CCIE Quest

In this article, i will show you how you can emulate Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) in Ubuntu Linux 9.10 ( Karmic Koala ).Also be aware that ASA does not 100% work in Qemu but that’s enough to play with it.I used “asa802-k8.bin” for this tutorial.You can create Shell  Script (first_start.sh) yourself  or scroll through the tutorial to see download link provided at the end of this tutorial.

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Recently,  a fellow blogger James Key passed his CCIE Voice Lab in SJ and got his digits.He has been posting regularly about his progress on his blog and finally, he has made his mark. Congrats to him for dedication to his goal and also to his family for encouraging him throughout his journey.Send him your congrats too!

With the Skype for sip beta program now in open public domain , there are open integration options available for Cisco Routers esp. CUCME as well as CUCM.Both SIP Digest Authentication as well as IP authentication are supported. For those businesses eager to test integration , you can test service by setting up a Business control Panel (BCP) account.You can avail upto 300 simultaneous voice channels if you are running a large business. Also, if you already have peering with a SIP Service Provider (See Tutorials :GNS3:How to Setup CME SIP trunk to VOIP SIP Service Provider ) , you can integrate another CUCME to skype for sip and integrate both solutions as Skype for sip offers support for (more…)

For those of you who have been struggling integrating GNS3 with ASA as well as with JuniperOS , there is good news for you. Now, you can integrate GNS3 natively with ASA/Juniper OS using latest GNS3 release. This feature has been provided by integrating GNS3 with Qemu. Both JunOS  as well as ASA can be simulated/emulated using Qemu. By integrating both together, you can emulate Cisco Routers/Juniper Routers and ASA all under one interface .

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I have been doing some extensive UCCX scripting quite recently. One of the best ways to approach UCCX scripting is to explore Script Repository in your UCCX Server with some ACD(Automatic Call Distribution ) and AA(Auto Attendant) sample scripts.However, this might be very basic for most users out there. If you want to dig deep into learning, there is an excellent script repository on Cisco.com. With the release of UCCX 7.0(1) , some of the advanced Release 3 scripts (more…)

Extension Mobility was introduced to CUCME beginning with release 4.2 .With Later Releases e.g 4.3 and beyond, some enhanced features were added e.g the ability to use the phone user interface to configure personal speed dials directly on an EM phone . Some of feature enhancements include :

• Configurable Automatic Logout
• Automatic Clear Call History
• Privacy on an Extension Mobility Phone

Here is a quick (more…)