computer as an Ip phone on call manager

[Geormili]

Hi i have a setup with this equipment

• 1 router cisco 1700 series (model cisco 1760)
• 1 switch cisco  catalyst 2950 series
• 1 PC  cisco MCS 7800 series  ,call manager 3.3 
• 2 ip phone cisco 7905 

is it possible to add a computer as an ip phone?

[Suresh Subramanian]

You can install the Cisco IP Communicator on those PCs and use it.

[Geormili]

will i be able to make calls from the ip phones to this computer , and how i install it to the call manger , same way i install the ip phones (device->phones -> add an ip phone-> what do i chose in the model tab ?)

thanks for the help and the quick reply.

[Manish Prasad]

First you need to download that software from Cisco site ( search it on cisco download section) and yes in same way you need to add this softphone in Call Manager ( device-phone-add- cisco ip communicator ).

[Geormili]

thanks a lot. i 'll try it it seems easy i don't think i'll have any difficulties.

[Geormili]

how can i buy cisco ip comunicator and how much does it cost? i can't download it from cisco it pop up a message that i must have a valid service contract associated with my cisco profil

i think that my call manager dosen't support ip communicator (cm 3.3(3))

[Manish Prasad]

Yes you need valid id to download that software.

If you cant see "Cisco IP communicator" option in add phone then CCM 3 will not support this softphone.

I am not sure the CCM 3 supports Third party SIP phones or not. If you see something like Third Party SIP (Basic/Advanced ) then you can download freeware SIP phone software from Internet and add it as SIP phone in CCM. That also will do the trick.

Thanks

Manish
 

[Jaime Valencia]

3rd party SIP phones are CUCM 5.X and above.

Try with IP blue.