iiNet BOB2 User manual

Internet and Phone in One
Quick Start
Guide
Start here!

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Welcome to BoB2™
This guide provides easy, step-by-step
instructions on settings up your new
hardware and getting online.
If you’re just here for a refresher course
on getting connected to your wireless
network, skip to page 18.
If you’re online but still need to get your
VoIP Netphone service set up, head to
page 28.
Need a full User Manual?
Once you’re online with the instructions
in this guide, you can download the
full BoB2™ User Manual or Handset
Manual from http://www.iinet.net.au/
hardware/bob/manuals/.

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BoB2™ Checklist
Power
Pack
Line
Filter
Phone Cable
x 2
Ethernet
Cable
BoB2™
Before you get started, check that the following items are in your box along with your BoB2™ Handset
and stand.
Got NBN?
If you’ve got any kind of NBN or other fibre
service, then you’ll have an additional blue
ethernet cable instead of 2 x phone cables
and a line filter.
Quick Start
Guide

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Getting Started
First, you’ll need to get the BoB2™ plugged in. There are a few different ways to do that, depending on which
type of internet service you have.
NBN Satellite
You have a satellite modem, and you
just want BoB2™ to take care of the
wireless internet in your home. Jump
to page 10.
ADSL1/ADSL2+ Broadband
You have a copper landline connected to
your house with an active phone service.
Hop to page 6.
iiNet Naked DSL Broadband
You have a copper landline connected
to your house, but it’s been stripped of
a phone service to function only as an
internet line. Skip to page 8.
NBN or other Fibre Internet
You have a fibre line connected to
your house, with an NBN box or some
other kind of fibre unit or smart wiring
installed in your home that you need to
connect to. Jump to page 10.
Which internet service do you have?

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ADSL
LINE
PHONE
Physical Setup
Setting up BoB2™ for ADSL1/ADSL2+ Broadband
Line Filter
Phone Socket
Phone Cable
Power Cord Phone Cable

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1. Connect BoB2™ to an electrical outlet with the black power adapter
and turn him on by pressing the button next to the power port. A green
light will illuminate around the edge of the power button.
2. Plug one of the supplied phone cables into the port labelled ‘adsl’,
located to the left of the four yellow sockets. Take your line filter out of
the box, and plug the other end of the phone cable into socket marked
‘adsl’ on the filter.
3. Standard phone services: If your phone is plugged into the phone
socket on your wall, you’ll need to plug it into the socket marked
‘phone’ on the filter.
Netphones (VoIP): Plug your phone into the green port marked ‘phone’
on the side of BoB2™. Then plug one end of a white phone cable into
the black ‘PSTN fail over’ port and the other end into the ‘phone’ socket
on your filter.
4. All done! You can put away any unused cables in a safe place, but you
will need your yellow ethernet cable to connect to a computer for a
wired connection.
Head to page 14 to learn how to get online.
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Setting up BoB2™ for Naked DSL
ADSL
LINE
PHONE
Phone Cable
Power Cord
Phone Socket

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1. Connect BoB2™ to an electrical outlet with the black power adapter
and turn him on by pressing the button next to the power port. A green
light will illuminate around the edge of the power button.
2. Plug one of the supplied phone cables into the port labelled ‘adsl’,
located to the left of the four yellow sockets. Plug the other end of
the phone cable straight into the phone socket on your wall. You won’t
need the line filter that came in the box, so keep it somewhere safe.
3. Almost done! You can put away any unused cables in a safe place,
though you will need your yellow ethernet cable to connect to a
computer for a wired connection.
Head to page 14 to learn how to get online.
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Setting up BoB2™ for NBN or Fibre
ADSL
LINE
PHONE
Fibre unit or
smart socket
Power Cord

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If you have any kind of fibre or NBN service (excluding NBN satellite), then
you’ll have a unit that connects to the fibre network. This unit can be
referred to as an NBN Box, NTU, NTD or ONT. To make things simple, we’ll
call it a fibre unit from now on.
You may also have smart wiring that connects to this fibre unit and gives
you a wall socket to plug BoB2™ in to, just like a phone socket.
1. Connect BoB2™ to an electrical outlet with the black power adapter
and turn him on by pressing the button next to the power port. A green
light will illuminate around the edge of the power button.
2. Plug your blue ethernet cable into the leftmost yellow ‘wired’ port on
the side of BoB2™ – it’s the one numbered ‘1’.
3. If you have smart wiring, plug the other end of the blue ethernet cable
straight into your smart wall socket. If not, you’ll need to plug it into
your fibre unit. The name of the port can vary depending on which type
of fibre unit you have, but for NBN fibre connections you’ll usually need
to use the ‘UNI-D1’ port.
4. Almost done! You will need your yellow ethernet cable to connect to a
computer for a wired connection.
Head to page 14 to learn how to get online.
Got Satellite?
If you have satellite, you’ll have a satellite
modem with a LAN port to plug in to instead of
a fibre unit. Once you get BoB2™ connected and
logged in (see pages 12 and 15), you can learn
how to go wireless on page 18.
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Once you’ve got BoB2™ plugged in, you’ll need to get him talking to a device that can connect to the
internet. The easiest way to do this is to connect him to a desktop or laptop computer with your yellow
ethernet cable.
Wired
You can connect one or several computers to BoB2™ using the yellow ethernet cable that came in the box.
Plug one end of the cable into yellow ‘wired’ port on BoB2™, then plug the other end of the cable into the
network port on your computer. On most desktop computers, this port will be on the back of the CPU
tower. On laptops, you’ll usually find the network port on the sides of the keyboard.
Once you’re connected, you can stay wired or learn how to go wireless on page 18.
Wireless
If you don’t have any devices that you can plug an ethernet cable into, don’t panic! You can still connect.
BoB2™ has a default wireless network already set up in his memory.
You’ll find your unique network name (WPA) and password (SSID) on the sticker on the back of BoB2™. You
can use these to connect wirelessly with the instructions on page 19.
Connecting BoB2™ to a Computer

