Overview of Aastra's Phones Aastra makes a very popular series of SIP phones that work with Asterisk and FreePBX. Current models include the 673xi series, the 675xi series, the 686xi series, and the older 9000i series. The most popular Aastra phones are the 6730i (an entry level phone with no POE), the 6731i (same as 6730i, but with POE), the 6757i (a full featured executive phone with a large display, lots of buttons, and POE), and the 6737i (same as the 6757i, but with gigabit Ethernet).

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The 6757i and 6737i phones come with stands that hold the phones at a low angle. Aastra sells a high-angle stand for these phones separately. Using an Aastra Phone with FreePBX/Asterisk To use an Aastra phone with FreePBX, you must set-up an Extension in FreePBX using the Module. When you do so, you will select an extension number and password which the phone will use to register to your FreePBX system. Next you must configure the Aastra phone to connect to your FreePBX system. Configuring an Aastra Phone using the web interface The easiest way to configure a single Aastra phone is to connect to the phone using it's web interface.

When you connect an Aastra phone to your network and power it up, it will obtain an IP address from your DHCP Server (in most cases, your router). To find out the IP address, hit Options, 3, 1 on your phone.

Using a web browser, type in the IP address. You will be asked for a username and password.

The default username for an Aastra phone's web interface is admin, and the default password is 22222. Tech tool pro to go torrent. Go to the Global SIP page on the phone's web interface, and set the Phone Number and Authentication Name fields to your extension #, Password field to the extension password (NOT the voicemail password), and Proxy Server and Registrar Server to your PBX's IP address. Save and reboot, and your phone should work. Configuring an Aastra Phone to download configuration files If you want to make advanced configuration changes or configure a large number of phones, you may find it easier to configure the phones either using the Module (a commercial module available for purchase from FreePBX) or by creating your own configuration files in the /tftpboot directory of your FreePBX. When an Aastra phone first boots up, it will query your DHCP server for an IP address to use. It will also ask your DHCP server if it supports 'Option 66.' If your DHCP Server does, the Aastra phone will obtain the information set in Option 66 and use it to attempt to download a configuration file from the source designated.

In most cases, you'll want to configure your DHCP Server to supply the following: tftp://192.168.1.50 Note: Replace 192.168.1.50 with the IP address of your FreePBX machine. Now, reboot each of your phones (Options, 6) and during boot stage, they should obtain an IP address and automatically configure themselves to download configuration data from the configuration files. If your router does not support DHCP Option 66, then you'll need to manually configure each Aastra to download the configuration files from you FreePBX install. Follow the instructions above to gain access to the web interface and then click on 'Configuration Server' on the left hand side of the screen (towards the bottom).

In the Configuration Server Settings page, make the following changes. Now click 'Save Settings' at the bottom. Creating Configuration Files Most distros that include FreePBX and Asterisk (including the FreePBX Distro) includes a TFTP server that will respond to TFTP requests by supplying files contained in the /tftpboot folder. When an Aastra phone attempts to download configuration files, it looks for two files: aastra.cfg and MACADDRESS.cfg (where MACADDRESS is the MAC address of the phone in upper case, such as 00085D2CFFFF.cfg).

Optionally, the phone can also download a company directory and a private directory. Both of these files are text files that contain configuration parameters that are used to configure the phones. Configuration parameters are typically a word or group of words, a colon, and a value. Any line that begins with a # is a comment and will have no effect. You can place any configuration parameter into either aastra.cfg or the MACADDRESS.cfg file.

Parameters contained in aastra.cfg will be loaded by every phone, while parameters in MACADDRESS.cfg will be loaded only by the phone that has that particular MACADDRESS. If a parameter is duplicated in both the aastra.cfg and the MACADDRESS.cfg file, the parameter in the MACADDRESS.cfg file will control. Changes made using the phone interface will control over any configuration file parameter, until the phone is reset. A phone will not load any configuration parameters unless it finds the aastra.cfg file (which can be empty). To create the configuration files, login to your PBX's command prompt and type the following. Cd /tftpboot nano aastra.cfg Now insert whatever information you want to appear in the configuration file, and then hit CTRL-X and then Y to save and exit.

