ZyXEL Communications ACCESSING INTERNET & INTRANET omni series User manual

omniseries
User’sManual
Version2.0
ZyXEL
ACCESSINGINTERNET&INTRANET

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ZyXEL LimitedWarranty
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productisfree fromanydefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipfora
periodofup totwo(2)yearsfromthedateofpurchase.Duringthe
warrantyperiod,anduponproofofpurchase,shouldtheproduct
haveindicationsoffailureduetofaultyworkmanshipand/or
materials,ZyXELwill,atitsdiscretion,repairorreplace the
defectiveproductsorcomponentswithoutchargeforeitherpartsor
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productorcomponentstoproperoperatingcondition.Any
replacementwill consistofaneworre-manufacturedfunctionally
equivalentproductofequalvalue,andwill besolelyatthediscretion
ofZyXEL.Thiswarrantyshall notapplyiftheproductismodified,
misused,tamperedwith,damagedbyanactofGod,orsubjectedto
abnormalworkingconditions.
Note:Repairorreplacement,asprovidedunderthiswarranty,isthe
exclusiveremedyofthepurchaser.Thiswarrantyisinlieuofall other
warranties,express orimplied,includinganyimpliedwarrantyof
merchantabilityorfitness foraparticularuseorpurpose.ZyXEL
shall innoeventbeheldliableforindirectorconsequentialdamages
ofanykindorcharactertothepurchaser.
Toobtaintheservicesofthiswarranty,pleasecontactZyXEL’s
Service Center,refertotheseparateWarrantyCardforyourReturn
MaterialAuthorizationnumber(RMA).Productsmustbereturned
PostagePrepaid.Itisrecommendedthattheunitbeinsuredwhen
shipped.Anyreturnedproductswithoutproofofpurchaseorthose
withanout-datedwarrantywill berepairedorreplaced(atthe
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labor.All repairedorreplacedproductswill beshippedbyZyXELto
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only).Ifthecustomerdesiressomeotherreturndestinationbeyond
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shipment.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

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Copyright©1997 byZyXEL
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FCC Part15 Information
Thisdevice complieswithPart15 ofFCC rules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.Thisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.Thisdevice mustacceptanyinterference received,including
interference thatmaycauseundesiredoperations.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimits
foraCLASS Bdigitaldevice pursuanttoPart15 oftheFCC Rules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst
harmfulinterference inacommercialenvironment.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy,andifnot
installedandusedinaccordance withtheinstructions,maycause
harmfulinterference toradiocommunications.

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Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference toradio/television
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff and
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference byoneor
moreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianfor
help.
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty
responsibleforcompliance couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperate
theequipment.ShieldedRS-232 cablesarerequiredtobeusedto
ensurecompliance withFCC Part15,anditistheresponsibilityof
theusertoprovideanduseshieldedRS-232 cables.
ThedeclarationsofCEmarking:
TheomniserieshasbeenapprovedforconnectiontothePublic
SwitchedTelecommunicationNetworkusinginterfacescompatible
withITU-TSS recommendationI.420 (BasicRateISDN user
access).Theomniseriescomplieswiththefollowingdirectives:
1.TheCouncil Directive89/336/EECof3May1992 onthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelationto
ElectroMagneticCompatibility.(EMCDirective)
2.Council Directive91/263/EECof29 April 1991 onthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesconcerning
telecommunicationterminalequipment.(TheTelecomTerminal
EquipmentDirective)

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3.93/68/EECof22 July1993 amendingtheDirectives
89/336/EEC,91/263 /EECand92/31/EEC.(MarkingDirective)
4.Council Directive73/23/EECand93/68/EECof26 Dec 1996 on
theharmonizationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelationto
electricalequipmentdesignedforusewithincertainvoltage
limits.
5.TheCouncil Directive92/31/EECof28 April 1992 amending
directiveontheapproximationofthelawsofthememberstates
relatingtoElectroMagneticCompatibility.
ContactingZyXEL
IfyouhavequestionsaboutyourZyXELproductordesire
assistance,contactZyXELCommunicationsCorporationinoneof
thefollowingways:
•Phone:InNorthAmerica call between8:00 AMand5:00 PM
PSTat(714)693-0808
OutsideNorthAmerica,youcandial+886-3-5783942 EXT252
between8:00AMand5:00PMTaiwantime(GMT+8:00).
•Fax:ZyXELinNorthAmerica:[phone] orTaiwan:
[phone]
•E-mail:
•Salesinquiries:[e-mail]
[e-mail].
•Technicalsupport:[e-mail]
[e-mail].
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http://www.zyxel.com.
•FTP:Information,suchasZyXELsoftwareandROMupdates
forNorthAmerica canbefoundatthisFTPaddress:
ftp.zyxel.com

