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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 Dual FXS Port Analog Telephone Adaptor HT496 User Manual www.grandstream.com Firmware Version 1.0.3.86 support@gr andstr eam.c om[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 2 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS HT496 User Manual WELCOME........................................................................................................................ ............................ 4 S AFETY C OMPLIANCES ..................................[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 3 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABLE OF F IGURES HT496 User Manual F IGURE 1: C ONNECTING THE HT496 ............................................................................................................... 5 F IGURE 2: C ONFIGURING THE HT496 ..................................[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 4 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 W ELCOME Thank you for purchasing the Grandstre am HT496, the affordable, feature ri ch Analog Telephone Ada ptor designed for both the re sid ential and business user. HT496 is a next generation dual-port SIP IAD for Internet data, voice, and fax. The[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 5 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 I NSTALLATION E QUIPMENT P ACKAGING The HT496 ATA package contains: • One HT496 Main Case • One Universal Power Adaptor • One Ethernet Cable C ONNECTING Y OUR ATA The HT496 is easy to configure. The HT496 h as two F XS ports. Each FXS port can ha[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 6 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 F IVE EASY STEP S TO INSTALL T HE HT496 1. Connect a standard touch-tone analo g teleph one (or fax machine) to first FXS port. 2. Connect another stand ard touch-tone analog telephon e (or fax ma chine) to second FXS port. 3. Insert the Ethernet cable[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 7 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 P RODUCT O VERVIEW The HT496 is a full feature voice and fax-over IP devic e that offers a high-l evel of integration including dual 10M/100Mbps network ports with integrate d router, NAT, DHCP se rver, dual port FXS telephone gateway, market-leading s[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 8 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABL E 3: HT496 Hardware Specifications LAN Interface 1 x RJ45 10 Mbps WAN Interface 1 x RJ45 10 Mbps FXS phone port 2 x FXS Button 1 LED Green and red / solid state & blinking state Universal Switching Power Adaptor Input: 100-240VAC 50-6 0 Hz Ou[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 9 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 B ASIC O PERATIONS G ET F AMILIAR WITH V OICE P ROMPT HT496 stores a voice prompt menu (Inte ractive Voice Response or IVR ) for quick browsi ng and simple configuration. The IVR menu and the LED button wo rk with the FXS port 1 only . Pick-up the hand[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 10 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 IVR Definition NOTES: 1. Once the button is pressed, it enters the voice prompt main menu. If the button is pre s sed a gain, while it is already in the voice prompt menu, it jumps to “Direct IP Call” option and a dial tone i s prompted 2. “ * ?[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 11 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 P LACING A P HONE C ALL P HONE OR E XTENSION N UMBERS 1. Dial the number dire ctly and wait for 4 se conds (Default “No Key Entry Timeout”); or 2. Dial the number dire ctly and pr ess # (Use # a s dial key” must be configured in web configuratio[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 12 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 Expected outcomes: a) A quick confirmation tone (call waiting tone) followed by a dial tone. This indi cates the transfer is successful. Hang up or place another ca ll. b) A quick busy tone followed by a restored call (on supported pl atforms only). T[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 13 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 C ALL F EATURES The HT496 supports all the tradition al a nd advanced telephony features. T ABL E 5: HT496 Call Feature Definitions Key Call Features *23 3-way conference *30 Block Caller ID (for all subsequent calls) *31 Send Caller ID (for all subse[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 14 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 LED L IGHT P ATTERN I NDICATION Following tables show the LED light pattern indication. The LED sh ows PHONE1 status only. T ABL E 6: HT496 LED Definitions RED LED always indicate s not normal status Button flashes every 2 seconds. (if DHCP is configu[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 15 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 C ONFIGURATI ON G UIDE C ONFIGURING HT496 THROUGH V OICE P ROMPT DHCP M ODE Select voice menu option 01 to enable HT496 to use DHCP. STATIC IP M ODE Select voice menu option 01 to enable HT496 to use ST ATIC IP mode, then use option 02, 03, 04, 05 to [...