ZyXEL Communications P-2608HWL-DX manual

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Table of contents for the manual

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    P-2608HWL-Dx 802.1 1g Wireless ADSL2+ V oIP IAD Quick S t art Guide V e rsion 3.40 10/2006 Edition 1[...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 2 1 Make Y our Hardware Connections Rear Panel 1D S L : In the P-26 08HWL-Dx, the DSL p ort handles both the ADSL and regul ar telephone service connections. Connect the v-shape d cable (with one gr ay and one green wi re) to the P-2608HWL-Dx’s DSL port. Connect the gray wire to the MODEM or DSL jack on a telephone [...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 3 2E T H E R N E T 1~4 : Use Ethernet cables to connect a computer to this port for initial configuration and/o r Internet access. 3 PHONE 1-8 : Use a telephone cable to connect your telep hones to these ports. If you only have one telephone , you should use port 1. Side Panel 1P O W E R : Use the po wer adaptor provi[...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 4 •T h e PHONE LEDs stay on when your SIP account is reg istered and they blink if the receiver is off the hook. V If none of the LEDs are on, turn the device of f and recheck you r hardware connections. 3 Configure Y our P-2608HWL-Dx V If your browser cannot find this screen, make sure yo ur browser is configured c[...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 5 3.1 Internet/Wireless Setup 1 Click INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP . W ait while the P-2608HWL-Dx tries to detect your Internet connection. If the P-2608HWL-Dx cannot detect your Internet connection, follow the directions. Enter the information provided by your ISP . Keep the default settings if your ISP did not provide so[...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 6 3.2 OTIST ZyXEL's One-T ouch Inte lligent Security T echnology (OTIST ) feature allows you to automatically co nfigure the SSID and WP A-PSK on al l OTIST -equipped wireless clients within range of the P-2608HWL-Dx. Note • If you enable OTIST but select Disable wireless security using the wireless wizard, the[...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 7 2 Enter the information provided by your V oIP service provider . Keep the default settings if your V oIP service provider did not provide some information. If you have a SIP account like 1234567@V oIP- provider .com , the SIP Number is 1234567 , and the SIP Service Domain is V oIP-pro vider .com . 3 When you are do[...]

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    P-2608HWL-Dx Quick Start Guide 8 4 Make Phone Calls Follow these directi ons to make calls o ver the Internet. • If you want to dial a SIP number that only uses num bers (for example, “12345”), dial the numbe r on your phone’s keypad. Y ou can also set up a speed-dial entry , if you want. See the User ’s Guide for instructions. • If you[...]