How to Build a CCNA Voice 640-461 Lab

We are actually going to cover two different approaches for building your CCNA Voice
640-461 lab today !he challenge in building a CCNA Voice lab is it gets very
e"pensive# very $uic%ly !his is pri&arily due to the re$uire&ent for lots of
speciali'ed Voice &odules and accessories that are only applicable to a Voice lab (ut
first of all# let)s set the stage with what is the heart and soul of a CCNA Voice lab
What is Call Manager & CME?
Cisco Call Manager(CUCM) and Call Manager Express(CME) * !hey both are
call processing devices C+, will give call processing facility for locally attached -. /
analog phones Call +anager supports centrali'ed whereas as C+, supports
distributed voice networ% architecture Call +anager handles hundreds of -. phones
centrally and it is a dedicated server/device
C+, provides the router based call &anage&ent features are router access based
C+, is a router with Call +anager ,"press software installed on it# including so&e
telephone devices !he C+, router will act as a gateway between .0!N and local -.
voice networ% 1ab setup phones 2-. / analog3 both will be connected to the Call
+anager ,"press router using 450 ports via the local 1AN switch
-n &ost ho&e lab setup scenarios# C+, would be a better choice in ter&s of cost and
fle"ibility 0o the two &ost co&&on options are as follows6
-f we are tight on cash we will use a 5+ 0eries router with at least 178+( of 9:A+
and 4;+( of 4lash to support the -<0 and C+, functionality !he downside to this is
we can only support C+, 41
!he better approach is to go with a 8;11 router with =18&b 9:A+ and 18;&b flash
so you can run -<0 1= with C+, ;6
Now we can use C+, as the 0-. trun% gateway between ho&e -. lab networ% and
service provider We will be learning about 0-. server in &ore detail below
Now there are actually a few different approaches you can ta%e for building your
CCNA Voice lab 0o let &e start off with the easy one first C>C+ !his runs on a
dedicated Cisco server platfor& !hese are generally way too e"pensive to have in a
ho&e Voice lab !hus the approach ta%en by &ost is to virtuali'e this server to learn
your C>C+ concepts !his can be done using V+Ware wor%station or server We will
not go into detail on this as this is covered in the Cisco CCNA Voice lab &anual
Now let)s discuss our C+, approach as this is what you need to purchase your
hardware for !he CCNA Voice e"a& covers C+, ;6 !o run C+, ;6 you will need a
Cisco 8;11 =18/18; router with basically &a"ed our &e&ory and so&e Voice .V9+#
&odules# etc !his approach is covered in our 0tandard CCNA Voice 640-461 1ab ?it
-- !he challenge with this %it is it &ay be a little pricey for so&e students 0o in that
case# we have a less e"pensive option to run C+, 41 on a 86005+ router Are all
the co&&ands and functionality e"actly the sa&e as ;6@ No# but it is a good low
cost solution to be able to e"ercise the Voice topics to prepare to pass the e"a&
What Routers, Switches and Modules do I need or !"
CC#$ %oice &a'?
CME ()* $pproach
!o follow the Cisco .ress 1ab +anual# you will need two 8;11 A;4/18; routers each
with a VW-C8-1+4!-!1/,1 and a .V9+8-A8 We can then supple&ent that with so&e
V-C8-8450 and V-C8-845< &odules for analog and .(5 scenarios Additionally you
will want a pair of .o,2.ower over ,thernet3 A==0 or better switches and two -.
