Linksys PAP2 SIP adapter with Asterisk

Posted by Scott Laird Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:39:27 GMT

As I mentioned before, Linksys is now selling cheap SIP analog telephone adaptors using a design licensed from Sipura. There was a long-standing question about the Linksys PAP2: does it only work with Vonage, or will it work with any SIP provider?

Initial reports were spotty–some people claimed to have their PAP2 working with Asterisk, while others found their PAP2 automatically connecting to Vonage. According to a few posts on the asterisk-users mailing list, the answer is tied to the model number: if you get the PAP2, you might be stuck with Vonage. If you buy the PAP2-NA, then you’ll end up with a provider-agnostic device. They’re both around $50, although the -NA is currently harder to find.

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  1. mauro said 7 months later:

    Can I unblock, a pap2 vonage, to work anothers providers sip?

  2. mauro said 7 months later:

    Can I unblock, a pap2 vonage, to work anothers providers sip?

  3. mauro said 7 months later:

    Can I unblock, a pap2 vonage, to work anothers providers sip?

  4. mauro said 7 months later:

    Can I unblock, a pap2 vonage, to work anothers providers sip?

  5. Scott Laird said 7 months later:

    Unlocking locked PAP2s–I’ve seen a couple people claim that it’s possible, but I’ve never actually seen anyone who was able to do it post any detailed instructions. A lot of people have tried and failed.

    It might be possible to play games with TFTP and DHCP to trick it into loading the firmware for an unlocked Sipura device, but at the very least, it’s a difficult process. It’s almost certainly easier to just pay the $70 or so for an unlocked device.

  6. Anonymous said about 1 year later:

    The PAP2 has finally been unlocked. Check out:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Linksys_Pap2/

  7. Anonymous said about 1 year later:

    I got one from Staples a while back purely because they offered it free after rebate with no subscription at the time. Since then everyone sells it with subscription required for rebate.

    Anyways, I unlocked it and it’s working fine

  8. WhyDyaWannaKnow said over 2 years later:

    Okay guys, I just did it with help from these folks: http://scottstuff.net/blog/articles/2004/09/20/linksys-pap2-sip-adapter-with-asterisk Be warned that this isn’t for the faint of heart.

  9. WhyDyaWannaKnow said over 2 years later:

    Damn, posted the wrong URL, sorry. http://www.bargainshare.com/index.php?showtopic=87504&st=60

  10. WhyDyaWannaKnow said over 2 years later:

    Take out the ; before st=60, and the URL will work fine.

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