Black Box VOE241 User manual

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Digital VoIP Router
Important
This is a Class A device and is intended for use in a light industrial environment. It is not intended nor
approved for use in an industrial or residential environment.
JUNE 2007
VOE241

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TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL
All applied-for and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
• The VOE241 contains no user serviceable parts. The
equipment shall be returned to Black Box for repairs,
or repaired by qualified service personnel.
• The external power adaptor shall be a listed limited
power source that incorporates a disconnect device
and shall be positioned within easy reach of the
operator. The mains outlet shall be within 10 feet (3
meters) of the device, shall be easily accessible, and
protected by a circuit breaker.
• Ensure that the power cable used meets all applica-
ble standards for the country in which it is to be
installed, and that it is connected to a wall outlet
which has earth ground.
• Hazardous network voltages are present in WAN
ports regardless of whether power to the VOE241 is
ON or OFF. To avoid electric shock, use caution when
near WAN ports. when detaching the cables, detach
the end away from the VOE241 first.
• Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect
cables during periods of lightning activity.
• Do not work on the system unless telephone network
cables are disconnected in order to prevent contact
with telephone line voltages.
In accordance with the requirements of council directive 2002/96/EC on Waste of
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), ensure that at end-of-life you separate
this product from other waste and scrap and deliver to the WEEE collection system in
your country for recycling.
WARNING

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1. Connect the VOE241 to your PC
First, the VOE241 must be connected to the mains power supply with the power
cable. Wait until the Power LED stops blinking and stays lit constantly. Now the
VOE241 is ready.
The VOE241 is equipped withAuto-MDX Ethernet ports, so you can use
straight-through cables for host or hub/switch connections (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Connecting the VOE241 to your laptop PC
The VOE241 comes with a built-in DHCP server to simplify configuration.
Therefore, to automatically configure the PC for IP connectivity to theVOE241,
the laptop PC must be configured for DHCP. TheVOE241 will provide the PC
with an IP address.You can check the connection to the VOE241 by executing
the ping command from the PC command window as follows:
ping 192.168.1.1

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2. Configuring the desired IP address
2.1 Factory-default IP settings
Both Ethernet interfaces are activated upon power-up. The LAN interface ETH
0/1 (LAN) provides a default DHCP server.
The factory default configuration for the Ethernet interface IP addresses and net-
work masks are listed in the table below. Both Ethernet interfaces are activated
upon power-up. LAN interface ETH 0/1 (LAN) provides a default DHCP server.
Note Any of ETH 0/1 (LAN) ports 1–4 can be used to configure the VOE241.
If these addresses match with those of your network, go to section “Connecting
theVOE241 to the network” on page 6. Otherwise, refer to the following sections
to change the addresses and network masks.
Note The VOE241 does not have an external RS-232 console port. Manage-
ment access takes place via Telnet or a web browser.
2.2 Login
To access the VOE241, start the Telnet application. Type the default IP address
for the router into the address field: 192.168.1.1 . Accessing your VOE241 via a
Telnet session displays the login screen. Type the factory default login: adminis-
trator and leave the password empty. Press the Enter key after the password
prompt.
login: administrator
password: <Enter>
192.168.1.1>
Item IP Address Network Mask
WAN interface Ethernet 0
(ETH 0/0) 172.16.40.1 255.255.0.0
LAN interface Ethernet 1
(ETH 0/1) 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
DHCP address range 192.168.1.10–192.168.1.19 255.255.255.0

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After you have successfully logged in you are in the operator execution mode,
indicated by > as command line prompt. With the commands enable and config-
ure you enter the configuration mode.
192.168.1.1> enable
192.168.1.1# configure
192.168.1.1(cfg)#
2.3 Changing the WAN IP address
Select the context IP mode to configure an IP interface.
192.168.1.1(cfg)# context ip router
192.168.1.1(ctx-ip)[router]#
Now you can set your IP address and network mask for the interface ETH 0/0
(WAN) . Within this example a network 172.16.1.0/24 address is assumed. The IP
address in this example is set to 172.16.1.99 (you should set this the IP address
given to you by your network provider).
172.16.1.99(ctx-ip)[router]# interface eth0
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#ipaddress 172.16.1.99 255.255.255.0
2002-10-29T00:09:40 : LOGINFO : Link down on interface eth0.
2002-10-29T00:09:40 : LOGINFO : Link up on interface eth0.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#
Copy this modified configuration to your new start-up configuration. Upon the
next start-up the system will initialize itself using the modified configuration.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]# copy running-config startup-config
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#
The VOE241 can now be connected to your network.

