Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., current offerings – VoIP, Wireless and Ethernet networking for home, SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) and small business users. Based in Irvine, California,
Warning!
Some of the current Linksys VoIP products in North America are locked to the Vonage service.
If you buy one, it can only be used to connect to Vonage.
The model numbers that end in -NA are the generic ones that can be used with any service.
See Linksys PAP2 Unlocking Methods for more information
Now Cisco Products
- SPA-921 Single line SIP phone, with display.
- SPA-941 Two/Four line SIP phone
- SPA-942 Two/Four line SIP phone with POE, 2 Ethernet ports, Backlighted Display.
- SPA-962 Six line SIP phone with POE, 2 Ethernet ports, and backlighted color display.
VOIP Products
- Linksys PAP2T 2 FXS port ATA
- replaces PAP2 and SPA-2002
VOIP Products — Discontinued
- Linksys One A combination of IP-PBX and Hosted Service
- Linksys PAP2 Phone Adapter w/ Vonage Broadband Phone Service
- Generic (not locked to Vonage) model is: PAP2-NA
- A user’s initial impressions DSL Reports Posting
- Similar to the Sipura SPA-2000
- Configuration is IDENTICAL to the Sipura-2000. See sipura mass deployment
- Configure the Linksys PAP2 to Work with Blueface
- Generic (not locked to Vonage) model is: RT31P2-NA
- Router has 2 phone ports and connects using SIP – be warned that it cannot connect on the LAN side; only on the WAN port (i.e. the internet) – which makes it a bit more difficult to connect to Asterisk and the like servers hosted on the LAN.
- Configure the Linksys RTP31 to work with Blueface
- Linksys SPA8000 8-port FXS gateway
- Linksys SPA9000 SOHO VOIP PBX
- Linksys WRT54GP2 Wireless Broadband Router with built-in ATA
- Generic (not locked to Vonage) model is: WRT54GP2-NA
- WBP54G WiFi 802.11g-to-Ethernet adapter for VOIP devices available at
- WIP300 WiFi phone with TKIP, AES encryption (old page: Linksys EIP300) — discontinued item —
- WIP310 WiFi phone with TKIP, AES encryption
- WIP330 WiFi phone with Win.CE (IE) browser, AES and SSL encryption
See also Sipura which now a part of Linksys
- SPA400 Four FXO ports and voicemail
- SPA-841 VoIP phone
- SPA-1001 ATA
- SPA-2002 ATA
- SPA-2100 ATA
- SPA-3000 ATA
- Configure the Linksys SPA3102 to work with Blueface
Software
- Doretel Communications, Inc. VoIP Solutions Provider, VoIP CPE Provider, Wholesale VoIP Service Provider
- http://www.globephonex.com VOIP PBX for business great prices software only choose your own server. Contact [email protected]
- http://www.voip4u.ie Ireland, UK, pricing available
- SipTar CallShop: http://www.microsyslabs.com/siptar.html – Linksys / Sipura SPA/PAP / Mediatrix / HTTEL CallShop Solution.
Networking Products
- Linksys BEFSR81 Wired router with QoS support
- Linksys RV082 Wired router with two WAN connections
- Linksys WRT54G Wireless router with QoS support
Other Products
- Linksys NSLU2 – a small low cost network storage device that can run Asterisk and other applications.
Resources
- Official Linksys by Cisco VOIP Support Forum
- Linksys Device Configuration Wizards
- Linksys Forum on Broadbandreports.com
- Linksysinfo.org
- Linksys (Sipura) VoIP Support Forum – configurations, dial plans, etc.
- Linksys VoIP Forum MammutProjekt.de in German
News
- 2006-11-15 Now you can download the provisioning files, including spc.exe, without draconian requirements at: http://web.archive.org/web/20070509131656/http://spc.pifiu.com/
- 2006-05-18 WiFi phone article mentions WIP300 lists at $219.99 and WIP330 lists at $369.99 and are now available
- 2005-09-27 Steps to UNLOCK the PAP2: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14450684
- 2004-10-22 The Linksys -NA models have been withdrawn from general distribution by Linksys.
However, you can purchase these products if you are a service provider and follow these steps:
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- After your account is open, contact Linksys to have your account authorized to purchase these products (this may take several days)
- Once the distributor receives authorization from Linksys you may place orders for the product.
- 2004-09-19 Non-Vonage models of Linksys SIP ATA (PAP2-NA) and Router/ATA (RT31P2-NA) listed in online stores
- 2004-xx-xx Linksys Wireless router with built-in SIP ATA
- 2004-08-25 Official Linksys announcement for PAP2 and RT31P2