- due to the standards used - easily be integrated into open SIP-based environ- ments. This documentation helps you to start up a Siemens optiPoint SIP telephone with only a few steps. It also shows the preparation of the SIP system, using an Asterisk open source PBX en- vironment as an example.
c01.fm Configuration of Asterisk SIP Registration SIP Registration The file sip.conf has to have an entry for each user agent, i.e. for each telephone. 3.1.1 Syntax The syntax of the configuration file must correspond to the following pattern: [general] parameter1=value parameter2=value [User Agent 1] parameter1=value...
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c01.fm Configuration of Asterisk SIP Registration Name of the realm. Within a realm certain combinations of user & password are valid. During registration the Asterisk server assigns the realm name to the telephone. The pre- setting is asterisk. • bindport UDP port the asterisk server uses for receiving data.
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c01.fm Configuration of Asterisk SIP Registration Example First User/Telephone: [10] type=friend context=myphones username=10 secret=123456 host=dynamic Example Second User/Telephone: [11] type=friend context=myphones username=11 secret=123456 host=dynamic Explanations: • type Three types are available: peer, user and friend. For telephones (i.e. user agents) you have to enter friend.
c01.fm Configuration of Asterisk Dial Plan To generate the MD5 hash for the password, enter the following command into the Linux command line: echo -n "username:realm:secret" | md5sum (in the example: echo -n "10:usergruppe@asterix:123456" | md5sum) Enter the MD5 hash. In the example: md5secret=9ef347178a279fffea649ac16c6b7510 •...
Web Interface: The telephone can be configured and controlled via a standard web brows- er (recommended). • Database-driven configuration tool DLS (Deployment Service): This Siemens IP telephone manager (available at no charge) is a powerful tool for configuring larger telephone sys- tems.
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c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones Web Interface Select the Administration section and enter the administrator password. The initial password is "123456". You should change the password after the first login. The user of the telephone can also modify device settings. To do so, he has to log in >...
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c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones Web Interface General Information This section contains general information about the telephone, e.g. software release or MAC address. Network IP and routing In this section the IP settings are entered. If DHCP is supported within the network, no changes should be necessary here.
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c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones Web Interface Select the menu options using the arrow keys. The following options are available: DHCP IP assign (activate/deactivate DHCP usage), Terminal IP address (IP address of the op- tiPoint), Terminal mask and Default route (IP address of the router). SIP environment This section is used to enter the SIP-related settings.
c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones Network IP Address and Routing Network IP Address and Routing Use this section to configura network settings such as DHCP usage, IP address of the tele- phone, terminal mask, DNS server and default route. For additional information about the configuration options, please refer to the Administrator Guide, see Section 9, "Reference List".
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c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones Network IP Address and Routing DHCP If DHCP is to be used, mark the checkbox DHCP (default setting). Terminal hostname The contents of the field Terminal hostname is sent to the DNS server. Thus, the web interface is also available for users know knowing the IP address of the telephone.
c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones Quality of Service Quality of Service The QoS settings ensure packet-optimized transmissions within the network. Usually, QoS is only supported in large networks. Please deaktivate Layer 2 und Layer 3 in low-end network that do not support QoS / Vlan. Older network components may not be able to read packets with Vlan tag.
c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones SIP Environment SIP Environment Use this dialog to enter basic SIP parameters. 30. June 2006 optiPoint 410/420 - Using with Asterisk, Configuration Guide...
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c01.fm Basic Configuration of optiPoint Telephones SIP Environment Phone number Phone number of the user agent or telephone. This number must refer to the corresponding user data section in the file sip.conf (see Section 3.1, "SIP Registration"). Alternatively, you can enter a name under Phone Name.
c01.fm Multi Line SIP Environment Voicemail number Specifies the number to reach the voicemail feature of Asterisk. This complies with the exten- sion specified for the feature VoiceMailMain() in the file extensions.conf. Multi Line During setup, a phone number - or alternatively: a name - is assigned to the telephone; this number or name can be used to call this telephone and is used at the called party’s side to iden- tify the caller.
c01.fm Voicemail Settings in voicemail.conf Voicemail Voicemail can be considered an answering machine or voice-based info service integrated into Asterisk. There are two ways to notify the user of a new voice message: he receives an email with the voice message as an attachment, and the VoiceMail Message LED on his optiPoint starts blinking.
c01.fm Voicemail Settings in extensions.conf ● SIP user name or phone number. • user1@mail.com Email address of the user. If the Asterisk server is set up accordingly, the voice message can be sent to the user as an email attachment. Settings in extensions.conf In the user-specific section of the dial plan, an overflow option for voicemail has to be set up.
c01.fm Voicemail Settings in the file sip.conf Example: exten => 99,1,VoiceMailMain() Explanations: • Phone number for the mailbox. • Priority of the VoiceMailMain feature in the dial plan. • VoiceMailMain() The user is forwarded to the Voicemail main menu. Settings in the file sip.conf As soon as a new voice message is available, a MWI signal (Message Waiting Indicator) is sent to the telephone which displays a corresponding message.
c01.fm Voicemail Setting up the Message Key on the optiPoint Telephone Setting up the Message Key on the optiPoint Telephone In the web interface, go to Administration > Function keys... Phone to get to the function keys assignment feature. Click the Edit button of the key you want to assign the message function to. On the right side of the web interface another input mask is displayed.
c01.fm Call Pickup Group Definition Call Pickup Asterisk provices the possibility of creating Pickup Groups. Calls to a member of such a group can be picked up by all group members. Group Definition Groups are defined in the file sip.conf. Using callgroup=X within the section for user A, this user A is assigned to a group called X.
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c01.fm Call Pickup Execution of Call Pickup Explanations: • _*8. Notation for the dial sequence "*8". • Priority of this step in the extension. • Pickup(10&11) If a call arrives for one of the telephones specified in the parameters, this call is picked up as soon as the sequence detailed above is dialed.
c01.fm Music on Hold (MOH) Execution of Call Pickup Music on Hold (MOH) The RFC 3261 offers several options for indicating " On Hold". In case of an optiPoint tele- phone, a method "INACTIVE" is added to the session description if the other party is put on hold.
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c01.fm Music on Hold (MOH) Execution of Call Pickup This is the modified source code: sdpLineNum_iterator_init(&iterator); while ((a = get_sdp_iterate(&iterator, req, "a"))[0] != '\0') { char* mimeSubtype = ast_strdupa(a); /* ensures we have enough space */ if (!strcasecmp(a, "sendonly")) { sendonly=1;...
User Guides for the optiPoint 410 / 420 family of products Description of local and system-based operating processes, explanation of user interface, etc. URLs: http://www.siemens.de/hipath/ > Products, Solutions & Services > Clients & Devices > SIP Telephones > User Guides http://www.siemens.de/hipath/...
c01.fm Sample Configuration Execution of Call Pickup Sample Configuration The following section is a summary of all the sample configurations used in this Configuration Guide. sip.conf [general] context=default realm=usergruppe@asterisk bindport=5060 bindaddr=0.0.0.0 allow=alaw qualify=yes dtmfmode=info pedantic=yes ; fuer Multi Line notifymimetype=text/plain [10] type=friend context=myphones...