Cisco IP Phone Services

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Introduction

The new Cisco IP Phones (7920, 7940, 7960, 7970, 7971) all supports showing content located on a webserver. This content needs to be formatted using Cisco proprietary format using XML. This article will walk you thru creating a small hello world using the library I created.

Cisco SDK

If you take the time to open the SDK you will see that if you want to create content, you basically have to write an xml file. For static content this works pretty well but if you want to create dynamic content using ASP.net a library would have been useful. The library provided here is partially complete and you are welcome to send updates.
The size of the screen being small, possibilities are limited but still the applications that can be developed are interesting. The SDK freely available from Cisco website includes various examples (weather, stock etc) that will demonstrate the possibilities. Cisco SDK

Using the Code

Now let's go and create our Hello World.
First create an ASP.net project and then add the dll to your reference.
Create a WebForm and delete all html from the aspx file and leave only the first line (Page tag) at top.

Your aspx file should look like that:

<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="hello.aspx.cs" AutoEventWireup="false" Inherits="IPPhone.hello" %>

Then in the Page_Load function write the following:

"line1">
Response.ContentType = "text/xml";
CiscoIPPhoneText t = new CiscoIPPhoneText("Hello World","Hello World","Hello World");
t.AddSoftKey(new CiscoSoftKey("Hello","",1));
Response.Write(t.ToString());

Here you first need to set the Content Type to xml and then you can use the CiscoIPPhoneText Object of the library.
Creating a new CiscoIPPhoneText will require 3 parameters: Title, Prompt and Text.
Once the object is created you can then send it to the browser with a Response.Write.
Optionally you can add a soft key using the AddSoftKey method.
Note: Please refer to the SDK documentation to see where those strings will be displayed.

Testing the Code

Ok now if you open this same page in your web browser you can see an xml file that will look like that :

<CiscoIPPhoneText>
<Title>Hello World</Title>
<Prompt>Hello World</Prompt>
<Text>Hello World</Text>
<SoftKeyItem>
<Name>Hello</Name>
<URL></URL>
<Position>1</Position>
</SoftKeyItem>
</CiscoIPPhoneText>

But how to get the screen shot?
Well, unless you have a Cisco IP Phone you will need to use an emulator, Aptigen is providing one.
They have a trial version that will allow you to test your hello world and get a screen just like the one above...