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3. Connecting the VOE241 to the network
In general, the VOE241 will connect to the network via the WAN (ETH 0/0) port.
This enables the VOE241 to offer routing services to the PC hosts on LAN (ETH
0/1) ports 1–4. TheVOE241 is equipped with Auto-MDX Ethernet ports, so you
can use straight-through or crossover cables for host or hub/switch connections
(see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Connecting the VOE241 to the network
You can check the connection with the ping command from the VOE241 to
another host on the network.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#ping <IP Address of the host>
Respectively from the host: ping 172.16.1.99
Note To ping outside your local LAN, you will need to configure the default
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4. Loading the configuration (optional)
Black Box provides a collection of configuration templates on the CD-ROM
shipped with your VOE241 device, one of which may be similar enough to your
application that you can use it to speed up configuring the VOE241. Simply
download the configuration note that matches your application to your PC.Adapt
the configuration as described in the configuration note to your network (remem-
ber to modify the IP address) and copy the modified configuration to a TFTP
server. The VOE241 can now load its configuration from this server.
Note If your application is unique and not covered by any of Black Box’s con-
figuration templates, you can manually configure the VOE241 instead of
loading a configuration file template.
In this example we assume the TFTP server on the host with the IP address
172.16.1.11 and the configuration named VOE.cfg in the root directory of the
TFTP server.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]# copy tftp://172.16.1.11/VOE.cfg star-
tup-config
Download...100%
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#
After the VOE241 has been rebooted the new startup configuration will be acti-
vated
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]# reload
Running configuration has been changed.
Do you want to copy the 'running-config' to the 'startup-con-
fig'?
Press 'yes' to store, 'no' to drop changes : no
Press 'yes' to restart, 'no' to cancel : yes
The system is going down
When you issue the reload command, the VOE241 will ask if you want to copy the
running configuration to the startup configuration. Since you just downloaded a con-
figuration file to the startup configuration you must answer this question with NO .
Otherwise, the downloaded configuration will be overwritten and lost!
IMPORTANT

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5. Additional Information
Refer to the VOE241 Getting Started Guide located on the CD-ROM shipped
with your VOE241 device and available online at www.blackbox.com/manuals.
For detailed information about:
•
Installing, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting.
•
Warranty, trademark & compliance
The CD-ROM also includes many freeware and shareware tools, including TFTP
servers, and Telnet clients.

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A. Compliance Information
A.1 Compliance
EMC:
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FCC Part 15, ClassA
•
EN55022, Class A
•
EN55024
Safety:
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IEC/EN 60950-1
•
AS/NZS 60950-1
PSTN Regulatory Compliance:
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TBR 3
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AS/ACIF S031:2001

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A.2 Radio and TV Interference
The VOE241 router generates and uses radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions—may cause interference to radio and television reception. The
VOE241 router have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B computing device in accordance with specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of
FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection from such inter-
ference in a commercial installation. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular installation. If the VOE241 router does cause
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by discon-
necting the unit, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures: moving the computing equipment away from
the receiver, re-orienting the receiving antenna and/or plugging the receiving
equipment into a differentAC outlet (such that the computing equipment and
receiver are on different branches).
A.3 CE Declaration of Conformity
Product Description: VOE241
The products described above in the form as delivered are in conformity with the
provisions of the following European Directive:
R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
Guidelines of the European Parliament and the Committee for the Harmonization
of the Legal Regulations of the Member States concerning radio equipment and
telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their con-
formity.
.
A.4 ISDN Compliance
The device identified in this document is approved for connection to the public
ISDN telecommunication network over a BRI/So interface.
The safety advice in the documentation accompanying the
products shall be obeyed. The conformity to the above directive
is indicated by the CE sign on the device.