Repeat the above commands with the MACADDRESS.cfg in place of aastra.cfg in order to create a phone specific configuration file. Create configuration files from the web interface You can create a configuration file (or find the proper value for a particular configuration entry) from the web interface. Start by configuring your Aastra phone from the web interface. When you're done, click on 'Troubleshooting' on the left hand side of the screen towards, the bottom. Scroll down to 'Support Information,' and then click the 'Save As' button to the right of 'Get local.cfg.' This will download a file to your computer called local.cfg with all the entries that you configured using the web interface. Sample Configuration Files aastra.cfg.

# A # before the item means that the line is a comment line. The phone ignores the line. Before the item means that it cannot be changed by the user.

# A ^ before the item means that any user changes will be erased when the phone reboots # If a setting appears here and in a MACADDRESS.cfg file, the setting in MACADDRESS.cfg controls # Change Admin Password (default is 22222). # This is a sample.cfg file for use in a MACADDRESS.cfg file, such as 00085D2CFFFF.cfg # It is designed for use in an Aastra 6757i/6737i, but will work in other phones if you modify the # the softkey entries. # The entry below sets the extension number/user name/password and the two screen names that # appear on the phone. By default, this will apply to all physical buttons on the phone.

Sip auth name: 100 sip password: Password sip user name: 100 sip screen name: '(212)555-1212 x. 100' sip screen name 2: 'James Smith' sip proxy ip: 192.168.1.50 sip proxy port: 5060 sip registrar ip: 192.168.1.50 sip registrar port: 5060 sip registration period: 300 # If you wish to override the above for a particular line button # Use these lines. Change 'line5' to whichever line button you desire. # Note that the 6757i has Lines 5 through 9 hidden, but you can access them # using the left and right arrow buttons on the phone (under the display) sip line5 auth name: 101 sip line5 password: Password sip line5 user name: 101 sip line5 screen name: '(212)555-1212 x.

# ATTN: Names must be NOT MORE THAN 15 Characters # If a name is more than 15 characters, the phone # May fail to display multiple entries that bear # the same first 15 characters # ' (with the angle brackets) to have calls coming through the ring group ring with a distinctive ring. Here are the valid alert info ring patterns. Note that the pitch and style of the ring do not change. The only change is the ring length and ring pattern. This was tested with Aastra 6737i phones. Alert Info string Ring pattern this is the regular ring (one long ring) one medium length ring + one medium length ring one short ring + one short ring + one medium length ring one short ring + one medium length ring + one short ring one short ring + silence for remainder of normal ring time For more information You can find more information about configuration file options in the Aastra Administration Guide for your phone and firmware: For Aastra phones that require paper labels on buttons, you can find a label template here.

Aastra 6731i VoIP Phone Setup To configure your Aastra 6731i you need to plug the phone into a power outlet and connect it to an IP network. You will need a PC connected on the same network to access the web configuration menu.

The phone should boot up and connect to the network automatically. Find the IP address of the Aastra phone by pressing the keys on your handset as follows: - Press the Spanner key on the phone - Press the scroll down button to reach Phone Status, press the button to confirm selection - Select IP&MAC Addresses and press the key The IP address of your phone will appear on the handset screen. Enter the IP address found in Step 1 as a URL using a web browser on your PC. The URL would look like: Your web browser will display a security alert window.

This is expected, simply confirm that you wish to continue accessing the web page. You will be prompted for a username and password. You will require Administrator access to configure VoIPtalk service details. The access details are: Username: Admin Password: 22222 You should see the status screen online once you login. On the left menu section of the screen click on Line 1, under Advanced Settings.

Enter the configuration details as shown in the image below. Screen Name & Screen Name 2: enter a value of your choice Phone Number enter your VoIPtalk ID Caller ID: usually an inbound number or your SIP ID Authentication Name: enter your VoIPtalk ID Password: enter your VoIPtalk password. (To retrieve your VoIPtalk password go to your account page and click on your VoIPtalk ID). Proxy Server: enter voiptalk.org Proxy Port: enter 5060 Outbound Proxy Server: enter nat.voiptalk.org Registrar Server: enter voiptalk.org Registrar Port: enter 5060 Click on the Save Settings button on the bottom of the screen. Your phone will confirm the changes and advise you to restart your phone. To restart your phone, click on the Reset option under the Operations section on the left-side menu. Click on the button Restart.

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The phone will automatically restart. Once the phone has completed its boot up sequence, simply dial 902.

You should hear the confirmation message announcing successful configuration of your phone.