Vonage V-Portal User Guide
Tip: You’ll typically use a standard two-wire phone cord with your V-Portal. For phone
cord recommendations, see
What kind of telephone cord should I use in the phone ports
of the V-Portal?
What is included with the V-Portal’s built-in router?
The V-Portal supports a firewall, port triggers, advanced ALGs for protocols such as RSVP,
POP3, SNMP, and streaming media. No separate routers are needed. To connect more than one
computer or other Ethernet device, an Ethernet hub, switch or router is required.
Can I restrict my children’s access to certain websites using the V-Portal?
The V-Portal’s Web-based Configuration and Status User Interface (“Web UI”) provides parental
controls that allow you to limit your children’s access to websites on the Internet. Login to the V-
Portal’s Web UI from a computer connected to your V-Portal through the yellow Ethernet port,
either directly or as part of your LAN. Enter
V-Configure.com
into the address bar of a web
browser and navigate to the Parental Controls page (from the Home Page click Advanced Setup
> Parental Controls). The right side of the Parental Controls page provides directions for
restricting website access.
Can I set up a Local Area Network with the V-Portal?
Yes, you can connect many types of devices to the V-Portal, not just a computer. Connect a
router, a switch, or a hub to the yellow Ethernet port of your V-Portal.
You can even monitor unauthorized attempts to access your LAN. The V-Portal keeps track of all
unauthorized access attempts in its local log. To view the local log, login to the V-Portal’s Web-
based Configuration and Status User Interface (“Web UI”) from a computer connected to your V-
ortal through the yellow Ethernet port, either directly or as part of your LAN. from the V-Portal
eb UI by logging in from Enter
V-Configure.com
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into the address bar of a web browser,
avigate to the Advanced Setup page (from the Home Page click Advanced Setup) and click
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For your convenience, the V-Portal allows you to set up email alerts of unauthorized LAN access
attempts. Easy to follow directions are provided on the Firewall Logs page.
Can I play online games through my V-Portal?
Whether you want to play your favorite interactive games on your computer or on your game box,
you can use your V-Portal to connect to the Internet for online gaming.
Connect any of the popular gaming consoles, such as Playstation®, Xbox® or Nintendo®, directly
to the yellow Ethernet port of your V-Portal. You can also play interactive games on any computer
connected to your V-Portal through the yellow Ethernet port, either directly or as part of your LAN.
By default, the V-Portal blocks all unsolicited messages to the computer or LAN as a standard
security measure. For online games that require some unsolicited messages to be transmitted
through the V-Portal, you can specify ports and IP addresses on which to allow these messages.
Login to the V-Portal’s Web-based Configuration and Status User Interface (“Web UI”) from a
computer connected to your V-Portal through the yellow Ethernet port, either directly or as part of
your LAN. Enter V-Configure.com
into the address bar of a web browser and navigate to the
View the Terms of Service by visiting the Vonage website at www.vonage.com/tos. Pay particular attention to
Section 11 which explains limitations on Warranty, Remedy and Liability.
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