Cisco recommends turning off SIP ALG or similar SIP-aware functions on routers and firewalls for Webex Calling, because some ALG implementations cause firewall-traversal problems even though the traffic is encrypted.

Checked 2026-09-25

we recommend you turn off this functionality for accurate operation of the service.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Webex Calling
Subsystem
network
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). SIP registration failures: source note sip-registration-failures-wxc-disable-sip-alg. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-registration-failures-wxc-disable-sip-alg

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-registration-failures-wxc-disable-sip-alg,
  title  = {SIP registration failures: source note sip-registration-failures-wxc-disable-sip-alg},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-registration-failures-wxc-disable-sip-alg},
  note   = {Source note sip-registration-failures-wxc-disable-sip-alg, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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