SSH (Secure Shell) access to Cisco IP Phones is designed primarily for advanced troubleshooting, diagnostics, and maintenance rather than routine administrative tasks. The main purpose of SSH on Cisco IP Phones is to support diagnostic and technical assistance efforts, providing administrators and engineers with direct access to the phone’s internal systems for resolving issues that…
Category: Unified Communication
Setting Up Cisco CUBE for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing( Prerequisites)
When setting up Cisco CUBE for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, there are several key requirements and configurations to consider. Below is a comprehensive guide to help you through the process. 1. General Requirements 2. Firewall Requirements 2.1 SIP Signaling: IP Address Ranges The Cisco CUBE Router will initiate communication with the following FQDNs: These FQDNs…
Cisco Workspace Designer
Designing a conference room can be tricky. We need to spend time, much like an architect presenting a building design, to show the client how the room will look post-installation. Otherwise, the client may not be impressed. Demonstrating the setup, camera coverage, and microphone range can make the client more interested. However, manually doing this…
Upgrading CUC using Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD)
Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD) is Cisco’s free tool that can be used for the following tasks: In this blog, I will demonstrate how to use Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD) for upgrading a Unity Connection. Let’s break down the process of upgrading into the following steps: Task 1: Copy the upgrade files to the PCD SFTP folder…
Cluster Upgrade, Native Upgrade Option for UC Cluster
Upgrading UC nodes one by one is a thing of the past. Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD) is the best tool for upgrades, allowing you to upgrade the cluster and switch versions from the same place. I’m a big fan of PCD. However, I believe Cisco is moving towards integrating all PCD capabilities into CUCM as…
GUI Password for ATA 190
Recently, someone inquired about the password for the ATA 190. They attempted to use the credentials cisco/cisco. To clarify, I reviewed the ATA 190 administration guide, and it became evident that there are two distinct accounts for this device. I hope this information proves beneficial to anyone seeking it.
Which services need to be restarted after the installation of the device package?
A device package adds new phone models to Unified CM and updates the firmware and configuration files that activate features on your Cisco device. You may need to configure some settings or attributes for the new features, which may be disabled by default. You can download device packages from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager software…
How to disable UPN discovery for Jabber
Jabber normally comes with User Principal Name (UPN) enabled. This means that Jabber will use the Windows local username to find the user in Cisco UDS. If the user is found in CUCM, Jabber will automatically fill the username in the login window and ask for the password. UPN enabled Jabber does not allow the…
Push Notification Service Enhancement
The new Push Notification Architecture standardize with Webex Cloud. The updated enhancement require CUCM 15 or CUCM 12.5Su8 which still not released. New Architecture Current Architecture
Expressway SIP device Registration request was being rejected with Reason Registration mode not enabled
If you use expressway for device registration by default this is ON. But enabling the Smart licensing turns OFF the registration mode on Expressway. We must enable the Registration Mode manually .
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