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Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Voice Gateway

The Front Panel

The Front Panel

The Voice Gateway’s LEDs, which inform you about network activities, are located on the front panel.

Power

Green. The

Power

LED lights up when the Voice Gateway is powered on and connected to

the Internet. It flashes when the Voice Gateway is not connected to the Internet. The LED

also flashes when the Voice Gateway is booting up or upgrading its firmware.

INTERNET

Green. The

INTERNET

LED lights up when there is an active connection through the

ETHERNET port. If the LED is flashing, then there is traffic moving through that port.

PHONE

Green. The

PHONE

LED is solidly lit when a telephone or fax machine has an active or

registered connection to your Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP) through the PHONE

port. It flashes when the phone is being used or is off the hook.

LINE

Green. The

LINE

LED lights up when the a telephone or fax machine has an active

connection to traditional phone service through the LINE port.

Proceed to “Chapter 4: Getting Started.”

Figure 3-2: Front Panel

NOTE:

The LINE port will be

active only if you have

traditional phone service.

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Chapter 4: Getting Started

Before You Begin

Chapter 4: Getting Started

Before You Begin

Make sure you have the following:

•

An active Internet connection

•

An active Internet phone service account and its settings

•

cable/DSL modem

•

One computer for configuration of the Voice Gateway

•

Analog telephone or fax machine with an RJ-11 phone cable

Connecting the Voice Gateway

1.

Power off your network devices, including your modem and PC.

2.

If you have traditional phone service, connect the RJ-11 phone cable (included) to the Voice Gateway’s LINE

port and your telephone wall jack.

3.

Connect one end of a different RJ-11 phone cable to the Voice Gateway’s PHONE port. Connect the other

end to your analog telephone or fax machine.

Figure 4-1: Connect to the Telephone

Wall Jack

IMPORTANT:

Do not connect the PHONE port to a telephone wall jack. Make sure you only

connect a telephone or fax machine to the PHONE port. Otherwise, the Voice Gateway or the

telephone wiring in your home or office may be damaged.

Figure 4-2: Connect a Telephone

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Connecting the Voice Gateway

4.

Connect one end of an Ethernet network cable (included) to the ETHERNET port of the Voice Gateway.

Connect the other end to the Ethernet port of your PC.

5.

Connect one end of a different Ethernet network cable to the INTERNET port of the Voice Gateway. Connect

the other end to your cable/DSL modem.

6.

Power on the broadband modem.

7.

Connect the included power adapter to the Voice Gateway’s power port, and then plug the power adapter

into an electrical outlet. The power LED on the front panel will light up as soon as the Voice Gateway

powers on.

8.

Power on your PC.

Proceed to the next section.

Figure 4-3: Connect a PC

Figure 4-4: Connect to the Modem

NOTE:

Make sure your PC’s Ethernet adapter is set to obtain an IP address automatically. For

more information, refer to Windows Help.

Figure 4-5: Connect Power

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Configuring the Voice Gateway

Configuring the Voice Gateway

1.

Launch the web browser on the PC.

2.

Enter

192.168.0.1/advanced

in the

Address

field (

192.168.0.1

is the default local IP address of the Voice

Gateway). Then press the

Enter

key.

3.

If your Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP) did not supply a password, you will not see a login screen.

Proceed to step 4.

If your ITSP supplied a password, you will see a login screen. In the

User Name

field, enter

user

, the default

user name for user access (this cannot be changed). Then enter the user password supplied by your ITSP.

4.

The

Router - Status

screen will appear. Click the

WAN Setup

tab.

5.

Proceed to the appropriate instructions for your Internet Connection Type.

DHCP

a.

Select

DHCP

from the

Connection Type

drop-down menu.

b.

If you use a cable modem, you may need to configure the MAC Clone Settings. (Contact your ISP for

more information.)

Enable MAC Clone Service

. If your service uses a specific PC MAC address, then select

yes

from the

Enable MAC Clone Service

setting. Then enter the PC’s MAC address in the

Cloned MAC Address

field.

c.

Click the

Submit All Changes

button.

Figure 4-7: Router - WAN Setup Screen

Figure 4-8: MAC Clone Settings

Figure 4-6: Login Screen

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Static IP

a.

Select

Static IP

from the

Connection Type

drop-down menu.

b.

In the Static IP Settings section, enter the IP address in the

Static IP

field, the subnet mask in the

NetMask

field, and the default gateway IP address in the

Gateway

field.

c.

In the Optional Settings section, enter the DNS server address(es) in the

Primary DNS

and optional

Secondary DNS

fields.

d.

Click the

Submit All Changes

button.

PPPoE

(most DSL users)

a.

Select

PPPoE

from the

Connection Type

drop-down menu.

b.

Enter the user name in the

PPPoE Login Name

field, and enter the password in the

PPPoE Login

Password

field.

c.

Click the

Submit All Changes

button.

6.

If the Voice Gateway is pre-configured by your ITSP, then you do not need to change any of the default voice

settings. Refer to the documentation supplied by your service provider for more information. If you need to

configure additional settings, refer to “Chapter 6: Using the Web-based Utility” for instructions.

Figure 4-9: Static IP Settings

Figure 4-10: PPPoE Settings

static ip address

: a fixed address

assigned to a computer or device

connected to a network.

subnet mask

: an address code that

determines the size of the network.

default gateway

: a device that forwards

Internet traffic from your local area

network.

pppoe

: a type of broadband connection

that provides authentication (username

and password) in addition to data

transport.

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