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ForEuropeanversionsandrelatedfiles,usetheaddress:
ftp.zyxel.co.at
•PostalService:Youcansendwrittencommunicationsatthe
followingaddress:
ZyXELCommunicationsCorporation
6,InnovationRoadII,Science-BasedIndustrialPark
Hsinchu,Taiwan300,R.O.C.
or
ZyXELCommunicationsInc.
4920 E.LaPalmaAvenue
Anaheim,CA92807,U.S.A.

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Contents
ZyXELLimitedWarranty....................................................... ii
FCC Part15 Information....................................................... iii
ContactingZyXEL................................................................. v
1Introduction......................................................................1
KeytoModelDifferentiation..................................................2
KeyFeaturesoftheomni........................................................2
SpeedandCompatibility.........................................................2
IntelligentFeatures.................................................................3
TechnicalSpecifications.........................................................3
PhysicalCharacteristics..........................................................4
U-Interface Option.................................................................4
UnpackingYouromni.............................................................4
HowtoBecomeaRegisteredOwner......................................5
2InstallingomniExternalModels.....................................7
FrontPanel..............................................................................7
TheLEDIndicators................................................................7
FrontPanelSwitch.................................................................9
BackPanel...............................................................................9
ConnectingtothePowerSupply.......................................... 10
ConnectingtoYourComputer............................................. 10
ConnectingtoYourISDN Line............................................ 12
UInterface Model................................................................ 12
S/TInterface........................................................................ 13
PowerOnand SelfDiagnostics............................................. 13
3InstallingomniInternalModels....................................15
SelectingtheBaud RateMultiplier...................................... 15

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ConnectingtheTAtoyourPC............................................. 16
Plugand Play......................................................................... 16
ConnectingtoYourISDN Line............................................ 18
UInterface Model................................................................ 19
S/TInterface........................................................................ 19
PowerOnand SelfDiagnostics............................................. 20
4ConfiguringYourISDN LineandNetwork...................21
ConfiguringYourTA............................................................ 21
ConfiguringyourTAusingaTerminalprogram................ 21
5ISDN CommunicationBasics........................................25
UnderstandingATCommands............................................. 25
SupportedATcommandtypes:............................................ 26
QuickTipswhenissuingATcommands:.............................. 26
OutgoingCalls....................................................................... 27
DialingoutusingISDN mode............................................... 27
DialingoutusingISDN mode’soptionalSpeechBearerService
............................................................................................ 27
DialingoutforAnalogAdapterPort1(omni.netInternal).... 28
DialingoutforAnalogAdapterPort1(omni.net)................. 28
DialingoutforAnalogAdapterPort2(omni.net)................. 28
Manuallyswitchingcommunicationmodes(non-data).......... 29
PlacingtheCall .................................................................... 29
IncomingCalls....................................................................... 29
DigitalData.......................................................................... 30
DeterminingthePacketLength............................................. 30
AnsweringaCall usingMSN................................................ 31
DataoverSpeechChannel.................................................... 33
Best-effortcall answering(non-data).................................... 33
Ambiguityresolutionswitchforvoice calls(omni.net).......... 33
Multiauto-answeringofdatacalls........................................ 34
6SetupforWindows95 andNT4.0................................35
InstallingtheWindows95 Driver(INFfile)......................... 35

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ConfiguringWindows95 Dial-UpNetworking.................... 38
CAPIInstallation................................................................... 42
7Point-to-PointProtocol(PPP).......................................44
Introduction........................................................................... 44
Featurelist............................................................................. 45
AsynctoSyncConversion(external).................................... 45
Authenticationconversion.................................................... 45
CompressionControlProtocol(CCP).................................. 46
MultilinkPPP....................................................................... 47
Call bumping........................................................................ 47
BandwidthOnDemand(BOD)............................................. 48
BACP/BAP.......................................................................... 49
8V.110 andSynchronousModeCommunications........51
AnsweringaV.110 call.......................................................... 51
MakingV.110 Calls............................................................... 52
SynchronousConnections(external).................................... 52
V.25bisCommandSet.......................................................... 53
DTRDrop-DialingOperation............................................... 54
9V.120 ISDN Communications........................................57
Placingoutgoingcalls............................................................ 57
ConfiguringtheV.120 mode................................................ 58
DialinginV.120 mode.......................................................... 59
Answeringincomingcalls...................................................... 59
Speedsof128Kbps................................................................ 60
Identifyingyourlineprovisioning.......................................... 60
MakingaBundledCall withV.120....................................... 60
Dialingpre-storedphonenumbers........................................ 61
ErrorCorrectionand DataCompressionwithV.120.......... 62
BundleConnectionwithV.42bisDataCompression............. 63
SelectingV.120 forEuropeanISDN (DSS1)......................... 63
SelectingV.120 forGermanyNationalISDN (1TR6).......... 63