.hones along with an analog phone -f you want to also do the current version >nity
Voice&ail labs# you will want to add in the ai&8-cue &odule or if you don)t &ind
support for only version B versus version ; you can save so&e &oney with the
standard ai&-cue &odule Again# this approach is covered here0tandard CCNA Voice
640-461 1ab ?it --
Now if you want to save so&e &oney on this lab# you can cut the lab in half (ut you
have to understand you will not be able to do any of the e"ercises for the branch
office Cou will only be able to do the Dead$uarters office labs (ut it will still provide
tons of value and you can add to the lab at a later date
CME +), $pproach
We understand that the newer routers once you add in all the functionality &ay be a
bit e"pensive for so&e 0o we created our ownCCNA Voice 1ab Wor%boo% and
topology for a ho&e lab We wanted to &a%e it co&plicated enough to really show
you how the traffic flows As &entioned before# this uses C+, 41 which is not e"act
for the current e"a&# but it is a good alternative low cost solution 0o what is
re$uired to follow our lab scenarios@ (elow we have co&piled a list of e$uip&ent
used in a our CCNA Voice lab topology 0o we will ta%e a &o&ent to describe each
piece of the lab and we will loo% into what each co&ponent does and why it is
re$uired ?eep in &ind you can replace any of these ite&s with co&ponents that
support the sa&e functionality
<ne 86105+ :outer 8=6+( 9:A+ E 4;+( 4lash with 184 -<0
!wo Cisco B760 -. .hones
<ne Cisco 8611 64/16 :outer
!wo Cisco 87=0 0witches
<ne n&-8v &odule
<ne vic-8f"o &odule
<ne vic-8f"s &odule
<ne n&-cue &odule
0i" patch cables
<ne console %it
4igure 1 below illustrates the CCNA ho&e voice lab setup scenario which we would
going to create using the above &entioned co&ponents to setup a voice
infrastructure networ%
-igure ,. CC#$ ho!e /oice la' setup scenario
Co!!on %oice Co!ponets
0*,12M Router * !his 8600 series router gives &ultiservice voice and data
integration# support for e&bedded call processing with cisco C+, 41 which we will
be using in our ho&e lab -t will give us support for V-C cards !his will act as C+,
router in lab setup !he single ,thernet &odels 286=0"&# 8680"&# and 8610"&3 are
co&paratively cheaper in cost then the two ,thernet &odels 286=1"&# 8681"&#
8611"&3 and we donFt need two ,thernet ports for a C+, router Dowever we will
need 178+( 9:A+ E 4;+( flash with to support C+, 41 and 184 -<0 for our Voice
concepts
0(,, Router - !his is the preferred router to run C+, ;6 and -<0 1=1 Gust
re&e&ber you need =18/18; &e&ory to &eet the &ini&u& &e&ory re$uire&ents
#M30% * this for the 86005+ routers since they do not have V-C slots and do not
have on board .V9+ slots -t is a networ% voice &odule which provides the ability to
connect directly to .0!N and legacy telephone networ% to cisco 8600# A600 and AB00
series routers -t has support for voice interface cards 2V-Cs3 to provide the
connectivity -n our lab scenario we would be using N+-8V to connect router 86105+
router !he N+-8V supports up to four voice calls 9iagra& below illustrates N+-8V
networ% &odule
-t gives features following features such as Voice/fa" over -.# :outer-based# &odular
design# Digh-perfor&ance digital signal processing 290.3 architecture# Cisco -<0H
$uality of service 2Io03 features6 :esource :eservation .rotocol 2:0V.3# weighted
fair $ueuing 2W4I3# frag&entation# and interleave# co&pliant with DA8A 2Audio and
video conferencing3# integrates with e"isting phone /fa"
-t has feature support for 8600# A600 and AB00 such as 4oreign ,"change <ffice
245<3 answer supervision# 45< disconnect supervision# Cisco ,cho Cancellation
2,CAN3# Connection trun%# Connection private line# auto&atic ring down 2.1A:3#
Cisco Doot and Doller# Cisco !ool Co&&and 1anguage 2!C13 -nteractive Voice
:esponse 2-V:3 Version 80# !ransparent Co&&on Channel 0ignaling 2!-CC03#
(usyout 2local voice (usyout J1V(<K and advanced voice (usyout JAV(<K3# .ulse
dialing# -nbound hoo% flash 24oreign ,"change 0tation J450K3# <utbound hoo% flash
245<3# Caller -9 24503# Cisco 4a" :elay# !A; 4a" :elay# !AB fa" store and forward
