Talkaphone WEBS-PA-1 User manual

Configuration and Operation
Manual
WEBS-PA-1
Version 1.1
Talk-A-Phone Co.
7530 North Natchez Avenue
Niles, Illinois 60714-3804
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: http://www.talkaphone.com
All Specifications and other information are subject to change without notice. © 2012 Talk-A-Phone Co. All rights reserved.

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Contents
1Introduction...................................................................................................................................7
1.1 Overview of the Manual..........................................................................................................7
1.2 Intended Audience..................................................................................................................7
1.3 Objective.................................................................................................................................7
1.4 Typographic Conventions.......................................................................................................7
1.5 Related Documents ................................................................................................................8
1.6 Support/Help Desk..................................................................................................................9
2Overview of the WEBS-PA-1......................................................................................................10
2.1 Physical Description .............................................................................................................10
2.1.1 Front & Side View.........................................................................................................10
2.1.2 Internal View.................................................................................................................11
3Getting Started............................................................................................................................13
4Using the Web GUI .....................................................................................................................15
4.1 Web GUI Layout ...................................................................................................................15
4.2 Web Application Menu..........................................................................................................17
4.3 Home ....................................................................................................................................18
4.4 Network.................................................................................................................................19
4.4.1 IP Settings ....................................................................................................................19
4.5 VoIP......................................................................................................................................20
4.5.1 Paging Settings.............................................................................................................20
4.6 Authentication.......................................................................................................................21
4.7 Maintainance ........................................................................................................................22
4.7.1 Device State .................................................................................................................22
4.7.2 Statistics........................................................................................................................23
4.7.3 Logging.........................................................................................................................26
4.7.4 Date and Time ..............................................................................................................27
4.7.5 Ping and Traceroute.....................................................................................................28
4.7.6 Firmware Upgrade........................................................................................................29
4.7.7 SMTP Server Configuration..........................................................................................31
4.7.8 Email Notification Profiles.............................................................................................32
4.7.9 Reset to Defaults..........................................................................................................33
5Using the Serial Port ..................................................................................................................34
6WEBS Contact®...........................................................................................................................35
7Operations...................................................................................................................................36
7.1 Activating/Deactivating Auxiliary Outputs.............................................................................36

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7.2 Paging Operation..................................................................................................................36
7.3 Rebooting the Communications Module...............................................................................36
7.4 Factory Settings....................................................................................................................37
Appendix A: Troubleshooting & Maintenance ................................................................................38
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................39
Appendix C: Sample Serial Configuration File................................................................................40

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Acronyms and Abbreviations
Following is the list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations in the document.
Acronyms
Definition
4BSKH
One of the Device mode having four buttons, speaker, keypad, and handset.
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
AEC
Acoustic Echo Cancellation
ANSI
The American National Standards Institute a private non-profit organization that
oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products,
services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States.
AUX
Auxiliary Input/Output. An Auxiliary Input accepts a contact closure from an
external device, such as a Vehicle Detector, Door Switch, Scream Alert™, and
card swipe. An auxiliary output produces a contact closure to an external
device, such as a strobe light and motorized garage gate.
BABT
British Approvals Board of Telecommunications
CNG/VAD
Comfort Noise Generator/Voice Activity Detector. It is used to reduce the
transmission rate during inactive speech periods while maintaining an
acceptable level of output quality.
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
CE
The CE marking certifies that a product has met EU consumer safety, health or
environmental requirements.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol —protocol for assigning dynamic IP
addresses to devices on a network.
DNS
Domain Name Server
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi Frequency signaling is used for telecommunication signaling
over telephone lines.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GUI
Graphical User Interface
G.711
G.711 is codec also known as Pulse Code Modulation (PCM). It is the ITU-T
international standard for encoding telephone audio on a 64 kbps channel.
G.723
G.723 is an ITU-T standard speech codec.

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G.729
G.729 is an audio data compression algorithm. It is the ITU-T international
standard for encoding telephone audio on 8 kbps channel.
IVR
Interactive Voice Response
IP-PBX
It is an IP based switch for call handling through public and private exchanges.
IE
Internet Explorer
IETF
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) develops and promotes Internet
standards.
PCBA
Printed Circuit Board Assembly
PoE
Power over Ethernet, IEEE 802.1af standard.
QoS
Quality of Service is of particular concern for the continuous transmission of
high-bandwidth video and multimedia information.
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol is a signaling protocol, widely used for setting up and
tearing down multimedia communication sessions over network.
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol

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1 Introduction
1.1 Overview of the Manual
This manual provides detailed instructions for Configuration and Operation of the WEBS-PA-1
Communications Module. It is recommended to read this instruction manual completely before
starting any configuration.
1.2 Intended Audience
This manual is targeted for system administrators, who would configure and maintain the WEBS®
devices. Fundamental knowledge with respect to networking and VoIP is essential in understanding
this manual.
1.3 Objective
This manual provides the required steps to configure and register the WEBS-PA-1 Communications
Module with a WEBS Contact® Server. It guides an administrator through the configuration of the
Communications Module via the Web GUI interface. Configuring other VoIP network elements is
beyond the scope of this document.
1.4 Typographic Conventions
The following guidelines are used as typographic conventions in this user manual.
Item
Convention
Sample
Acronyms
All uppercase
SIP
Chapter titles
Title caps
See Chapter 3 Getting Started
Command-line
commands and
options (switches)
All lowercase, bold
ifconfig command
/a option
Device names
All uppercase
VOIP-500
Directories
All lowercase
/flash
Error message
names
Initial caps
Update failed
File names
Title caps (internal caps in short file
names are acceptable for
readability)
MainLogFile.txt
BackupLogFile.txt
Menu names
Bold; title caps
Insert menu

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Programs and
applications,
including utility and
accessory programs
Usually title caps
HyperTerminal
Toolbar button
names
Usually title caps (follow the
interface); bold
Apply
Reset
URLs
All lowercase; break long URLs
before a forward slash, if necessary
to break; do not hyphenate. The
protocol name can be omitted when
telling someone to connect.
http://www.talkaphone.com/
User input
Usually title caps; bold
Enter Password
1.5 Related Documents
WEBS-PA-1 Quick Installation Guide, version 1.0
WEBS Contact®User Manual, version 1.3.4

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1.6 Support/Help Desk
Contact your distributor or call Talk-A-Phone Technical Support for additional information. Contact
information for Talk-A-Phone Co. is:
Address: Talk-A-Phone Co.
7530 North Natchez Ave.
Niles, IL 60714
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.talkaphone.com

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2 Overview of the WEBS-PA-1
The WEBS-PA-1 is an indoor area paging unit that allos for IP based paging in a WEBS®system,
which can include other WEBS®-enabled mounts (Models WEBS-MT/R, WEBS-PM, WEBS-WM,
WEBS-CM-2). The WEBS-PA-1 receives IP pages from a Paging Command Unit on a Local Area
Network with a single subnet or from Zone Command Units on LANs with multiple subnets.
2.1 Physical Description
The WEBS-PA-1 indoor area WEBS Paging units is housed in an attractive 16 gauge brushed
stainless steel enclosure. The PCB is conformal coated and provides user connections for line-level
audio output, network interface, power, and auxiliary relay outputs. The WEBS-PA-1 contains a single
12 watt speaker. Check www.talkaphone.com for an updated information
2.1.1 Front & Side View
Figure 1 Front and Side Views