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10 X.75 ISDN Communications........................................65
AnsweringanX.75 call.......................................................... 66
MakinganX.75 Call ............................................................. 66
MakingaBundledCall withX.75......................................... 67
DialingPre-storedPhoneNumbers....................................... 68
InvokingV.42bisDataCompression.................................... 68
BundleConnectionwithV.42bisDataCompression............. 69
11 HandlingAnalog Calls(non-data)..............................71
PlacingaCall fromtheAnalog Adapter.............................. 72
AcceptinganIncomingCall.................................................. 73
FeaturePhone(omni.net)...................................................... 75
TheFlashkey....................................................................... 75
InterCom.............................................................................. 75
Call Waiting......................................................................... 76
Placingasecondcall............................................................. 76
Receivingasecondcall......................................................... 76
Call Broker.......................................................................... 77
Call Reject............................................................................ 77
Call Transfer........................................................................ 77
Three-wayConference Call .................................................. 77
12 AdvancedISDN Call Control.......................................79
Call ControlforDSS1........................................................... 79
ControlofOutgoingService Indicator.................................. 79
ControlofISDN PhoneNumberandSub-address ................ 81
Call Controlfor1TR6(OldGermanISDN)......................... 82
ControlofOutgoingService Indicator.................................. 83
ControlofENDGERÄTEAUSWAHLZIFFER(EAZ).......... 83
AnsweringaCall ................................................................... 85
AnsweringaCall forDSS1................................................... 85
AnsweringaCall for1TR6................................................... 86
Best-effortCall Answering................................................... 86
AmbiguityResolutionSwitchforVoice Calls(non-data)...... 87

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Multi-Auto-AnsweringofDataCalls.................................... 87
DataCall Indication.............................................................. 87
Disableinboundcall connection............................................ 88
Point-to-PointConfiguration................................................ 88
PlacingaCall......................................................................... 89
Placingacall forDSS1......................................................... 89
Placingacall for1TR6......................................................... 90
LeasedLineISDN ................................................................. 91
13 SecurityFunctions.......................................................93
SecurityTypesand Levels..................................................... 93
Level1security.................................................................... 94
Level2security.................................................................... 94
Level3security.................................................................... 94
Settingand ModifyingPasswords........................................ 95
Non-passwordAutoCall BackFunction.............................. 96
14 UpgradingYouromni..................................................98
UpgradingwithFlashEPROM............................................ 98
KernelMode........................................................................ 99
15 Diagnostics ................................................................100
Diagnostics........................................................................... 100
Power-onSelf-test.............................................................. 101
ISDN Loopbacktest(AT&T9)........................................... 101
LoopbackwithSelf-test(AT&T10).................................... 101
B1/B2LoopbackwithSelf-test(AT&T11)......................... 102
TheDiagnosticCommand(ATCG).................................... 102
ResettingTheomni............................................................. 103
UsingTheEmbeddedProtocolAnalyzer............................ 103
CapturingtheProtocolData............................................... 104
AnalyzingtheCapturedData.............................................. 105
16 ATCommandSetReference.....................................108
OperationModesoftheDTE Interface.............................. 108

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Simplexmode..................................................................... 108
Multiplexmode.................................................................. 108
ATCommand Descriptions................................................. 109
Basic"AT"CommandSet.................................................. 109
DescriptionofATI3Output:.............................................. 117
Extended"AT&"CommandSet......................................... 118
Extended"AT*"CommandSet.......................................... 122
17 StatusRegistersandResultCodes.........................125
Viewingand SettingS-Registers......................................... 125
ViewingS-registers............................................................ 125
SettingS-registers.............................................................. 126
S-RegisterDescriptions....................................................... 127
BasicS-Registers"ATSn=x".............................................. 128
ExtendedS-Registers"ATSn=x"........................................ 128
"ATXn"ResultCodeOptionTable..................................... 145
ResultCodeChartSymbolReference................................. 147
ResultCodeFieldDescriptions........................................... 147
ConnectStringsforErrorCorrectedConnections............... 148
18 PhoneJack PinoutAssignments.............................150
19 SerialPortInterface...................................................152
20 Index ...........................................................................154

