General voice thread about somebody considering a cisco voice cert

CheesyBread

Towards the end of last week I was praying to the networking gods and happened upon a 2821 router with what I believe is some kind of voice module and voice card. I attached a picture of a portion of my lab (yes people complain about the subtle roar coming from my cube) and also a close up of the voice module.

I've farted around this forum enough to know that I need some kind of cue or cucm? That is a server that runs software to configure the phones and stuff correct? Also I think I have the card that does PSTN, so would I need to get a card that does VOIP? Obviously I'd need to grab two phones so I can look even cooler by talking to myself at my desk.

I know there's endless forums regarding ccna voice labs but I was hoping for some personalized guidance based on the gear that I currently have.

PCHoldmann

It looks like you have a VWIC-1MFT-E1, which is a voice or data E1 card, and an NM-HDV, which provides slots for PVDMs, (Voice DSPs) and a card, like the E1 card you have there. From the pictures, I can't tell what is installed for PVDMs, can you post a "show inventory"?

CUE is a voicemail module that runs in the router, CUCM is a Linux based appliance that provides call processing. Without knowing what your goals are, I can't really provide guidance. Are you looking to achieve a certain cert, just play with voice, set up home phones?

boobobobobob

CheesyBread wrote: »

I attached a picture of a portion of my lab (yes people complain about the subtle roar coming from my cube) and also a close up of the voice module.

Lol i've been there. I used to have (2) 4504s in my cube. It would vibrate my whole desk and the 2 adjacent desks next to me.

DexterPark

You can run CallManager Express on the 2821 if you have an IOS with the voice/security features. Also, if you don't have a POE switch then you will need power adapters for your phones.

Buy the CCNA Voice Cisco Press book, it will tell you have to set everything up, and if your wanting to get the NA Voice after that then you will have a good head start.

CheesyBread

PCHoldmann wrote: »

It looks like you have a VWIC-1MFT-E1, which is a voice or data E1 card, and an NM-HDV, which provides slots for PVDMs, (Voice DSPs) and a card, like the E1 card you have there. From the pictures, I can't tell what is installed for PVDMs, can you post a "show inventory"?

CUE is a voicemail module that runs in the router, CUCM is a Linux based appliance that provides call processing. Without knowing what your goals are, I can't really provide guidance. Are you looking to achieve a certain cert, just play with voice, set up home phones?

CCNA Voice would be my goal, if I could get by with spending very little on additional hardware.

So basically I need a CUCM that can run on a VM and a couple phones?

C2821Rtr2#show inventory
NAME: "2821 chassis", DESCR: "2821 chassis, Hw Serial#: FHK0936F1PY, Hw Revision: 53.50"
PID: CISCO2821 , VID: V01 , SN: FHK0936F1PY


NAME: "c2821 Motherboard with 2GE and integrated VPN", DESCR: "c2821 Motherboard with 2GE and integrated VPN"
PID: CISCO2821 , VID: V01 , SN: FOC09304BF9


NAME: "High Density Voice", DESCR: "High Density Voice"
PID: NM-HDV= , VID: 1.1, SN: JAB05070P4B


NAME: "E1 (1 Port) Multi-Flex Trunk WAN Daughter Card", DESCR: "E1 (1 Port) Multi-Flex Trunk WAN Daughter Card"
PID: VWIC-1MFT-E1= , VID: 1.0, SN: 33261581


NAME: "PVDM 3-C549 Simm", DESCR: "PVDM 3-C549 Simm"
PID: PVDM-12= , VID: 1.1, SN:

PCHoldmann

CheesyBread wrote: »

NAME: "PVDM 3-C549 Simm", DESCR: "PVDM 3-C549 Simm"
PID: PVDM-12= , VID: 1.1, SN:

You have a PVDM in there, which will light the E1, and should be able to provide some conferencing/transcoding

You would need something to run CUCM on. I've run it under VMWare workstation, or even Player on computers for lab use.

I would say minimum of two phones, with at least one being a 79X1 or 79X2, although IP Communicator could probably fill in BLFs and the like.

You would need power bricks if you don't have PoE.

wintermute000

CCNA-V is worse than useless. Get ready for the CCNP-V so have a virtualisation lab ready to pile on Pub, Sub, Unity and Presence (and ideally LDAP/AD if you can manage too). I'd also get two routers capable of CME and/or CUBE, you are in for some dial peer fun

azaghul

wintermute000 wrote: »

You are in for some dial peer fun

And lots of it (and translation patterns) when it comes to setting up the pseudo-PSTN router.

CheesyBread

Alright thanks guys. I'll start digging up some more hardware.