Planet VIP-281 Series User manual

H.323 / SIP VoIP Gateway
VIP GW
Quick Installation Guide

Overview
This quick installation guide describes the objectives; organization and basic
installation of the PLANET VIP-281/VIP-480/VIP-880/VIP-1680/VIP-2480 H.323/SIP
VoIP Gateway (“VIP-GW” in the following term), and explains how to establish
your rst voice over IP communication via PLANET product. Also, this guide shows
you how to nd additional information on related products and services.
The VIP-GW integrates a web-based graphical user interface that can cover most
congurations and machine status monitoring. Via standard, web browser, you can
congure and check machine status from anywhere around the world.
During this quick installation guide, we will use VIP-GW as the term for this product
family. The family products include:
2-Port Model -
VIP-281 equips one FXO and one FXS interfaces to have the great exibility of
PBX connection (FXO), and telephone or FAX machine connection (FXS).
VIP-281FS equips two FXS interfaces telephone set or FAX machine connection
(FXS).
4-Port Model -
VIP-480 equips two FXO and two FXS interfaces to have the great exibility of
PBX connection (FXO), and telephone set or FAX machine connection (FXS).
VIP-480FS equips four FXS interfaces telephone set or FAX machine connection
(FXS).
VIP-480FO equips four FXO interfaces to have the great exibility of PBX
connection (FXO).
VIP-480FD equips four FXO interfaces support Caller ID to have the great
exibility of PBX connection (FXO).
8-Port Model -
VIP-880 equips four FXO and four FXS interfaces to have the great exibility of
PBX connection (FXO), and telephone or FAX machine connection (FXS).
VIP-880FO equips eight FXO interfaces to have the great exibility of PBX
connection (FXO).
16-Port Model -
VIP-1680 equips eight FXO and eight FXS interfaces to have the great exibility
of PBX connection (FXO), and telephone or FAX machine connection (FXS).
VIP-1680FS equips sixteen FXS interfaces telephone set or FAX machine
connection (FXS).
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VIP-1680FO equips sixteen FXO interfaces to have the great exibility of PBX
connection (FXO).
VIP-1680FD equips sixteen FXO interfaces support Caller ID to have the great
exibility of PBX connection (FXO).
24-Port Model -
VIP-2480 equips twelve FXO and twelve FXS interfaces to have the great
exibility of PBX connection (FXO), and telephone or FAX machine connection
(FXS).
VIP-2480FS equips twenty-four FXS interfaces telephone set or FAX machine
connection (FXS).
VIP-2480FO equips twenty-four sixteenth FXO interfaces to have the great
exibility of PBX connection (FXO).
VIP-2480FD equips twenty-four sixteenth FXO interfaces support Caller ID to
have the great exibility of PBX connection (FXO).
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Table of Contents
Document Objectives ....................................................................................... 5
Document Organization .................................................................................... 5
Preparation before beginning administration on VIP-GW ...................................... 6
Front Panel LED Indicators & Rear Panels ..................................................... 6
LAN/WAN Interface quick congurations ......................................................10
Wizard Setup for Quick Start ......................................................................12
Voice communication samples.....................................................................17
Quick reference in CD-ROM guide ....................................................................20

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Document Objectives
This guide provides physical installation, LAN/WAN IP congurations, and Internet
access establishment information for the PLANET VIP-281/VIP-480/VIP-880/
VIP-1680/VIP-2480 H.323/SIP VoIP Gateway.
Document Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Preparation before beginning administration on VIP-281/VIP-480/VIP-880/
VIP-1680/VIP-2480
Administration interface
LAN/WAN interface quick congurations
Internet access setup guide
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Preparation before beginning administration on VIP-GW
Front Panel LED Indicators & Rear Panels
Front Panel LED State Descriptions
PWR On
Off
GW is power ON
GW is power Off
CPU
(VIP-880/VIP-1680/
VIP-2840 series)
Flashing The system is running
WAN Port
ON
Flashing
Off
GW network connection established
Data trafc on cable network
Waiting for network connection
LAN Port
ON
Flashing
Off
LAN is connected successfully
Data is transmitting
Ethernet not connected to PC
FXS
ON
Flashing
Off
Telephone set is On-Hook
Ring Indication
Telephone set is Off-Hook
FXO On
Off
Line is busy
Line is not enabled
LCD Panel
(VIP-1680/
VIP-2840 series)
On
Off
System is operation
System is shutdown
Note
System initialization will turn some LEDs ON for a few seconds.
Note
The Default LAN IP is http://192.168.0.1. Press “RESET” button
on rear panel over 5 seconds will reset the VoIP gateway to this
default LAN/WAN IP address and Username/Password function.

