 OxygenTimes Square can't shine as brightPremium
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Nesconset, NY | Cisco IP Phone Demo I just did an hour long presentation with the IT directors of 8 school districts on Long Island... showcasing Cisco's IP Phone portfolio and demonstrating features of the Cisco Unified Communications system.
Demonstrated features such as Extension Mobility, Video Calling, Conferencing with WebEx, Single Number Reach, SRST, Cisco UCS Series Servers, Citrix Desktop on Cisco Cius tablet. |
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OxygenTimes Square can't shine as brightPremium
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Nesconset, NY | In order from left to right...
Cisco 7911 (Public/Hallway/Closet)
Cisco 7940 (Older model, no longer sold, but have a large inventory)
Cisco 7965 (Color, 6 Line Phone, Management Level)
Cisco 7975 (Management, Executive Level, Color, Touchscreen)
Cisco 9971 (Executive Level, WiFi, Bluetooth, Video, Touchscreen, Java Applications)
Cisco Cius [just the dock] (Executive, Remote Workers, Presenters, runs Android OS, supports downloading of apps, also allows external monitor, keyboard and mouse to be hooked up. Video calling to all other Cisco video enabled endpoints)
Another 9971 w/ Plantronics bluetooth headset and lifter
Cisco Cius + Dock
Cisco UCS C200 VMware UC server, designed of "UC on UCS" applications
Any questions are welcome! |
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OxygenTimes Square can't shine as brightPremium
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Nesconset, NY | reply to Oxygen
LOL @ last picture... looks like we got 4 out of 5 chins! |
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Nesconset, NY | reply to Oxygen
Also wanted to add, these phones support both SCCP and SIP protocols, depending on firmware loaded. The newer phones such as the 9971 and the Cius are SIP only and require a fairly recent version of Cisco Unified Communications Manager. |
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OxygenTimes Square can't shine as brightPremium
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Nesconset, NY | reply to Oxygen
Here are some high-resolution stock photos of the cool new phones. Incredible design and functionality. Form and function! The Android tablet is really cool.
I've worked with Cisco UC since version 3.X of the CallManager and it's been evolving very fast... I'm still surprised to see large companies and educational institutions still using old PBX phone systems from the early 1990's... yes the Cisco UC solution is not cheap (A 300 phone system will cost about $250,000 with services) but the features and the ROI that it offers is fantastic.
I am not familiar with other manufacturers systems (I guess I should be?) such as NEC, Avaya, ShoreTel, etc... but I assume they offer products that are similar, at a better price. |
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 tubbynetreminds me of the danse russePremium,MVM
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Chandler, AZ | reply to Oxygen
i've seen some demos of 'uc on ucs', especially as it pertains to intertwining vxi and collaboration, while still ensuring handset and extension mobility and realtime communication applications (such as webex connect).
there's a lot of cool stuff out there, but it just doesn't hold my interest long enough to learn it. i admire our voice team, but i'm a route/switch guy.
q.
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 EdrickI aspire to tell the story of a lifetimePremium
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Woburn, MA | reply to Oxygen
What's the difference between the Cisco 7911 and 7912? We've got a boat load of the 12s any benefit to the 11s? |
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 lihtAcryllicht
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Paradise Valley, AZ | reply to Oxygen
Pretty cool stuff. I've always been interested in this stuff, but my business is all smb --
werd |
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 LazManPremium
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canada | reply to Oxygen
Got a download link for IP Communicator 7.03 you can shoot me? 
We run a large UCM cluster at work (several thousand extentions...) I've got a softphone assigned to me, for my remote desk, but don't have the software, and am stuck in a mobius loop with IT... I requested the software be installed, they said it already was, I say "it's not", they say "OK, well launch the program, and tell me what it says". I say "I can't launch a program that I don't have" - so they say "OK, well it says here it's installed" - AAARRGGGHHH!!!!
Oh, and the 7940's are bulletproof - we have thousands of them... |
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OxygenTimes Square can't shine as brightPremium
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Nesconset, NY | Did you want 7.03 in particular or just the latest one? You'll obviously need enough DLU's on the UCM to provision this... |
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LazManPremium
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canada | If you've got it, 7.03, please... and we do have more then enough licenses - it's not the "phone" guys that are my issue, it's the computer guys... |
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Nesconset, NY | Okay you got PM!  |
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Nesconset, NY | reply to Edrick
said by Edrick:What's the difference between the Cisco 7911 and 7912? We've got a boat load of the 12s any benefit to the 11s?
The Cisco Unified IP phones 7905/7912 and 7906/7911 phones are single-line phones. The 7906/7911 phones provide a higher resolution display than the 7905/7912 phones, and are similar in operation. |
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I just got to see a CTS 1300 installed last week that thing was amazing. The Cisco Telepresence is very neat. Working on my CCNP right now then I'm going back to work up the Voice line - CCNA Voice, CCNP Voice. |
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 nokken
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Memphis, TN | reply to Oxygen
The company I work for just put in a new Cisco phone system.
8945s and 9971s. Video calling is awesome.
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sk1939
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france
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Love the technology and integration with EnergyWise and access systems. The problem is that we went with Avanya, although our clients are 1/2 Cisco based. |
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 fcislerPremium
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Riverhead, NY | reply to Oxygen
WOW...They are really going SIP only on the newer phones - is that across the board or just these? How does Cisco handle BLA/SLA with those phones and SIP? Asterisk apparently does SLA...but it's a PITA and haven't had much of a chance to get it to work.
How is the SIP firmware on these units? Compared to the SCCP on something like a 7940 the SIP feels "empty", IE: I cannot edit the lower buttons or use the line buttons for anything but a line. Do the newer devices allow a bit more customization for SIP? Any funky "Cisco only" SIP extensions/modifications?
Currently using P003-08-8-00 (8.8) on 7940/7960 (on recommendation) as they run rock solid. Any newer versions add any features or are they worth it? |
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