Hardware Update

[burris]

Do you all mean WAN or LAN. The wan has to be enabled or it wouldn't accept an IP address from your DSL, Cable, or Router depending on if it's connected before or after the home router. The LAN side; which is it's router functions can be disabled if you are connecting after a home router and not using it to feed/route PC's or other devices.

On a similar side bar: Is the WAN side accessible to the web interface so that we can give the 502 a static IP address from our home network, or do we HAVE TO let it grab an IP address via DHCP? I run only static IP addresses on my home network and need to be able to see the 502 to a 192.168.x.x static IP address on the WAN side. Thx... Mike....

If you don't yet have it, here is the manual for it.

See if you can figure it out.

http://tinyurl.com/6n9nmq

[dswartz]

Sorry if I was unclear. By 'enabled on the WAN', I meant the management interface.

[scott2020]

On mine the way I received it from VOIPo, the WAN side had the HTTP management interface enabled. It is configurable to enable or disable from entering in touch tones per the quick setup guide. I guess that is why I could get to the management HTTP via the WAN interface, even though the WAN is connected to my LAN. Confusing huh!

Also, it looks like you can static IP the WAN port IP address. It has DHCP, PPPOE, or Static. You would just need to put in a static IP from your LAN on the WAN configuration of the 502 and it should work. I didn't need to make any other changes.

scott

[christcorp]

If you don't yet have it, here is the manual for it.

See if you can figure it out.

http://tinyurl.com/6n9nmq

Link doesn't work dude. But that's OK. It's probably similar to all other voip ata with built in routers. I plug it in, it grabs and IP address. I look at my regular router. It tells me the IP address it GAVE the voip adapter. I go to that IP address. It allows me into the configuration. I set up a static IP address on it. We probably don't have access to certain advanced features. Sound pretty typical to 99% of voip adapters in the world.

The only reason I asked was because the way some of the questions were being asked, it sounded like EVERYTHING was set up with DHCP and obtaining IP addresses automatically; that it was 100% plug and Pray and couldn't be changed. Sounds like a normal typical setup. later... mike....

[VOIPoTim]

Link doesn't work dude. But that's OK. It's probably similar to all other voip ata with built in routers. I plug it in, it grabs and IP address. I look at my regular router. It tells me the IP address it GAVE the voip adapter. I go to that IP address. It allows me into the configuration. I set up a static IP address on it. We probably don't have access to certain advanced features. Sound pretty typical to 99% of voip adapters in the world.

The only reason I asked was because the way some of the questions were being asked, it sounded like EVERYTHING was set up with DHCP and obtaining IP addresses automatically; that it was 100% plug and Pray and couldn't be changed. Sounds like a normal typical setup. later... mike....

You're actually able to login to the ATA to manage all the network settings yourself (static IPs, PPoE, etc). We don't provision that stuff.

By default it's all set to DHCP and a default 192.168.2.1 for it's lan port when used as a router.

Also can do port forwarding, dmz, etc...basic stuff, but it's there.

When you login though you can change that stuff.