For a long time I would look for a person to share his knowledge about this, and to do so with such passion. Again I declare myself an admirer of yours and of course I am learning.
Awesome videos. Where were they when I started learning this stuff 6 years ago? LOL. Also, the super nerdy messages were awesome when you successfully made the calls :)
LOL thanks Robert! You're one of the very few that can appreciate the full-on nerdness so welcome to my world! :) It sounds like you started learning around the same time I did. I got my CCNA in R&S in 2009 then did the original CCNA Voice immediately after. I'm working on CCIE R&S now but plan to kick full gear into Collaboration studies once I'm done with that. In the meantime, it's fun reading and picking up stuff and share as I get time. Thanks again for your feedback!
If you don't mind me asking, is your job with Cisco Collaboration now? In 2010 I changed jobs and was thrown into (very willingly) into Cisco Voice. My primary responsibility revolves around our voice/collaboration cluster. From pre-sales engineering to implementations, to support (Including all MACD for about 1400 handsets in a multi-tenant environment). I just wish I had more time to lab up more while at work. I don't have too capable of a VM environment yet at home. I am looking to try and change that. It's fun and interesting making phones ring. I just don't like talking on them ;)
Hey Robert, I don’t mind at all. That is funny you like making phones ring but not talking on them; I’m the exact same way. The short answer is no; Cisco Collaboration is not my primary function currently. In the past 15 years I’ve done everything from traditional PSTN tech roles to datacenter (cisco nexus, juniper MX/SRX) and cisco collaboration (voice, video, wireless, tandberg, ucce, etc); with 10 years at the same company doing most of those different roles. So my current role now is more on the systems side (unix/solaris and DNS/Infoblox architecture) but never broke ties with other groups so I’m always brought in to help with complex issues whether it be data center issues or voip platform issues. It’s nice to stay hands-on with all the different technologies. With that said, that is exactly why I created the “Freelabs Beta”. Everything I do in the videos are on my home lab environment that I make available for free to the public. That way for those that don’t have their own lab or lacking all the resources they need, they can use my personal equipment and is the same devices I use in the videos to supplement their own training/hands-on experience. That’s why I use the remote desktop in most cases for consistency but the split-tunnel VPN I setup you can run Jabber or CIPC on your own device and will work just as well. So if you're interested, feel free to use it whenever you want or if you need any specific topologies and/or scenarios, I can try to accommodate. The long term goal is to have a cookie-cutter type CCNX (Associate up to Expert) Collaboration lab topology with specific objectives and “pods” so more people can work on it simultaneously. I need newer hardware to truly accomplish that so for now it’s an open sandbox to follow along with the CUCM 11.5 video series I’m working on or do whatever you want to play around with to have fun and learn.
Great job buddy.. that was as simple to learn as anything. Thanks for making it look super easy. How can I setup all this in my home lab?? Please do reply
Thanks! So now a days the easiest way would be to create a Cisco account, setup a smartnet account, and order the NFR CUCM from mediuscorp. They say you have to be a partner but so far they''ll sell it to you if you have pay the money :) ciscosoftware.mediuscorp.com/collaboration/partner-demo-lab-and-training-bundle-12-x-nfr-r-csr12-x-k9-nfr
excellent video tutorial!!! Request: Since SIP is the way to go now, could u do a short video on setting up a SIP gateway with CUCM? There are a few free public SIP gateways out there for testing and ultimately subscribing to for a monthly fee for production use.
Hi Mishall Khan! Thanks! Yes, If all goes we'll I'm actually starting on SIP Trunk and SRST tomorrow. I'll be using the freelab beta in the simulated PSTN environment but I do have some sip trunk providers I'll provide additional CUBE configuration examples as well. I used to use Gafachi which was was an excellent cost-effective wholesale pre-paid ITSP but they kind of vanished out of thin air without a trace; my pre-paid funds included. :)
Well maybe I spoke too soon. All I could find was free for "60 seconds" and the monthly price is a bit high. for me. Even though I have a lot of phones, I don't actually talk on it very often and I spend more time making test calls to verify functionality than actually using it for practical reasons.:)
Hi Raptor, yes that is correct. Just for my home lab setup it was setup as 4 digits for the "virtual PSTN". So I was just showing ways to manipulate digits to your own suiting; ie even if you needed to remove a leading 9 to the PSTN for example.
For a long time I would look for a person to share his knowledge about this, and to do so with such passion. Again I declare myself an admirer of yours and of course I am learning.
Thanks for the kind words Tobias! I learn a lot from the viewers as well so it is the circle of learning and sharing for all of us :)
Could you do the same video for ds0-groups and using dsp groups?
But I think that is almost the same, could you tell me where is the difference?
Awesome videos. Where were they when I started learning this stuff 6 years ago? LOL. Also, the super nerdy messages were awesome when you successfully made the calls :)
LOL thanks Robert! You're one of the very few that can appreciate the full-on nerdness so welcome to my world! :) It sounds like you started learning around the same time I did. I got my CCNA in R&S in 2009 then did the original CCNA Voice immediately after. I'm working on CCIE R&S now but plan to kick full gear into Collaboration studies once I'm done with that. In the meantime, it's fun reading and picking up stuff and share as I get time. Thanks again for your feedback!