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 16 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 C ONFIGURING HT496 WITH W EB B ROWSER HT496 has an embedded Web serv er that will resp ond to HTTP GET/POST request s. It also has embedded HTML pages that allow users to confi gure the HT4 96 through a Web browser such as Microsoft’s IE and AOL’s[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 17 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 E ND U SER C ONFIGURATION Once the HTTP request is sent from a Web browser, the user wil l see a log in screen. There are two default passwords for the login page: User Level: Password : Web pages allo wed: End User Level 123 Onl y Status and Basic Se[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 18 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABL E 7: HT496 Basic Configurat ion Settings Definitions End User Pass word Password to access the Web Configuration Menu. T his field is case sens itive with a maximum length of 25 characters. Web Port By default, HTTP uses port 80. This field is f[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 19 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 Daylight Sav ings Time Controls whether displa yed time is daylight savings tim e or not. If set to “Yes” and the Optional Rule is empty, then t he dis played time will be 1 hour ahe ad of normal time. • The “ Automatic Daylig ht Saving Time R[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 20 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABL E 8: HT496 Device Status Page Definitions MAC A ddress The device ID in HEX format. This is needed for ISP troubleshooti ng. WAN IP Address Shows WAN IP address of HT496. Product Model Contains the product model info. Software Version Program: T[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 21 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABL E 9: HT496 Advanced Configuration Page Definitions Admin Password This contains the password to access the Advanced Web C onfiguration page. This field is case sensitive. Home NPA Local area code for North American Dial Pla n. Layer 3 QoS This f[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 22 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 Caller ID Scheme Select the Caller ID Scheme to suit the standard of different area. • Bellcor e (North America) • CID-Canada • DTMF-Brazil • DTMF-Sewde n • DTMF (Denmark) • ET SI-DTMF (Finland, Sweden) • ET SI-FSK (France, Germany, Norw[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 23 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 T ABL E 10: HT496 Individual Account Settings Definitions SIP Server This field contains the URI string or the IP address (and port, if different from 5060) of the SIP proxy server. e.g., the following are s ome vali d examples: sip.my-voip- provider.[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 24 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 Enable Call Features Default is Yes. Advanced call features and feature codes functions are supported locally . Use Bell-style 3-way Confer en ce If this parameter is set to “Yes”, user will be able to make Bellcore style 3-wa y conference. *23 wi[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 25 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 Early Dial This parameter controls whether the early IN VITE each time a ke y is pres sed. If set to “Yes”, an INVITE is sent for each dialed number . If set to NO, INVITE is sent after the “(Re-)Dial” button is pressed o r after 5 secon ds ha[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 26 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 S AVING THE C ONFIGURATION C HANGES After making a change, click the “Update ” button in the Configuration page. The HT496 will di splay the following screen to confirming ch ang es. Reboot or power cycl e the HT4 96 to enable the changes. F IGURE[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 27 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 S OFTWARE U PGRADE Software upgrade can be done via either TFTP or HTTP. The corre sponding configuration settings are in the ADVANCED SETTINGS configuration page. F IRMWARE U PGRADE THROUG H TFTP/HTTP To upgrade via TFTP or HTTP, the “Firmware Upgr[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 28 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 C ONFIGURATION F ILE D OWNLOAD The HT496 can be config ured via Web GUI as well as th rough the Configurati on File through TFTP or HTTP. “Config Server Path” is the TFTP or HTTP server path for configuration file. It needs to be set to a valid UR[...]

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    Grandstream Networks, Inc. HT496 User Manu al Page 29 of 29 Firmware 1.0.3.86 Last Updated: 7/2007 R ESTORE F ACTORY D EFAULT S ETTING WARNING! Restoring the Factory Default Setting will DELETE all configuration information of the phone. Please BACKUP or PRINT out all the settings before y ou approach to following st eps. Grandstream will not take [...]