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Voice Gateway with Router
User Guide
Voice
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SPA3102
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Voice Gateway with Router Copyright and Trademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. Copyright © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause c
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Voice Gateway with Router
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Voice Gateway with Router Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Networking Basics 5 An Introduction to Local Area Networks 5 The Use of IP Addresses 5 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Voice Gateway 7 The Back Panel 7 The Front Panel 8 Chapter 4: Getting Started 9 Before You Begin 9 Connecting the Voice Gateway 9 Configuring the Voice Gateway 11 Chapter 5: Using the Interactive Voice Response Menu 13 Overview 13 Accessing the Interactive Voice Resp
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Voice Gateway with Router Appendix A: Troubleshooting 49 Common Problems and Solutions 49 Frequently Asked Questions 60 Appendix B: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter 65 Windows 98 or Me Instructions 65 Windows 2000 or XP Instructions 66 For the Voice Gateway’s Web-based Utility 66 Appendix C: Windows Help 67 Appendix D: Glossary 69 Appendix E: Specifications 73 Appendix F: Warranty Information 79 Appendix G: Regulatory Information 81 Appendix H: Contact Information
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Voice Gateway with Router List of Figures Figure 3-1: Back Panel 7 Figure 3-2: Front Panel 8 Figure 4-1: Connect to the Telephone Wall Jack 9 Figure 4-2: Connect a Telephone 9 Figure 4-3: Connect a PC 10 Figure 4-4: Connect to the Modem 10 Figure 4-5: Connect Power 10 Figure 4-6: Login Screen 11 Figure 4-7: Router - WAN Setup Screen 11 Figure 4-8: MAC Clone Settings 11 Figure 4-9: Static IP Settings 12 Figure 4-10: PPPoE Settings 12 Figure 6-1: Login Screen 22 Figure 6-2: Router - Status Screen
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Voice Gateway with Router Figure 6-12: Voice - User 1 Screen 40 Figure 6-13: Speed Dial and Supplementary Service Settings 42 Figure 6-14: Distinctive Ring and Ring Settings 43 Figure 6-15: Voice - PSTN User Screen 45 Figure 6-16: PSTN-To-VoIP Speed Dial Settings 46 Figure 6-17: PSTN Ring Thru Line 1 Distinctive Ring Settings 47 Figure 6-18: PSTN Ring Thru Line 1 Ring Settings 48 Figure B-1: IP Configuration Screen 65 Figure B-2: MAC/Adapter Address 65 Figure B-3: MAC/Physical Address 66 Figure
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Voice Gateway with Router Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing the Voice Gateway with Router. This Voice Gateway will allow your computers to share a high-speed Internet connection as well as resources, including files and printers. Plus, the Voice Gateway can bridge traditional phone service, also known as Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) service, with Internet phone service, also known as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). And after you have set up your Internet
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Voice Gateway with Router To create your network, install and set up the Voice Gateway. To guide you through the process, use the instructions in the Quick Installation or this User Guide to help you. These instructions should be all you need to get the most out of the Voice Gateway. What’s in this Guide? This guide covers the basic steps for setting up a network with the Voice Gateway. After going through “Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Voice Gateway,” most users will only need to use the fo
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Voice Gateway with Router Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix describes some possible problems and solutions, as well as frequently asked questions, regarding installation and use of the Voice Gateway. Appendix B: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter This appendix instructs you on how to find the MAC address or Ethernet address of your PC’s Ethernet network adapter. Appendix C: Windows Help This appendix describes how you can use Windows Help for instruc
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Voice Gateway with Router 4 Chapter 1: Introduction What’s in this Guide?
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Voice Gateway with Router Chapter 2: Networking Basics An Introduction to Local Area Networks Simply put, a router is a network device that connects two networks together. The Voice Gateway connects your local area network (LAN), or the group of PCs in your home or office, to the Internet. The Voice Gateway processes and regulates the data that travels between these two networks. nat (network address translation): NAT The Voice Gateway’s Network Address Translation (NAT) technology protects y
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Voice Gateway with Router If you use the Voice Gateway to share your cable or DSL Internet connection, contact your ISP to find out if they have assigned a static IP address to your account. If so, you will need that static IP address when configuring the Voice Gateway. You can get the information from your ISP. A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a device on the network. These IP addresses are called dynamic ip address: a temporary IP dynamic because they are only temporarily
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Voice Gateway with Router Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Voice Gateway The Back Panel The Voice Gateway’s ports are located on the back panel. Figure 3-1: Back Panel LINE Use this port to connect the Voice Gateway to your standard telephone wall jack. NOTE: The LINE port will be active only if you have PHONE Use this port to connect an analog phone (or fax machine) with an RJ-11 telephone cable. traditional phone service. ETHERNET The ETHERNET port connects to a network device, such as a PC or
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Voice Gateway with Router The Front Panel The Voice Gateway’s LEDs, which inform you about network activities, are located on the front panel. Figure 3-2: 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. ETHERNET Green. The ETHERNET LED lights up when there is an active connec
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Voice Gateway with Router 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 (inclu
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Voice Gateway with Router 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. Figure 4-3: Connect a PC 7. Connect the included power adapter to the Voice Gateway’s power port, and then plug the power adapter into
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Voice Gateway with Router 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. Figure 4-6: 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
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Voice Gateway with Router Static IP a. Select Static IP from the Connection Type drop-down menu. Figure 4-9: Static IP Settings static ip address: a fixed address b. In the Static IP Settings section, enter the IP address in the Static IP field, the subnet mask in the assigned to a computer or device NetMask field, and the default gateway IP address in the Gateway field. connected to a network. c. In the Optional Settings section, enter the DNS server address(es) in the Primary DNS and option
