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Help with Mass Provisioning Snom Phones

If you are a fan of Snom phones, you might be interested in a handy CGI script for mass provisioning Snom phones that I came across recently.
Click to Download CGI Script for Mass Provisioning Snom IP Phones
This snippet of code will save you a ton of time if you are deploying a number of Snom [...]

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VoIPSupply Labs: 4 Uses for the New Cisco SPA8800 Gateway

There are bunch of interesting applications for the new Cisco SPA8800 4FXS + 4FXO SIP gateway. Having both RJ11 FXS and FXO ports makes the Cisco SPA8800 a pretty versatile piece of equipment at a very attractive price point.

Let’s take a look at a few deployment scenarios for the Cisco SPA8800.

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VoIPSupply Labs: Tip for Cisco IP Phone Owners Migrating to SIP Version 12

To all Cisco CP-7940G/60G owners thinking about upgrading to Cisco’s new SIP Version 12.0 firmware….please pay attention and avoid a migraine!
Being that I run a Cisco CP-7940G on my desk with SIP protocol (under Smartnet Maintenance Contract), I received a notification in my email inbox sometime last week from Cisco telling me that the latest [...]

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VoIPSupply Labs: Integrating Nokia “E” Series Phones with Switchvox PBX (Plus Asterisk or any SIP IP PBX)

Do you already own a Nokia “E” Series mobile phone, or are you considering purchasing one? The Nokia “E” series phones, although not inexpensive, offer the flexibility of both GSM and WiFi/SIP calling, and can be integrated with most SIP based IP PBX platforms. For the purpose of this article, we chose [...]

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