CallManager Express & CiscoIPPhoneExecute (One for the Experts)

[jeane123]

Have anyone tried getting Execute command working with CallManager Express? I have a CallManager and a Express version, on my CallManager the CiscoIPPhoneExecute works but not with CME ?

Also, When a IP Phone looses connectivity to CallManager during a phone call it displays the following " CM down, functions disabled " (With the Speakerphone light on) Now, If the Connection is re-established the phone stays in this state. If I press the Speaker button it returns to Idle state. How can I do this remotely or is there a timeout that I can Increase or Decrease.

Even on CallManager if I try to Execute the Key:Speaker when the phone is in this state it comes back with IPPhoneError 6. In this state the Web-Server is still running and it still Authenticates me.

Thanx

[kjb8377]

To test, try this code....

copy this in a notepad and save file as .html file

http:///CGI/Execute" Method="POST">

</p><p><CiscoIPPhoneExecute></p><p><ExecuteItem URL="Key:Speaker"/></p><p></CiscoIPPhoneExecute></p><p>

Open the file in IE and press POST button.

Cheers,

KJB

[msabir]

Yes, we have been able to do push to phones on CME using CiscoIPPhoneExecute and HTTP POST.

[paolo bevilacqua]

I've been trying with CME 4.1 and could not get to push keys with the IPCP.

Not sure what is wrong. I telnet from router to phone port 80 and paste a string like that:

POST /CGI/Execute HTTP/1.1

Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Host: 10.0.97.200

Authorization: Basic dXNlcjoxMjM0

Content-Length: 131

XML=%09%3CCiscoIPPhoneExecute%3E%0D%0A%09%3CExecuteItem+URL%3D%22Key%3ALine1%22%2F%3E%0D%0A%09%3C%2FCiscoIPPhoneExecute%3E%0D%0A%09

No matter the authorization string used, the phone returns always:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: text/xml

Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:42:13 GMT

Cache-Control: no-cache

Expires: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 23:00:00 GMT

Content-Length: 32

Server: Allegro-Software-RomPager/4.20

[msabir]

Keep in mind that there is no authentication service in CME, so you have to provide your own authentication and then update the authentication URL on phones.

[paolo bevilacqua]

That is a good suggestion. In fact CME supports phone authentication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080864d04.html#wp1026063

Will give it a shot as time permits.