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Chapter 5: Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu
Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu
IP Telephony System
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 System will time out. You will need to re-enter the menu by
pressing ****.
The settings you have saved will take effect after you have hung up the telephone. The System 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 System.
Check Internet IP
Address
110
Hear the IP address assigned to the
System’s Internet (external) interface.
Check Network Mask
(or Subnet Mask)
120
Hear the network or subnet mask
assigned to the System.
Check Gateway IP
Address
130
Hear the IP address of the gateway
(usually the network router).
Check MAC Address
140
Hear the MAC address of the System
in hexadecimal string format.
Check Firmware
Version
150
Hear the version number of the
firmware currently running on the
System.
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.
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.
firmware
: the programming code
that runs a networking device.