Cisco 8 Line IP Phone With Display, PoE and PC Port

Very good phone.

I bought this as I needed a SIP telephone which supports multiple (SIP) lines. This device is only suitable for experienced users or sysadmins with IT experience, otherwise it will be impossible to set up. Users who buy computers from high street stores will find configuration a challenge. Clearly, this device is intended for use an a corporate/education/hospitality environment with a dedicated IP telephone system, such as Asterisk. However, I am using it stand-alone with a SIP service from a moderately-well-known-in-IT-circles paid-for but affordable UK-based provider,Call quality is very good on an FTTC connection. This device is used with a Public IP address (suitably fire walled off) to avoid NAT issues.The telephone has 8 programmable extension buttons next to the LCD screen. It is very useful that the virtual "label" next to each button can be named. eg: Main Line, Second Line etc.. Pressing the button gives a dial tone the the chosen line.With a bit more work, unused extension keys can be programmed as a speed dial on a chosen line, and appropriately labelled on the screen.The GUI is not helpful or as intuitive as other Cisco devices. The SG-500 / SF-300 switches were easier to setup via the GUI in comparison. Annoyingly, there is no way to backup the settings to a file. However, the GUI will enable one to eventually configure up to 8 SIP accounts and the locally stored phone book.I give this a 4 stars due to the amount of effort needed to configure, and the cluttered/unhelpful GUI and manual. There's no obvious way via the GUI to upload a X.509 certificate to protect the web-GUI, and finally, I was disappointed to have received a factory refurbished product (in the original Cisco factory-refurbished sealed carton), rather than a "brand new" one. This fact was not reflected in the product description by the 3rd party seller. The item however, appeared "as new" and was properly factory packed.

Perfect, work well.

it was non-functioning.

Easy to set up - to push settings on, crystal clear soundwork with SIP Asterisk, no problem so far!

This phone is exactly the same I had in my corporate office and now have in my home office. Flawless performance and the voice quality is outstanding. Great for the price.

I purchased this phone on Dec. 8, 2015 and the screen failed after less than 9 months. I've spent several hours over the past three months trying to get some resolution to this issue. Amazon couldn't do anything because it had been longer than 30 days and I've been unable to get anyone at Cisco to respond. I'm very disappointed that a company as big as Cisco doesn't have a better process in place to replace/repair their products at the consumer level. I bought this for my small business, so I'm not a huge customer for Cisco, but they should still have a better system in place for dealing with defective equipment. I have a different brand of VOIP phone that was provided by my telephone carrier for another business that I own and it works perfectly, so I'll be switching phone brands after this experience.