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Ethernet Cable
Back of
PC tower
Connecting BoB2™ to a computer

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Once you’ve got BoB2™ plugged in and turned on, take a breather and let him do his thing for 10-15 minutes.
In most cases, he’ll be able to communicate with iiNet and retrieve the username and password he needs to
get online. Once this is done, he’ll save those settings and you’ll be able to view web pages on your computer
or other connected devices.
Help! I can’t view webpages.
Don’t panic. Doing things the manual way is still really easy. All you need to do is log in to BoB2™’s home page
and put in your username and password. Check the next page to learn how to do this.
If you can’t view webpages and there are any red or flashing lights on BoB2™, please call our friendly Support
Team on 13 22 58 for assistance.
Getting BoB2™ Online

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Logging in to BoB2™
BoB2™ has a home page that you can use to manage BoB2™’s
settings manually, from getting connected to personalising
your wireless network.
How to browse to the BoB2™ home page
1. Open your computer’s web browser and in the address
bar type http://10.1.1.1 –Make sure your computer is
connected to BoB2™ either wirelessly or with an ethernet
cable.
2. This is the BoB2™ home page. From here you can get a
snap shot of BoB2™’s connection status and statistics.
3. Once you’ve arrived at the home page, type the default
password ‘admin’ in the box at the top of the screen, then
click ‘log in’.

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Getting online the manual way – ADSL1/ADSL2+ services
1. After logging in, you will see the Wizard page. Here, you can enter the basic information needed to get
your internet connection running.
2. Enter your ADSL username and password (you’ll find these in the letter that came with your BoB2™) in the
first two boxes on the Wizard page, located to the right of the subheading ‘ADSL Setting’.
3. Click the ‘Save settings’ button on the upper right of the page to finish. After a few moments, you’ll see a
countdown as BoB2™ saves your changes.
4. If you have a Netphone VoIP service, check page 28 to learn how to get talking.

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Getting online the manual way – NBN or other fibre services
If you have an internet service that connects to the National Broadband Network or any other fibre network,
you’ll need to set your BoB2™ up a little differently:
1. On the Wizard page, scroll down to the subheading ‘Modem is currently configured for’.
2. Select ‘FTTH/NBN’ from the drop-down menu to the right of this heading.
3. Click the ‘Save Settings’ button on the upper right of the page to finish. After a few moments, you’ll see a
countdown as BoB2™ saves your changes.
4. If you have a Netphone VoIP service, check page 28 to learn how to get talking.

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BoB2™ can broadcast your wired connection signal over a short range, allowing devices to access the
internet without being physically attached. A wireless internet signal is often called ‘WiFi’.
To connect to your wireless network, a device must have a built-in antenna to receive this wireless signal.
Most smartphone, tablets and laptops have these, but many desktop computers don’t. You may need to buy
an attachable antenna known as a wireless adapter.
Wireless Security
It’s good to love your neighbour, but not enough to give them free internet. You should always have a
password on your wireless network to prevent unauthorised access, and only give it to people you trust.
Depending on the software you use, your WiFi password may be referred to as a security key, a pre-shared
key, a WPA key or WPA2 key.
To learn how to change your wireless password, hop to page 20.
Getting Wireless with BoB2™

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Connecting with the BoB2™ default network
Your BoB2™ comes with a wireless network already set up in his memory, which can be handy if you don’t
have a computer that you can connect him to with an ethernet cable. You can find the default network name
(SSID) and password (WPA)on the sticker on the back of BoB2™.
If you’d rather use your own network name and password, check the next page.
If you’d like to get going using this default network, write down your network name and password on
page 22.
WPA SSID

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Personalising your wireless network
Everyone likes their own personal touch, and it’s great to have a password that’s easy to remember. You can
set your own network name and password for your wireless network from the BoB2™ home page. Check
page 15 if you’re not sure how to log in.
Changing your network name (SSID)
1. After logging in, select ‘2. Set up my Wireless’ from the black bar running across the top of the page.
2. Underneath the ‘Wireless Network’ heading, ensure ‘Enable primary SSiD’ is ticked. In the text box to the
right of this tick, replace the default network name with the name you’d like your wireless network to
have.
3. Once you’re done, click the ‘Save Settings’ button to finish up.
Changing your password (WPA)
1. On the ‘2. Set up my Wireless’ page, you’ll find the ‘Security Options’ heading. Make sure that ‘WPA/WPA2-
PSK’ is selected in the list of options.
2. For ‘Pre-shared key type’, select ‘Passphrase (8~63 characters)’. You can then type your desired password
in the text box below, but it must be at least 8 characters long.
3. Click the ‘Save Settings’ button to finish. We recommend writing your new name and password down on
page 22.