ZyXEL Communications P-2024 manual

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    Copyright © 2007. All rights reserved. P-2024 V oIP Analog T elephone Adaptor Quick S tart Guide V ersion 3.60 7/2007 Edition 1 DEFAULT LOGIN IP Address http://1 92 .168.5.1 Password 1234[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 1 Overview Use your P-2024 to make V oice over IP calls using analog ph ones. Connect analog telephones to the P-2024 , and map each phone port to one or more of the configurable V oIP (SIP) accounts. The following fi gure shows your P-20 24 (labeled A ) all owing analog telephones to make and receive calls over the Intern[...]

  • Page 3

    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 2 The following table li sts some important information about the P-2024. 1 Inst alling the Hardware Either: • Attach the included self-adhesive ru bbe r feet (for free-standing installation) or • Attach the included brackets and mount the P-2024 in a rack " For proper ventilation, allow at least 4 inches ( 10 cm)[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 3 1.2 Rack-Mounted Inst allation 1 Align one bracket with the holes on one side o f the P-2024 and secure it with bracket screws smaller than the rack-mo unting screws. Attach the ot her bracket to the other side of the P-2024. 2 After attaching both mounting brackets, position the switch in the rack by lining up th e hole[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 4 2 Making Hardware Connections This section describes how to connect the P-2024 to your network and prepare it for configuration. T ake the following steps to connect the P-2024 to your network: 1 Connect the T elco-50 (RJ-21) cable to the PHONE connector and tigh ten the retaining screw . See Section 2 on page 4 for info[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 5 The LAN and WA N LEDs turn on w hen they are conne cted , and blink when there is traffic. A green LED indicates that the connection is at 10Mbps, and a yellow LED indicates that the connection is at 100Mbps. V If the PWR/ST A TUS LED does not turn on, check the P-2024 ’s power connection. If the LAN or WAN LED does no[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 6 Y ou can either connect telephon es directly to the P-2024 using the RJ-1 1 connectors on the T elco-50 cable, or use an MDF (Main Distribution F rame), as shown in the following figure. If you use an MDF , attach the wires from the P-2024’s T elco-50 cable to the upper ports (use a punch-down tool) and attach the wire[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 7 3 Accessing the Web Configurator 3.1 Setting Y our Comp uter ’ s IP Address " Make a note of your computer ’s IP settings before you change them. In order to config ure your P- 2024 throug h the LAN port, you need to set your computer ’s IP address to be in the same subnet as the P-2024. " The P-2024’ s[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 8 V If you do not see this screen, check you r connections and ensure that one of the P-2024’ s LAN LEDs is on. Check that your computer is using a st atic IP address in the range 192.168.5.2 ~ 19 2.168.5.254 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 ( default). Enter the password (default 1234) and click Login . The following[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 9 2 The Internet Connection screen appears. Select the Encap sulation you were given to u se for Internet access. 3 If you select PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) in the Encapsulation field, enter your Service Name (if you have one), your User Na me, and enter (and re-enter) your Password in the fields that ap[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 10 5 Setting Up A SIP Account 6 Click the Stat us icon in the navigation panel. The Stat u s screen displ ays. Check that the W AN In formation settings in the Device Information section are correct. V If you configured the P-2024 to get a W AN IP address automatically an d the WA N I n f o r m a t i o n fields are blank, [...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 11 2 The SIP Settings screen displays. Select the SIP Account you want to set up (this example uses the SIP 1 account). Ensure that Active SIP Account is selected. Enter the account information provided by your ITSP in the relevant fields. • If you do not have information for the Register Serve r Address or Register Serv[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 12 V If the SIP account does not register ( Not Register displays in the Registration field and/or the analog phone port 1 LED does not turn on ) check your W AN settings and re-enter the SIP account information. If this does not help, see T roubleshooting in your User ’s Guide or cont act your SIP service provider . If [...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 13 6 Setting Up a T elephone and Making a Call T ake the following steps to configure a spec ific ana log telephone to use the SIP account you set up for incoming and outgoing calls. 6.1 Setting Up a T elephone 1 Connect an analog telephone to the phone po rt you want to use via the T elco-50 cable. This example uses analo[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 14 If you set a phone port to use more than one SIP account for outgoing calls - for example, if you set Phon e10 to use SIP9 , SIP14 and SIP15 - the following things happen when you make a call for the first time: • The P-2024 tries to use the lo west-numbered SIP account ( SIP9 in th is example). • If the first SIP a[...]

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    P-2024 Quick Start G uide 15 6.2 Making a Call V If you experience dif ficulty using an analog phone when there is another device (such as an MDF) connected between the phon e and the P-2024, try connecting the phone directly to the T elco-50 cable jack. 1 Lift the phone’s receiver . If the ph one port is correctly configured, you hear a dial ton[...]

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