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Getting Started

Installation Directions

A. Open a web browser such as Microsoft ® Internet Explorer using the

computer connected through your IP800 Ethernet port. In the

address of location ﬁeld, type <http://192.168.15.1> and press

ENTER

This displays the login screen. Enter the default password ‘VTech’

and click on login.

B. On the

Setup Wizard

screen, click

Run Wizard

to start the set-up.

C. Follow Wizard screens to complete the setup.

STEP 9:

Check for dial tone by pressing the

button on your handset. If you do not hear

a dial tone, please refer to the

Troubleshooting

section of the user manual.

Congratulations! Even if you are transferring your number, you are ready to

start taking advantage of the great savings and superior quality of Vonage right

now! Please call 800-342-79 to setup your voicemail service and to learn

about other free Vonage features included with every Vonage calling plan.

Summary of Contents for Vonage IP 8100-2

Page 1: ...port on modem USB only modems are not supported 3 During installation you may be required to enter a username and password if you are a DSL user who is required to enter a user name and password PPPoE to access the Internet and you may be required to enter a speciﬁc IP addresses if you have a static IP address Before you begin be sure to contact your Internet Service Provider to obtain this inform...

Page 2: ...request along with a written request for the available code If your request does not fully comply with the foregoing requirements VTech reserves the right to reject your request Further by requesting and receiving the available code you release VTech its afﬁliates and its and their ofﬁcers directors employees and representatives VTech Parties from any liability or responsibility relating to such c...

Page 3: ...one is an advanced Broadband VoIP cordless telephone set capable of supporting up to four handsets Your pack age contains Base Unit Handset Base AC Adapter Handset Charger Blue Ethernet Cable Belt Clip User Docu mentation CD Quick Start Guide Charger Wall Mounting Bracket Battery Yellow Ethernet Cable Package Contents Your broadband telephone accommodates up to 4 handsets You can add new handset m...

Page 4: ...roper electrical isolation PC LAN Port STEP 1 Unplug the power cord from your Cable or DSL modem the device your ISP provided which provides high speed Internet Make sure that you turn your computer off and that you do NOT plug in your IP8100 series broadband tele phone until instructed to do so Helpful Hint The modem should be powered off for at least 10 minutes If it is turned off for a shorter ...

Page 5: ... Use only the power cord provided in this package using an older power cord can damage the broadband telephone STEP 7 Turn your computer on and check your computer to see if your Internet is work ing try to visit any website If your Internet is working please proceed to STEP 10 If not please proceed to STEP 8 STEP 8 Cable Users If you receive Internet access through a Cable modem you may need to r...

Page 6: ...click Run Wizard to start the set up C Follow Wizard screens to complete the setup STEP 9 Check for dial tone by pressing the ON button on your handset If you do not hear a dial tone please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the user manual Congratulations Even if you are transferring your number you are ready to start taking advantage of the great savings and superior quality of Vonage right...

Page 7: ...36 inches away from your router to avoid interference Helpful Hint If all the Ethernet ports on your existing router are full disconnect one of the attached devices from the existing router Plug the blue Ethernet cable into the now free port on your router Connect the device you just unplugged from your router to the yellow PC LAN port located on the back of IP8100 series broadband telephone base ...

Page 8: ...Hint Use only the power cord provided in this package using any other power cord could damage the broadband phone STEP 3 Check for dial tone by pressing the ON button on your handset If you do not hear a dial tone please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the user manu al Congratulations Even if you are transferring your number you are ready to start taking advantage of the great savings and ...

Page 9: ... of the attached devices from the existing router Plug the blue Ethernet ca ble into the now free port on your router Connect the device you just unplugged from your router to the yellow PC LAN port located on the back of IP8100 se ries broadband telephone base unit STEP 2 Plug the power cord into the power port located on the bottom of your base unit and the other end into the electrical outlet T...

Page 10: ...an damage the broadband phone STEP 3 Check for dial tone by pressing the ON button on your handset If you do not hear a dial tone please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the user manu al Congratulations Even if you are transferring your number you are ready to start taking advantage of the great savings and superior quality of Vonage right now Please call 800 342 1791 to setup your voicemai...

Page 11: ...00 series telephone s PC LAN port then follow the steps below Note The screens you will see are stored in the IP8100 series telephone they are not web site pages During setup ignore alerts that prompt you to reconnect to the Internet 1 In the address bar type http 192 168 15 1 do NOT type www 2 Press the Enter key to display the login screen The Setup Wizard ...

Page 12: ...12 The Setup Wizard 3 Enter the default password VTech to display the initial Wizard screen 4 Click the Run Wizard button to display the Internet Connection Type screen The Setup Wizard ...

Page 13: ...reen for the option you ve chosen Dynamic IP Address Choose this setting if you don t have to enter a username and password to ac cess the Internet Continue on page 14 PPPoE Choose this setting if you have DSL and are required to enter a username and password to access the Internet Continue on page 15 Static IP This setting is rarely required Contact your ISP to conﬁrm your IP address be fore choo...

Page 14: ...s if you select Dynamic IP Address as your Internet connection type Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous screen Clicking Exit takes you back to the initial wizard screen without saving any changes Dynamic IP Address Screen ...

Page 15: ...y your Internet Service Provider that you use when accessing the Internet When ﬁnished click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous screen Clicking Exit takes you back to the initial wizard screen without saving any changes Note you may need to append the ISP s domain sufﬁx to the username i e username verizon net PPPoE Screen ...

