Connecting Cisco 7906 to asterisk

[susim]

Hi 

I have cisco cucm ,

There are cisco phones (7906) i just want  to try with asterisk server . so i created two vlans , one for endpoints other for asterisk server . 

What is the best practice running cucm and other pbx in an enterprise network . 

Do i need to add switcport voice vlan x  for the endpoint . 

What is exactly switch port voice means ?

Thanks

[Terry Cheema]

It means your phone traffic will be placed in voice vlan you specify. Best practice is to always separate voice and data traffic, thats the reason the command is used, to place phone traffic in a separate voice vlan.

-Terry
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[susim]

can you confirm the below setup is ok ?
for cucm server

interface Vlan50
 ip address 192.168.50.2 255.255.255.0
 standby 50 ip 192.168.50.1
 standby 50 priority 200
 standby 50 preempt

for asterisk server 

interface Vlan40
 ip address 192.168.40.2 255.255.255.0
 standby 50 ip 192.168.40.1
 standby 50 priority 200
 standby 50 preempt

on distribution side

for cisco phone to connect to cucm

interface Vlan50
 ip address 10.0.50.2 255.255.255.0
 standby 50 ip 10.0.50.1
 standby 50 priority 200
 standby 50 preempt

for cisco phone to connect to asterisk server 

interface Vlan40
 ip address 10.0.40.2 255.255.255.0
 standby 50 ip 10.0.40.2
 standby 50 priority 200
 standby 50 preempt

Access layer
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for asterisk phone 
interface GigabitEthernet3/3
 switchport access vlan 3
 switchport voice vlan 40
 storm-control broadcast level 40.00
 storm-control action shutdown
!

for cisco phone 
interface GigabitEthernet3/3
 switchport access vlan 3
 switchport voice vlan 50
 storm-control broadcast level 40.00
 storm-control action shutdown
!

Thanks

[Leo Laohoo]

Your Asterisk and your phones are in separate VLANs/Subnet.  Do you want to sound like a robot?

[susim]

Dear Leo 

Asterisk in serverfarm

But the phones are in distribution .

Do you want to sound like a robot? :) . i did not get your point

Thanks

[Leo Laohoo]

If you put your phones in a different subnet to your Asterisk call server, there's a strong chance you'll sound like a robot.  

[susim]

hi

you mean to say that it wont work :) , actually i did not get your point .I never tried asterisk .Just going to try .But our ccm in serverfarm and the phones are in distribution .I thought it would work for asterisk also 

Thank you 

[Leo Laohoo]

It will work.  But you'll sound like two robots talking. 

[nzamununu]

Hi man !

Tried that kind of setup connecting CME to asterisk get softphones registered, but I failed; I couldn't get it to work. Perhaps if someone can; he may share how to go about it. Thank you !