If you don't mind me asking, is your job with Cisco Collaboration now? In 2010 I changed jobs and was thrown into (very willingly) into Cisco Voice. My primary responsibility revolves around our voice/collaboration cluster. From pre-sales engineering to implementations, to support (Including all MACD for about 1400 handsets in a multi-tenant environment). I just wish I had more time to lab up more while at work. I don't have too capable of a VM environment yet at home. I am looking to try and change that. It's fun and interesting making phones ring. I just don't like talking on them ;)
Hey Robert, I don’t mind at all. That is funny you like making phones ring but not talking on them; I’m the exact same way. The short answer is no; Cisco Collaboration is not my primary function currently. In the past 15 years I’ve done everything from traditional PSTN tech roles to datacenter (cisco nexus, juniper MX/SRX) and cisco collaboration (voice, video, wireless, tandberg, ucce, etc); with 10 years at the same company doing most of those different roles. So my current role now is more on the systems side (unix/solaris and DNS/Infoblox architecture) but never broke ties with other groups so I’m always brought in to help with complex issues whether it be data center issues or voip platform issues. It’s nice to stay hands-on with all the different technologies. With that said, that is exactly why I created the “Freelabs Beta”. Everything I do in the videos are on my home lab environment that I make available for free to the public. That way for those that don’t have their own lab or lacking all the resources they need, they can use my personal equipment and is the same devices I use in the videos to supplement their own training/hands-on experience. That’s why I use the remote desktop in most cases for consistency but the split-tunnel VPN I setup you can run Jabber or CIPC on your own device and will work just as well. So if you're interested, feel free to use it whenever you want or if you need any specific topologies and/or scenarios, I can try to accommodate. The long term goal is to have a cookie-cutter type CCNX (Associate up to Expert) Collaboration lab topology with specific objectives and “pods” so more people can work on it simultaneously. I need newer hardware to truly accomplish that so for now it’s an open sandbox to follow along with the CUCM 11.5 video series I’m working on or do whatever you want to play around with to have fun and learn.
@@wmx99 do you provide training on CUCM? Please let me know
What playlist is this a part of. I would like to start at first one and watch entire playlist.
th-cam.com/play/PLdRU5UbbyJVI3GWvJtqnUCTebwflCQsRU.html
Great job buddy.. that was as simple to learn as anything. Thanks for making it look super easy. How can I setup all this in my home lab?? Please do reply
Thanks! So now a days the easiest way would be to create a Cisco account, setup a smartnet account, and order the NFR CUCM from mediuscorp. They say you have to be a partner but so far they''ll sell it to you if you have pay the money :) ciscosoftware.mediuscorp.com/collaboration/partner-demo-lab-and-training-bundle-12-x-nfr-r-csr12-x-k9-nfr
Greeeeat and wonderfull, thank you so much !!
Hey The Wolf! No prob! And thanks for the feedback!
I have issue with fxo. Getting call delay 13-17 seconds. Is there any solutions
excellent video tutorial!!! Request: Since SIP is the way to go now, could u do a short video on setting up a SIP gateway with CUCM? There are a few free public SIP gateways out there for testing and ultimately subscribing to for a monthly fee for production use.
Hi Mishall Khan! Thanks! Yes, If all goes we'll I'm actually starting on SIP Trunk and SRST tomorrow. I'll be using the freelab beta in the simulated PSTN environment but I do have some sip trunk providers I'll provide additional CUBE configuration examples as well. I used to use Gafachi which was was an excellent cost-effective wholesale pre-paid ITSP but they kind of vanished out of thin air without a trace; my pre-paid funds included. :)
try www.sip.us They advertise free SIP for testing.
I will test out SIP from twillio.com for production use, ditching AT&T's crappy and super expensive service for a customer.
Very cool thanks! I'll give them a try!
Well maybe I spoke too soon. All I could find was free for "60 seconds" and the monthly price is a bit high. for me. Even though I have a lot of phones, I don't actually talk on it very often and I spend more time making test calls to verify functionality than actually using it for practical reasons.:)
Would this be considered the same as a PSTN simulator for lab purposes?
Yes that's correct.
why would you send just 4 digits over the FXO line ? Should't the pstn provider receive the full number?
Hi Raptor, yes that is correct. Just for my home lab setup it was setup as 4 digits for the "virtual PSTN". So I was just showing ways to manipulate digits to your own suiting; ie even if you needed to remove a leading 9 to the PSTN for example.
sir where can I do this lab? can I do in packet traced or there is some other simulation programm?
packet tracer for sure
Is this free lab still available or is there a different one now? I tried to access this one and got denied.
Yes, the passwords are updated here: voiptek.info/freelab-beta/
What is the link to the free lab?
voiptek.info/freelab-beta/