I’m trying to configure two Mitel IP phones for use in our school’s press box/booth. I already have FreePBX up and running in the booth, and I’ve gone through the UI and configured a few things. However, my difficulty comes when I try to connect the phones. I know that Mitel isn’t necessarily the best brand to use with FreePBX, but we had some extras sitting in a closet, and I wanted to put them to use.
I’ve gotten as far as accessing the Mitel IP Phone Configuration tool through my web browser by typing in the phone’s IP address. However, I’m stuck there. The phone gives a dial tone and some preset line buttons, but once I hit “Dial”, nothing happens, and I can’t dial in to the phone either. Here are my questions:
How can I find the IP address of my FreePBX TFTP server?
How do I use the EndPoint Manager to configure the phone (which I already paid $150 for an upgraded version of ECM…)?
I would appreciate any help possible as soon as possible. Our spring sports season starts very soon, and I want to make sure that the system is ready to go before then!
They were initially running with MInet software, but I converted them to SIP with through the initial configuration screen. I do not know the exact firmware version.
The thing is, though, that I don’t think the phone actually registers. After it loads up the default SIP page without any configuration, NO REG flashes periodically at the top of the screen.
Do you still need help with this? I have never spent much time with the FreePBX TFTP server. I always use the Solarwinds Free TFTP server to configure these phones. That said, except for certain settings, I have always gotten them working first with the Web interface. If you send me a screenshot of the Global Sip page, I can take a look for you.
The TFTP ip of your Freepbx server should just be the IP of the Freepbx server.
I am assuming you have added Mitel in the Endpoint manage and configured the template.
How are you telling the phone to pull it’s config from the TFTP server? DHCP Option or hard coding into the phone manually?