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Chapter 4: Getting Started

Placing the Phone Adapter

Placing the Phone Adapter

There are two ways to place the Phone Adapter. The first way is to place the Phone Adapter horizontally on a

surface. The second way is to mount the Phone Adapter on a wall. The wall-mount option is explained in further

detail below.

Wall-Mount Option

The Phone Adapter has two wall-mount slots on its back panel. The distance between the two slots is 58 mm

(2.28 inches).

1.

Determine where you want to mount the Phone Adapter.

2.

Drill two holes into the wall. Make sure the holes are 58 mm (2.28 inches) apart.

3.

Insert a screw into each hole, and leave 5 mm (0.2 inches) of its head exposed.

4.

Maneuver the Phone Adapter so the wall-mount slots line up with the two screws.

5.

Place the wall-mount slots over the screws and slide the Phone Adapter down until the screws fit snugly into

the wall-mount slots.

Congratulations! The installation of the Phone Adapter is complete.

Figure 4-10: Measurement between

Wall-Mount Slots

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Chapter 5: Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu

Overview

Chapter 5: Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu

Overview

You may need to manually configure the Phone Adapter by entering the settings provided by your Internet

Telephony Service Provider (ITSP). This chapter explains how to use the Interactive Voice Response Menu to

configure the Phone Adapter’s network settings. You will use the telephone’s keypad to enter your commands

and select choices, and the Phone Adapter will use voice responses.

For more advanced configuration, refer to “Chapter 6: Using the Web-based Utility.”

Accessing the Interactive Voice Response Menu

1.

Use a telephone connected to one of the Phone Adapter’s PHONE ports. (You can only access the Interactive

Voice Response Menu through an analog telephone, not any of the Internet phones.)

2.

Press

****

(in other words, press the star key four times).

3.

Wait until you hear “Linksys configuration menu. Please enter the option followed by the # (pound) key or

hang up to exit.”

4.

Refer to the following table that lists actions, commands, menu choices, and descriptions. After you select

an option, press the

#

(pound) key. To exit the menu, hang up the telephone.

NOTE:

If your ITSP sent you the Phone Adapter, then it may be pre-configured for you, and you do

not need to change any settings. Refer to the instructions supplied by your service provider for more

information.

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Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu

Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu

While entering a value, such as an IP address, you may exit without entering any changes. Press the

*

(star) key

twice within half a second. Otherwise, the * will be treated as a decimal point or dot.

After entering a value, such as an IP address, press the

#

(pound) key to indicate you have finished your

selection. To save the new setting, press

1

. To review the new setting, press

2

. To re-enter the new setting, press

3

. To cancel your entry and return to the main menu, press

*

(star).

For example, to enter the IP address

191.168.1.105

by keypad, press these keys:

191*168*1*105

. Press the

#

(pound) key to indicate that you have finished entering the IP address. Then press

1

to save the IP address or

press the

*

(star) key to cancel your entry and return to the main menu.

If the menu is inactive for more than one minute, the Phone Adapter will time out. You will need to re-enter the

menu by pressing ****.

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Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu

The settings you have saved will take effect after you have hung up the telephone. The Phone Adapter may

reboot at this time.

Interactive Voice Response Menu

Action

Command

(press these

keys on the

telephone)

Choices

Description

Enter Interactive Voice

Response Menu

****

Use this command to enter the Interactive

Voice Response Menu. Do not press any

other keys until you hear, “Linksys

configuration menu. Please enter the option

followed by the # (pound) key or hang up to

exit.”

Check Internet

Connection Type

100

Hear the Internet connection type of the

Phone Adapter.

Check Internet IP

Address

110

Hear the IP address assigned to the Phone

Adapter’s Internet (external) interface.

Check Network Mask

(or Subnet Mask)

120

Hear the network or subnet mask assigned to

the Phone Adapter.

Check Gateway IP

Address

130

Hear the IP address of the Phone Adapter

(usually the network router).

Check MAC Address

140

Hear the MAC address of the Phone Adapter

in hexadecimal string format.

ip

(internet protocol): a protocol used to

send data over a network.

ip address

: the address used to identify a

computer or device on a network.

mac address

: the unique address that a

manufacturer assigns to each networking

device.

subnet mask

: an address code that

determines the size of the network.

gateway

: a device that forwards Internet

traffic from your local area network.

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