Cisco recommends turning off SIP ALG, or similar SIP-aware functions, on routers and firewalls carrying Webex Calling traffic, because some ALG implementations cause firewall traversal problems.

Checked 2026-09-25

If a router or firewall is SIP Aware, implying that the SIP Application Layer Gateway (ALG) or similar is enabled, we recommend you turn off this functionality for accurate operation of the service.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Webex Calling
Subsystem
network / firewall
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Calls that drop after about 30 seconds: source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-webex-disable-alg. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-webex-disable-alg

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-webex-disable-alg,
  title  = {Calls that drop after about 30 seconds: source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-webex-disable-alg},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-webex-disable-alg},
  note   = {Source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-webex-disable-alg, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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