V60 Firmware for Yealink Phones SIP-T28/T26/T22/T20/T12 is available. Please see release notes below:

Introduction

1. Firmware Version: V60
2. Product Name: SIP-T28/T26/T22/T20/T12
3. Release Date: January 07, 2011

New Features

1. Added IPV6 support.
2. Supported Action URL/URI.
3. Added ACD function.
4. Added LLDP support.
5. Supported PushXML.
6. Enable Broadsoft ACD synchronization.
7. Supported Broadsoft Network Call Log.
8. Supported Broadsoft Network Phonebook.
9. Supported Zero-Sp-Touch.
10. Enabled HuaWei ATS Conference.
11. Added Watchdog function.
12. Enabled transfer RTP package from PC port.
13. Enabled optional of WAN and PC ports speed.
14. Supported Send Sound of headset can be adjusted.
15. Enabled user-defined of Button Sound and Send Sound.
16. Enabled Registration Random.
17. Enable calling out with no registration.
18. Supported Hebrew input method and displaying from right to left function.
19. Added Password Dial-up function.
20. Enabled whether Use Outbound Proxy in Dialog configurable.

Optimization

1. Optimization of Dial Plan rule.
2. Supported Auto Provision synchronization.
3. Dial Plan supported multiple accounts.
4. Added contact group.
5. Added LogOff to all web configuration pages.
6. Supported import and export contact of CSV and XML format.
7. Enabled the number of message in voicemail displayed.

 

3CX, the makes of the popular Microsoft Windows-based IP Phone System have released a security update for their 3CX Phone System 9 installations. There are no details of what particular vulnerabilities have been addressed by this update, except that it addresses vulnerabilities when using bridges to connect to other 3CX phone systems. Details of the update and further recommendations for securing 3CX installations are available in the 3CX announcement of the release.

Please note our opening times over the Christmas and New Year period.

Last shipments will be on Wednesday 22nd December.

We will be closing AM on the 23rd December and re-opening on the 4th January.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at IPChitChat!

The number of attacks on sip based voip systems appears to be increasing at an alarming rate over the past few months and therefore it is essential that your pbx environment is secured.

Some essentials actions that you must take include:

• Ensure a firewall is in place to protect your internal Network from the internet
• Only open ports on your firewall that are absolutely essential
• When opening ports on your firewall, only open to trusted sources and not the world
• For external connections to your PBX, use a VPN tunnel where possible e.g. for remote workers
• Where VPN tunnels aren’t practical, for instance with a SIP service provider, then seek advice from your service provider and understand what ports require opening as a requirement and which ip address range their service utilises
• Our Service uses the following ip ranges - 217.14.138.0/12, 77.240.48.0/24, 77.240.60.0/24

Additionally, ensure that all of your PBX extensions are secured with strong alphanumeric passwords. Most scan based attack take a three stage approach to attacking your system. First they identify that a sip based pbx is installed at your ip address, next they attempt to determine what extension numbers are configured on your system, and finally they either exploit extensions with no passwords, or attempt dictionary based attacks to crack any passwords. The net result is that once this has been achieved, you will likely be faced with a hefty bill from your service provider for calls to premium rate numbers.

Atcom announced that they have completed compatibility testing on their IP0x series PBX with Skype connect, a product aimed at connecting PBX systems with the Skype community.

The announcement is detailed below:

It is my pleasure to inform you that ATCOM recently completed compatibility testing between ATCOM IP-PBX (IP-01, IP-02, IP-04, IP-08, IP-4G, IP-4B) and Skype.

Skype is one of the most popular IM tools in use today. Integration of Skype to the enterprise IP-PBX system will reduce the communication cost between headquarters and branches and provide a more convenient and better user experience to customers.

• Compatible Features of IP-PBX with Skype:
• Make calls to PSTN via Skype account
• Receive incoming PSTN calls from Skype
• Receive incoming calls from other Skype users

Configuration details can be found here -

Configuring Skype Gateway on Atcom

Although the Positron range of PCI-blades and appliances are standalone PBX systems in their own right, they can also be deployed as Gateways for PSTN, BRI and PRI. This is especially useful if deploying 3CX in VMWare, as the positron range is approved and supported in VMWare deployments.

Configuration details can be downloaded below:

Configuring Positron Blades as a Gateway for 3CX

 

I'm pleased to announce that the first batch of the new Atcom AX-4G GSM PCI cards have arrived. The AX-4G is a modular card, supporting up to 4 GSM channels. The card is purchased as a base AX-4G board and optional G-01 GSM modules. A maximum 4 x G-01 can be fitted.

 

 

Pricing for the AX-4G is:

• AX-4G Card - £49 plus VAT
• G-01 Modules - £115 plus VAT

Reseller's, please contact us for pricing.

Atcom have today released version 1.0.0.309.101109 firmware for the IP0x range of products, including ip01, ip02, ip04, ip08 and ip4g.

Release information for the firmware is as follows:

• Update Follow me fuction
• Update Call parking fuction
• Update Blind transfer function
• Update Attend transfer function
• Update TimeZone function
• Add syslog control on GUI
• Add local upload for "VoiceMenu Prompts"
• Add LAN port functionality(Basic LAN function such as DHCP Server/NAT/DNS Relay, just for IP02/IP08)
• Fix some options on GUI

I'm often asked about the storage capabilities and capacities of the atcom ip0x asterisk appliance. The following details these across the range:

• Nandflash - The IP0X have a default 256M memory. the kernel and Asterisk are stored in this memory and there is still 100M available to store voicemail. etc.
• MMC/SD card - IP04 and IP08 supports MMC/SD card for up to 2G storage
• USB storage - IP08 support USB port for flash storage
• Network File System - Atcom has added NFS support from firmware version 2009-12-26. With this firmware, you can mount storage to a windows machine and use its hard disk for storage purposes. You need to configure NFS server in windows for this purpose and use the following command in the IP0x to mount the windows file system:

mount -t nfs -o nolock IPADDRESS:work /mnt/nfs/

3CX has announced a security update thst primarily address's issues with weak passwords on phone extensions.

Of course, weak passwords aren't an issue exclusive to 3CX and we are seeing more instances of them being exploited across all platforms. Here is the announcement of the update

It has come to our attention that many installations of 3CX Phone System are deployed with weak passwords. This can result in hackers guessing the passwords and compromising the system. This security update has many features that will make your 3CX Phone System Server more secure and protect it from attacks. It is very important that this update is performed asap. Download the latest security update service pack from within your 3CX Phone System installation (Windows Management console only).

The remainder of the announcement can be viewed through the link below

http://www.3cx.com/blog/releases/3cx-security-update-v9/