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using asp.net in visual studio,but i don't know which dll i should add, [modified] Evelen 18:10 2 Nov '09   I have install ipphonesdk,and install components in folder ./ComServers/ by read readme.txt . but which dll i should add? is CiscoURLProxy?? if i want to use phonepush ,i should using what? Thanks , evelen modified on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8:23 PM Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Envoyer un message texte via une page web TonyMontana 22:19 29 May '08   Bonjour Guillaume, J'ai vu que vous êtes français alors j'en profite. Voilà, je suis en stage en ce moment et je dois mettre en place un service qui permet d'envoyer via une page Web un message texte sur un téléphone IP Cisco. Est-ce que l'application qui se trouve dans le SDK Cisco, "push2phone", réalise ce dont j'ai besoins ou alors pas vraiment? D'avance merci. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.50/5 (2 votes) Re: Envoyer un message texte via une page web Guillaume Gros 12:21 31 May '08   L'exemple push2phone demontre comment utiliser la fonction Execute et executer une url. La page en question peut effectivement montrer un message dans le cas le plus simple ou cette page peut aussi etre une application avec menu..etc Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.67/5 (3 votes) file directories yaozhong 16:46 8 May '08   hi Do you know the file directories for the softphone? examples like if i would want to save my xml codes as what file names? Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: file directories Guillaume Gros 5:26 9 May '08   Not sure to understand the question... The pages needs to be on a web server and served over http. In this article we are using IIS. If your page has dynamic content you will want to use asp.net to generate the xml. If the page is static then you can just create the xml buy hand and save that as hello.xml on your web server. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink English emulator needed yaozhong 15:43 6 May '08   do you have any english emulator? Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: English emulator needed Guillaume Gros 19:54 6 May '08   Most emulators are in english. The Aptigen emulator that was used in that article is not longer supported. You can use the Cisco IP Softphone instead for example. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.50/5 (2 votes) Re: English emulator needed yaozhong 20:15 6 May '08   Can i have your email address. do you have the ip softphone? Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: English emulator needed Guillaume Gros 20:41 6 May '08   This is the link but you will need to have an account... http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps1860/tsd_products_support_eol_series_home.html[^] Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: English emulator needed Guillaume Gros 20:46 6 May '08   Also that one can be used. I think they offer a trial http://www.ipblue.com/[^] Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: English emulator needed yaozhong 15:57 7 May '08   can you giv me some guildlines on adding iconitems in the settings of the softphone. i'm currently working on a project using cisco ip phone to do controlling, do you have any ideas how is the xml coding structure(pls see the link for better understanding)? i have a copy of the softphone but i cant add anything to it as it's already have something inside. http://www.nexlabs.com/products/bizcomms/smartcontrol.shtm[^] Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: English emulator needed Guillaume Gros 5:23 9 May '08   If you want to change the default menu of the phone you need to use the Cisco callmanager. This is from there that you will specify the startup page. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 3.50/5 (2 votes) [Message Deleted] tabariz 2:10 4 Apr '08   Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: I need help with the cisco SDK Guillaume Gros 8:59 7 Apr '08   Hi, If you only see the java code, the problem is probably on your server and not on the phone. You should check you page in a regular browser first to make sure it works. If you look at the section "Test your code" you will see the xml that should appear in your browser. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 (1 vote) New IP Phone Emulator! jesusmm 0:06 21 Feb '08   Hello, I'm presenting a new tool for xml phone's services programmers . This is "inovephone". It is an initiative of the spanish company INOVE TELEMATICA whose aim is to make open source. The link: http://www.inovephone.com[^] The tool works with ajax and is very interesting. If any person desiring more information can contact INOVE from its website. Thank you. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 (1 vote) DB connection fails noka03 15:08 15 Apr '07   Hi Im a student working on an IPPhone. Im trying to make a connection to an oracle 9i DB through the phone and it fails. The strange thing is that the connection works when im testing the page in firefox /IE??? Im using vb in ASPX to create the connection it fails at line CN.Open() code attached... --------------------- <code>Function TestDB(ByVal User, ByVal password)             Dim RS, CN, strConnect, SQLStmt             strConnect = "Data Source=testDB2;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=" & User & ";Password=" & password & ";Unicode=True;"             CN = Server.CreateObject("adodb.connection")             RS = Server.CreateObject("adodb.recordset")             SQLStmt = "SELECT SLAST_NAME from Student"             CN.ConnectionString = strConnect             CN.Open()             RS.Open(SQLStmt, CN)             Response.ContentType = "text/xml"             .             ..             ...             RS = Nothing             CN = Nothing       End Function</code> --------------------- any help would be great noka Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink getting phone number 8:03 5 Feb '07   hi i have proublem ! i want to get number of who tel me in my ip phone and search the database and show the infomation of teller in my page with one ring .who can help me? Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.00/5 (1 vote) Re: getting phone number PaulHarris 14:42 6 Feb '07   Hi, this is simple using our Ciplet environment which has a TAPI extension - see www.ciplets.com for our free Cisco IP Phone Development environment. Paul Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.00/5 (1 vote) Phone settings JorisBijnens 23:35 25 Jan '07   Hello, Great article! I just got one of these on my desk and was looking around for the features. But how do you actually set the phone to display this content on the screen? Is that the 'Idle URL' setting? Thanks! Joris Bijnens Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: Phone settings Guillaume Gros 5:43 26 Jan '07   I don't think you can open the url directly from the phone, you will need to set up a CallManager. A CallManager software comes with the SDK along with the documentation on how to set it up. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/products_data_sheet09186a00800925a8.html Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: Phone settings PaulHarris 14:45 6 Feb '07   You need to subscribe a phone service in your Cisco Call Manager and then subscribe to that using the web page for your phone. That way it will appear in the list of phone services when you press the services button on your phone. Check out www.ciplets.com for our user guide which tells you how to subscribe phone services. Paul Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 (1 vote) Re: Phone settings pocjoc 3:56 8 May '09   Or you can just use the PUSH functionality and send it directlly to the phone. Just send an XML like this to your phone: XML=<CiscoIPPhoneExecute> <ExecuteItem Priority="0" URL="URL_you_want"/> </CiscoIPPhoneExecute> Sending to the phone it means doing a POST to the following address: http://IP_address_of_the_phone/CGI/Execute Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Where can i get the IP Phone emulator? ccastillouaeh 12:55 5 Jan '07   HI. I want the emulator for work whit the code but I can't found it in the aptigen web page. I wonder if you know where can I download it? Thanks The humankid only have god to culpy him for the own mistakes Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: Where can i get the IP Phone emulator? Guillaume Gros 13:14 5 Jan '07   They used to offer a trial version on their website however it's no longer advertised. Here is the link. I don't know if it's still working... http://www.aptigen.net/DesktopModules/Registration.aspx?ItemID=FreeAptiDownload Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 4.20/5 (2 votes) Re: Where can i get the IP Phone emulator? PaulHarris 14:47 6 Feb '07   I'm not sure Aptigen are still providing their phone software any more. We provide a free development environment and emulator: www.ciplets.com Paul Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 (2 votes)

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