20E43# 4a" /&ode& pass through and 29!+43 relay
4%5M - .ac%et Voice 9igital 0ignal +odule pretty &uch does everything noted above
that the N+-8V does -t is Lust this is on board the 8;11 router when you insert one
of these &odules on the &ain board V-C)s are Voice -nterface Cards supporting
analogue connections for6 45< 2to the local telephone e"change3M 450 2to an
analogue phone3 and ,E+ 2to a .(53
%IC30-26 &odule * this is a two port voice/fa" interface card and gets integrated in
86105+ router which we will be using in our CCNA ho&e lab V-C-845< card will be
used to interface the whole thing with the .<!0 line co&ing in to your ho&e and you
would be able to connect e"isting ho&e telephone line into this &odule to &a%e and
receive calls via your voice lab fro& your ho&e telephone nu&ber
%IC030-26- +a%e sure you note the e"tra 8 in the &odel nu&ber !his is very
si&ilar to the plain version of the card for the 86005+ but it supports a few &ore
features that are on the e"a& and in the labs for the %its using the 8;11 routers
%IC30-2S &odules * !his will be the voice interface card with 450 interface it will
connect directly to standard phone# fa" &achine in the voice networ%
%IC030-2S- +a%e sure you note the e"tra 8 in the &odel nu&ber !his is very
si&ilar to the plain version of the card for the 86005+ but it supports a few &ore
features that are on the e"a& and in the labs for the %its using the 8;11 routers
Cisco I4 4hones - B760N is nice with 6 buttons# but a two line B740N will also
serve the purpose (asically we need two phones at a &ini&u&# one should have as
&any buttons as you can afford# the other can be a two line or even a lowly one line
B718N if price is a concern We need to buy power bric%s too if switch isn)t .o, !he
450 ports will send the power down the analog phone cables to ring the phones
-n -. phones N stands for global phones use icons on soft %eys instead of ,nglish
te"t
Cisco 0*,, 64/16 routers * 8611 64/16 routers will act as an D!!. server in lab
older C+, 46 environ&ent
#M3CUE or $IM3CUE * !he N+-C>, or A-+-C>, will give functionality of intuitive
pro&pts# autoattendent and -V: features in the voice environ&ent C>, would be
the license for the voice&ail card !hese will allow for Voice&ail and Autoattendent
so if you want this then you will need one >nity is an alternate Voice&ail 0yste&
$IM03CUE * !he A-+8-C>, will give you additional functionality again covered in
the new C+, ;6 lab wor%boo% for the 8;11 series routers
What is a SI4 Ser/er or !" CC#$ %oice &a'?
SI4 ser/er * 0-. pro"y is a software application which provides call routing services
in voice networ%s 0-. is a &ulti&edia co&&unication standard and used for internal
-. telephony transit a&ong enterprise voice gateway and 0-. capable -. * .(5s and
.0!Ns 0-. pro"y server accepts the registration re$uests fro& 0-. endpoints such
as -. phones# voice gateways# co&puter applications -t creates a dyna&ic record of
endpointFs current contact address We can also do static registrations with 0-.
server
All calls fro& .0!N will be handled by a 0-. pro"y server (elow is the configuration
of C+, for 0-. trun%ing6
voice service voip
allow-connections sip to sip
sip
registrar server e"pires &a" A600 &in A600
localhost dns6&yco&panytestco&
voice class codec 1
codec preference 1 gB11ulaw
! Inbound Translation Rule
OP for Auto Attendant pilot nu&ber Q=00R
voice translation-rule 1
rule 1 /===8888100/ /=00/
voice translation-profile AutoAttendant
OP Applied to the inbound dial-peers for AA
translate called 1
! SIP Trunk Configuration
dial-peer voice 1 voip
description SS-nco&ing Call fro& 0-. !run%SS
translation-profile inco&ing AutoAttendant
voice-class codec 1
voice-class sip dt&f-relay force rtp-nte
session protocol sipv8
session target sip-server
inco&ing called-nu&ber T
dt&f-relay rtp-nte
no vad
dial-peer voice 8 voip
description SS<utgoing Call to 0-. !run%SS
destination-pattern 7UUU
voice-class codec 1
voice-class sip dt&f-relay force rtp-nte
session protocol sipv8
session target sip-server
dt&f-relay rtp-nte
no vad
dial-peer voice A voip
description SS-nternational <utgoing Call to 0-. !run%SS
destination-pattern 7011!