Introduction1
1Introduction
TheZyXELomni.netseriesISDN TerminalAdapterfamilyincludes
fourISDN TerminalAdapters;omni.net,omni.netInternal,omni.net
data,andomni.netDataInternal.
Whenusedwithoff-the-shelfInternetorremoteaccess client
software,theomnienablesmobileorhomeuserstoconnecttothe
InternetorbranchofficesoverISDN linesHassleFree!Somemodels
alsoallowyoutoconnecttotheanalogworldviaamodem,fax
machine,ortelephoneconnecteddirectlytotheTA.
Totakeadvantageofconstantnewdevelopments,theomniemploys
flashEPROM.Thisallowsforconvenientuploadingofnewly
availablefirmware,effectivelyextendingthelifeofyourhardware
investment.
TheomnisupportsbothDandBChannelsprotocols.FortheD
Channel,itsupportsDSS1,1TR6,DMS-100,AT&TCustom,and
NI-1.FortheBChannels,X.75,V.120,V.110,PPP Async-to-sync
ConversionandBundle(128Kbps).
ZyXELhasalsobroughtitsworldrenownexpertiseindata
compressiontotheomni.WithV.42biscompressionontheB
ChannelsusingeitherX.75,V.120,orSTAC/LZScompressionover
PPP/MPtheomnicaneffectivelycommunicateatspeedsup to
460KbpsoverISDN lines.
Theomni.net,hastwoanalogports,andtheomni.netInternalhas
oneanalogportforhandlingfaxmachines,modems,andtelephones.
Theomni.netallowsdifferentanalogdevicestocommunicateover
thetwoBchannelstotwodifferentlocationssimultaneously,soyou
cansendafaxandmakeavoice call atthesametime.Theanalog
portsalsorecognize standardDTMFtonesaswell aspulsedialing.

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KeytoModelDifferentiation
Thefollowinglabelswill beusedthroughoutthemanualwhenever
informationappliesordoesnotapplytospecificomnimodels.If
informationisspecifictoasinglemodelwithintheomnilineitwill be
identifiedbymodelnamee.g.(omni.net).
(internal)Appliestointernalomnimodelsonly(omni.net
Internalandomni.netDataInternal).
(external)Appliestoexternalomnimodelsonly(omni.netand
omni.netData).
(data)Appliestoomnidatamodelsonly(omni.netDataand
omni.netInternaldata).
(non-data)Appliestoomninon-datamodelsonly(omni.netand
omni.netInternal).
ExternalInternal
Witha/badapteromni.net1omni.netI2
w/oa/badapteromni.netDomni.netDI
1Includestwoa/badapters.
2Includesonea/badapter.
KeyFeatures oftheomni
SpeedandCompatibility
•Plug andPlaysupportforWin95 environment.
•Full compatibilitywithbothISDN andremotePSTNviaISDN.
•Supportsleasedlineoperation.
•Multiplesignalingprotocolcompatibilitywiththefollowing
networkswitches:DSS1,1TR6,NI-1,AT&T5ESS,and
NorthernTelecomDMS100.
•SupportsX.75,V.110,V.120,andPPP Async-to-Sync
ConversionBChannelprotocols.

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•BChannelspeedsof56Kbps(in-bandSignaling)and64Kbps
(out-of-bandSignaling).
•112Kbps/128Kbpschannelbundling:MLP,CCB,andMultilink
PPP(RFC1661).
•V.42bisdatacompressionusingtheX.75,V.120,andBundle
protocols.
•STACdatacompressionusingPPP/MP
•Twoapplicationprograminterfaces:
•ZyXELISDN ATCommands
•CAPI1.1aandCAPI2.0.
IntelligentFeatures
•AutomaticISDN/analogcall detection(non-data).
•FeaturePhoneoperation,includingcall back,broker,andthree-
wayconferencing(omni.net).
•Twoanalogtelephonejacks(analogadapters)withmetering
pulsefunction(omni.net).
•Oneanalogtelephonejack(analogadapter) withmeteringpulse
function(omni.netInternal).
•Built-ininternalspeakerwithvolumecontrol(external).
•Push-buttonswitchforquickdialandteardown(external).
•Call-backsecuritywithpasswordprotection.
•FlashEPROMmemoryforeasyfirmwareupgrades.
TechnicalSpecifications
•StatusDisplay
•10 LEDindicators(external).
•FlowControl:SoftwareXON/XOFF orhardwareCTS/RTS.

