Customizing Cisco IP Phones

Customizing some Cisco 7960 and 7965 IP Phones. We'll set up a local directory, create custom wallpapers and ring tones, and finally host some custom "services" apps on a Windows 2000 machine. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #cisco #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:38 IP Phone Overview 00:04:03 Configuring a Local Directory 00:11:55 Custom Wallpapers 00:27:48 Installing the Call Manager Web UI 00:32:03 Using the Web UI 00:38:41 Custom Ring Tones 00:45:20 LDAP and Cisco IP Phone Services SDK 00:47:41 Running Phone Services 01:05:03 Weather Goose Sneak Peek 01:07:00 Outro