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Rear Panel Descriptions
WAN
The WAN port supports auto negotiating Fast
Ethernet 10/100Base-TX networks. This port
allows your voice gateway to be connected to an
Internet access device, e.g. router, cable modem,
ADSL modem, through a CAT.5 twisted pair
Ethernet cable.
LAN (VIP-880/VIP-1680/
VIP-2480 series)
The LAN port supports 1 or 4 10/100Base-TX
switch hub networks. These 1/4 ports allow your
PC or Switch/Hub to be connected to the voice
gateway through a CAT.5 twisted pair Ethernet
cable.
LAN 1 ~ LAN 4
(VIP-281/VIP-480 series)
Reset
The reset button, when pressed, resets the cable
voice gateway without the need to unplug the
power cord.
Note: the VIP-880 series in front panel
Power The supplied power adapter connects here.
FXS FXS port was connected to your telephone sets or
Trunk Line of PBX.
FXO FXO port was connected to the extension port of a
PBX or directly connected to a PSTN line of carrier.
Standard Telco 50 PIN
Connector (RJ-21)
(VIP-1680/2480 series)
It is a 50 pins RJ-21 connector for connecting to
telephone patch panel.
9-pin RS-232
(VIP-880/VIP-1680/
VIP-2840 series)
Connecting VIP to a terminal emulator for
conguring VIP
Note: the VIP-880 series in front panel

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Connecting to the telephone patch panel (16-port/24-port model)
STEP 1: Attach the 25 port patch panel to the gateway through its RJ-21
connector.
STEP 2: The FXS LED indicators at telephone patch panel should be steady ON if
the RJ-21 connector is well connected to the gateway and the gateway is
powered on.
Note
The FXO interface is designed for connecting to PBXs (extension
line) or central office switches (CO line), and the FXS interface is
designed for connecting to analog telephone sets or fax machines.
If the telephone cable connects to VIP-16/2480 series, the FXS
interfaces are odd ports i.e. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21,
23, and the FXO interfaces are even ports, i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,
14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24.
Warning
Incorrectly connecting telephony devices to the RJ-11 port on the
Telephony Interface can cause permanent damage to the VoIP
Gateway
Administration Interface
PLANET VIP-GW provides GUI (Web based, Graphical User Interface) for machine
management and administration.

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Web conguration access:
To start VIP-GW web conguration, you must have one of these web browsers
installed on computer for management
• Netscape Communicator 4.03 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher with Java support
Default LAN interface IP address of VIP-GW is 192.168.0.1. You may now open
your web browser, and insert 192.168.0.1 in the address bar of your web browser
to logon VIP-GW web conguration page.
VIP-GW will prompt for logon username/password, please enter: admin / 123 to
continue machine administration.
Note
Please locate your PC in the same network segment (192.168.0.x)
of VIP-GW. If you’re not familiar with TCP/IP, please refer to related
chapter on user’s manual CD or consult your network administrator
for proper network configurations.

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LAN/WAN Interface quick congurations
Nature of PLANET VIP-GW is an IP Sharing (NAT) device, it comes with two default
IP addresses, and default LAN side IP address is “192.168.0.1”, default WAN side
IP address is “172.16.0.1”. You may use any PC to connect to the LAN port of
VIP-GW to start machine administration.
Hint
In general cases, the LAN IP address is the default gateway of LAN
side workstations for Internet access, and the WAN IP of VIP-GW
are the IP address for remote calling party to connect with.
LAN IP address conguration via web conguration interface
Execute your web browser, and insert the IP address (default: 192.168.0.1) of VIP
in the adddress bar. After logging on machine with username/password (default:
admin / 123), browse to “Advance Setup” --> “LAN setting” conguration
menu:
Parameter Description
IP address LAN IP address of VIP-GW
Default: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask LAN IP address of VIP-GW
Default: 255.255.255.0
Hint
It is suggested to keep the DHCP server related parameters in
default state to keep machine in best performance.
After conrming the modication you’ve done, Please click on the “Apply”
button to macke the changes effective, and click “Save Conguration” to save
conguration.