Psst wrote:
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> Hello,
> i have bought a used Cisco 7940G which appears to have been used with
> an office network. It didnt have a psu with it so it must have been
> line powered. I have bought a psu and am trying to configure it to use
> with voip via my router/cable connection.[/color]

In at the deep end, eh? I wouldn't recommend a Cisco to a first time home
user.
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> My first problem is that when i go to network config in the settings
> menu and press select, i am shown the menu items but with a closed
> padlock. I tried the **# buttons to try and unlock but no change
> unless im doing something wrong.[/color]

Has the previous owner given you the relevant passwords?
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> The current firmware versions are as follows;
>
> Appload ID P00307020300
> bootload id PC0303010100
> version 7.2(3.0)
>
> My research tells me that i need to upload the latest sip image from
> the cisco website. I have downloaded that file to my pc and then
> installed the free solarwinds tftp server software. I have unzipped
> all the cisco files in the package and put them in the tftp server
> root directory. I then powered off and on the phone but there seems to
> be no comms between the tftp server running on my pc and the phone.[/color]

Have you told your phone it needs to use your PC as a TFTP server? I had to
change the options on my DHCP server to get my Mitel handsets to use the
right TFTP server.
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> Perhaps someone could point me in the right direction?[/color]

[url]http://www.trixbox.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=3[/url] People are often
struggling with Ciscos in there.

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