The Cisco 7970 IP phone sets a new standard is desktop telephony. With a backlite color touchscreen display and eight line appearences, the 7970 is an incredible phone. In this tutorial we discuss:

• Flashing the firmware
• Editing config files
• Creating the extension
• A look at DHCP/tFTP tools

Downloads: Sample Config Files

Configuring a Cisco 7970 IP Phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

In this tutorial you will see how to configure an extension and then configure a Linksys SPA-942 phone to connect to it.

Setting up a Linksys SPA-942 phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

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Using Enum with FreePBX from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

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Configuring an Aastra 480i SIP Phone from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.