User guide

Shutting down the server means that the operating system

and all components will be shut down. Restarting Evolution

means that only the telephony core will be shut down and

restarted (the operating system and other server components

will not be restarted). Shutting down Evolution means that

only the telephony core will be shut down (the operating

system and other server components will not be shut down).

If the telephony core is not running then only three buttons

will be displayed: Reboot Server, Shutdown Server, and Start Evolution. The Start

Evolution button will start the telephony core of Evolution.

The blue button uses the Internet to check with Intuitive Voice Technology

for available upgrades to the software. The green button activates all changes

that have been made with the Evolution PBX web interface. Evolution normally

activates changes automatically.

Phone Extensions

Evolution supports telephones and other telephony devices that use the SIP

protocol. There are two categories of supported devices: speciﬁc devices and

generic devices. Speciﬁc devices include Polycom SoundPoint IP telephones,

Linksys SPA and PAP telephones and adapters, and Cisco 7960 and 7940

telephones. Many other SIP device may be conﬁgured as a generic device.

Evolution can provide automatic conﬁguration of supported telephone. Auto

conﬁguration requires that you set the MAC address of the telephone in Evolution

and set the Evolution IP address in the phone as its TFTP server address.

When you conﬁgure a generic device Evolution provides conﬁguration parameters

that you must use to manually set up your generic device (any SIP device that is not

listed speciﬁcally in the New Device drop down menu on the Phone Extensions

screen). Firmware and conﬁguration ﬁles are not provided automatically for a

generic device.

instructions for conﬁguring extensions, telephones, and VoIP adapters.

SIP Global Settings

SIP global settings (same as Global Settings under the Administration tab) are

parameters that apply to all devices that are registered with Evolution. SIP global

settings can be accessed by clicking on the globe icon next to the Save and Delete

buttons on every extension detail screen (Resources tab > Phone Extensions >

pencil to edit extension > global icon) or by clicking on the Administration tab and

then the SIP Global Settings menu item. See the SIP Global

Settings section of this document for more information.

Cisco 7960 and 7940

Note: Cisco 7960 and 7940 VoIP telephones must run the SIP protocol to work

with Evolution PBX (available protocols include SIP, SCCP (also known as Skinny),

and MGCP). New 79xx telephones usually ship with SCCP and must be converted

to SIP. The conversion process requires the phone to be converted to an old version

of SIP ﬁrmware and then progressively upgrade to new versions of SIP.

If you phone is not new or is from an unknown source you must verify your current

ﬁrmware type and version. You may be able to skip some of the steps below or you