voice-class codec 1
voice-class sip dt&f-relay force rtp-nte
session protocol sipv8
session target sip-server
dt&f-relay rtp-nte
no vad
! SIP UA Configuration
sip-ua
authentication userna&e ===8888100 password 0B=AB01,19=,41=44B48=(
no re&ote-party-id
retry invite 8
retry register 10
retry options 0
ti&ers connect 100
registrar dns6 &yco&panytestco& e"pires A600
sip-server dns6 &yco&panytestco&
host-registrar
Now if you follow the topology we described above# you can use ourCCNA Voice 1ab
Wor%boo% to wal% you through A0 different labs !he lab wor%boo% builds upon itself
so it is i&perative that you have si&ilar or better e$uip&ent !o &a%e it easy on
yourself# we obviously sell the entire lab %its with all the hardware you need Cou can
review all of the& here CCNA Voice 1ab ?its to help you achieve your goal of
beco&ing CCNA Voice certifiedO
!his concludes the lesson on setting up your own ho&e lab for the CCNA Voice e"a&
-n this lesson we learned about different types of e$uip&ent which are re$uired to
setup your own voice lab
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Passing the CCNA Voice certification exam is difficult enough if you are fully prepared
by attending a Cisco CCNA Voice class with an instructor and you have access to all the
proper books and equipment. ut what happens when you go home as it is not
reasonable for you to retain all that information you would have been exposed to in a one
week boot camp! "ou will need to setup a CCNA Voice lab in your home or work to
really absorb all those concepts and cement them into your brain through actual hands#on
application. $his is where our CCNA Voice %ab &orkbook can help you'
(ur CCNA Voice %ab &orkbook was designed to be generic so you don)t need to have the exact models in
our topology*but it will help+. "ou may ask, what is the suggested equipment to compliment this lab
workbook! -eep in mind this is a suggestion and you can complete many of the labs with more or less
equipment.
$o complete all the labs in this lab workbook you will need the following devices or better.
(ne /01234 5outer 16/4 75A4 8 9:4 ;lash with 1/.9 <(= as your C4> 9.1 router *keep in mind
the newer exam features C4> :.0, but many cannot afford the more expensive equipment and this
provides a cost effective solution as the concepts are basically the same+.
(ne Cisco ?692 <P Phone
(ne Cisco ?602 <P Phone
(ne Cisco /011 09@10 5outer
(ne Cisco /6A2 =witch
(ne Cisco /6/9 =witch
$wo &ic#1$ 4odules
(ne nm#/v module
(ne vic#/fxo module
(ne vic#/fxs modules
(ne nm#cue module *required for labs /6 8 B2+
=ix patch cables
(ne ack to ack Cable
&hat if you don)t have those exact units! &ell, most of the labs will still work as long as you have a C4>
router. <f you do not have the nm#cue module*which is about CB22+, you can still do all the labs except
labs /6 8 B2. $hus you should be able to put the rest of the topology together for about C1,222. &e
obviously have these kits preconfigured for you. &hat if you have to skimp and don)t have all the switches
or routers! &ill you still be able to do them all! $o a large extent. "ou are a CCNA by now. =o given
that logic you should be able to remove a router or switch from the lab topology and still see how the lab
works and understand the concepts behind it. =o there is still value in going through the labs even if you
don)t have every peice as you will understand the how and why behind the lab concept with our in#depth
explanations.
=o let)s take a look at the labs covered in this CCNA Voice %ab &orkbook.

%ab D1 Esing Analog Phones with a Cisco 5outer 8 7ial Peers
%ab D/ Configuring P%A5*Private#%ine Automatic 5ingdown+
%ab DB Esing &ildcards with 7ial Peers
%ab D9 Esing 7igital <nterfaces for Vo<P 8 $1 P5< Configuration
%ab DA Configuring Voice 8 7ata V%ANs
%ab D0 7FCP Configuration
%ab D? N$P Configuration
%ab D: <nstalling C4>
%ab D6 Configuring C4> as a $;$P =erver 8 ePhone =etup
%ab D12 Configuring Phones in C4>
%ab D11 Cisco =oftPhone =etup
%ab D1/ Configuring Cisco =oftPhones
%ab D1B 7ial Plans between Analog 8 Vo<P Phones
%ab D19 <nstalling =<P Phone =oftware
%ab D1A Configuring a =<P Phone on a Cisco 5outer
%ab D10 Go= Configuration
%ab D1? Auto Go= Configuration
%ab D1: Configuring a Funt Hroup
%ab D16 Configuring Caller <7
%ab D/2 Configuring a Call Parking =lot
%ab D/1 Configuring an <ntercom
%ab D// Configuring 4ulticast 4oF
%ab D/B Configuring Call Admission Control
%ab D/9 Configuring 7irectory =ervices
%ab D/A Configuring =peed 7ial
%ab D/0 Configuring Presence
%ab D/? Configuring a =<P $runk
%ab D/: Configuring $ranslation 5ules
%ab D/6 =etting up Cisco Enity >xpress
%ab DB2 Configuring Enity >xpress
Appendix A