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•ConfigurationSetting:Softwareprogrammablewithnonvolatile
memoryforprofilestorage.
•Diagnostics:Selfandloopbacktests.
PhysicalCharacteristics
•LineInterface
•RJ-45 forS/TorUinterface,RJ-11 forbuilt-inTA’s.
(InternalmodelswithS/Tinterface only).
•DTE Interface
•DB-25 connector(external).
•Weight(g)
•383 (external)
•250 (internal)
•Dimensions(cm)
•L-18.1xW-13.5xH-3.7(external)
•L-19 xW-2.5xH-12 (internal)
U-Interface Option
ForNorthAmericanISDN,ZyXELprovidesanoptional2B1QU-
interface whichallowsdirectconnectiontothenetworkwithoutthe
useofanexternalNT-1device.
Unpacking Youromni
Youromnishouldcomewiththeequipmentlistedbelow.Ifanyitem
ismissingordamaged,contactyourdealerorZyXELCustomer
Service Departmentimmediately.
•OneomniISDN TerminalAdapter.
•Onepoweradapter.(external)
•TwoRJ-11 telephonecables.(omni.net)

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•OneRJ-11 telephonecable.(omni.netInternal)
•OneRJ-45 ISDN telephonecable.
•One6'shieldedRS-232 25-pinto25-pincable.(external)
•One3.5"driverandutilitydisk.
•Onewarranty/registrationcard.
•OneomniUser'sManual.
HowtoBecomeaRegisteredOwner
Completethepre-addressedregistrationcardandplace itinthemail.
Registeredownerswill receivefutureproductinformationand
updateannouncement.Saveyourdatedinvoice asproofofpurchase.

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InstallingomniExternalModels7
2Installing omniExternal
Models
Althoughgraphicsareonlydisplayedfortheomni.net,all installation
stepsbelowapplytoboththeomni.netandomni.netDataISDN
TerminalAdaptersunless specificallynoted.
FrontPanel
Youwill findthefollowingLED'sonthefrontpaneloftheomni
externalmodels:
Figure2-1omni.netfrontpanel
TheLEDIndicators
PWR-ThepoweronLEDlightsup whenthepoweristurnedON.

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LNK-TheLinkLEDlightsup whenthelinkwiththelocalswitchis
activeandflasheswhenattemptingtomakeaconnection.
B1-TheB1channelconnectionLEDlightsup whentheB1channel
isestablished.
B2-TheB2channelconnectionLEDlightsup whentheB2channel
isestablished.
AA -Theauto-answerLEDlightsup whentheTAisinAutoAnswer
modeandflasheswhenitrings.
CP-LightswhenDataCompressionisbeingusedoveroneormore
oftheBChannels.CompressiontypesareHi/fnLZS(formerlyStac)
forPPP connections,andV.42bisforV.120 orX.75 connections.
DTR-ThedataterminalreadyLEDlightsup whentheDTE or
computerconnectedtotheDTE Portindicatesthatitisreadyfor
communicationbyraisingthecorrespondingRS-232 signal.
DSR-ThedatasetreadyLEDlightsup whenthemodemisreadyfor
communicationwiththeDTE.
RTS-TherequesttosendLEDlightsup whentheDTE hasdatato
besenttotheremotemodem.TheRTSsignalisusedinHardware
Handshaking.
CTS-ThecleartosendLEDlightsup whenthemodemisreadyto
receivedatafromtheremotemodem.TheCTSsignalisusedin
HardwareHandshaking.
TX-ThetransmitdataLEDflasheswhentheDTE/Computeris
transmittingdatatotheDTE Port.
RX -ThereceivedataLED;lightsup whentheDTE/Computeris
receivingdatafromtheDTE Port.
Phone1(omni.net) -Thephone1LEDlightsup whenthePOTS
port1telephone/handsetisoff-hook.
Phone2(omni.net) -Thephone2LEDlightsup whenthePOTS
port2telephone/handsetisoff-hook.