write some where in the ISR? or is it just a legal way to use phones?

-if i will not buy licenses, will the SIp phones work ?

thanks

paolo bevilacqua · ‎09-15-2009

You only get a piece of paper. CME has no technical enforcement of licenses.