Page 16: ... Delete anything that appears in these ﬁelds when the screen is displayed then enter the WAN and DNS addresses provided by your ISP Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous screen Clicking Exit takes you back to the initial wizard screen without saving any changes Set Static IP Address Screen ...

Page 17: ...p Wizard Click Save Setting for the changes to take effect or click Back to return to the previous screen Clicking Exit takes you back to the initial wizard screen without saving any changes Setup Completed Screen ...

Page 18: ...r web browser Your designated home page should appear If your home page does not appear try the following Reboot your computer Turn off or unplug your modem for a few seconds then turn it back on If you still have no Internet access please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual Setup Completed Screen ...

Page 19: ...tion Logout Advanced Virtual Server Filters DMZ Logout Admin Settings DHCP Passwords Other Restore Settings Logout Status Broadband Telephone Info Activity Trafﬁc DHCP Client Logout Help Basic Advanced Admin Status Glossary Logout Menu Structure ...

Page 20: ...gs Screen Use this screen to view or change the Internet connection type required by your Internet Service Providers Please check with your Internet Service Provider for the required conﬁguration settings ISP Connection Settings Dynamic IP Address This setting is usually required for use with cable modems Choose this setting if you don t have to enter a username password to access the Internet whe...

Page 21: ...ter you can manually enter it here or use the DHCP Client List to copy it DHCP Client List Lists MAC addresses of devices that have obtained a DHCP lease from the IP8100 series telephone If your ISP has registered the MAC address of your computer select that MAC address from the list click Copy then click Apply to save the page settings Clicking Restore takes you back to the default MAC address va...

Page 22: ...ettings PPPoE PPPoE stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet This setting is often used by DSL service providers Choose this setting if you are required to enter a username and password when accessing the Internet Basic Settings ...

Page 23: ...g the computer MTU Default 1492 Data sent over networks is divided into packets of a certain size MTU Maximum Transfer Unit speciﬁes the largest packet size allowed for transmission over a network This value typically does not need to be changed Do not change it unless advised to do so by your Internet Service Provider MAC Address This defaults to the MAC Media Access Control address of the WAN po...

Page 24: ...24 Basic Settings ISP Connection Settings Static IP Address This connection type is rarely required Contact your ISP to conﬁrm IP informa tion before choosing this option Basic Settings ...

Page 25: ...e assigned by your ISP MAC Address This defaults to the MAC Media Access Control address of the WAN port in the IP8100 series telephone If your ISP has registered the MAC address of your computer you can manually enter it here or use the DHCP Client List to copy it DHCP Client List Lists MAC addresses of devices that have obtained a DHCP lease from the IP8100 series telephone If your ISP has regis...

Page 26: ... Inter net users access to services running on your local network such as your web server or FTP server The IP8100 series telephone will redirect the Internet user requests to the appropriate server within your local network based on the conﬁgured IP address and port number To create a new virtual server ﬁll in the ﬁelds on the screen and click Apply to save the page settings You may also use sett...

Page 27: ... the computer that is hosting the service application Note It is recommended that Static IP is used as the ISP Connection Setting when Virtual Server is created Protocol Type Choose the type of protocol used to access your hosting service Port Enter a single port or a range of ports to forward to a computer on your local network Leave this ﬁeld blank to deny access to all ports Click Apply to save...

Page 28: ...c services by port numbers or by blocking all ports for the speciﬁc computer To add a new ﬁlter ﬁll in the ﬁelds above and click Apply to save the page settings You can block access to several of the most commonly used services by clicking an Edit button in the IP Filter table at the bottom of the screen This will copy the proper settings into the IP Filter ﬁelds You will only need to enter the IP...

Page 29: ...tocol type to block When ﬁnished click Apply to add the new ﬁlter which is then listed under the IP Filter Table DMZ DMZ Demilitarized Zone is a feature that exposes a designated computer on your local network to the Internet The computer designated as the DMZ host is not affected by other security measures Use this option with caution Computers designated as DMZ may be vulnerable to security risk...

Page 30: ...30 Admin Settings These settings can help you protect against unauthorized access and manage your IP8100 series ﬁrmware Settings Admin Settings ...

Page 31: ...hone compliant with the Universal Plug and Play standard which allows compatibility with equipment made by different manufacturers Remote Web Management Default is off If turned on this feature allows you to change IP8100 series telephone settings from a remote location i e via the Internet IP Address Enter the Internet IP address of a computer that has access to the IP8100 series telephone You ca...

Page 32: ...rting IP address for the DHCP server s IP assignment Ending IP address The ending IP address for the DHCP server s IP assignment Lease Time The length of time for the LAN IP address lease Click Apply to save the page settings Clicking Cancel aborts any changes you have made on the page DHCP Client Table ThisisalistofdevicesassignedtheIPaddressonyourIP8100seriestelephoneLAN showing the host name IP...

Page 33: ...ite down the password and store it in a secure place If you forget you will not have access to any settings until you reset the IP8100 series telephone to factory default setting For more information on factory default setting please refer to Admin Restore Settings Admin Settings User Management Enter a new password to replace the default password VTech Conﬁrm by re entering the new password in th...

Page 34: ...shooting tool This option allows you to test the IP connectivity of the devices on your local network Enter the IP address of the device to be tested then click Ping The ping results are then displayed in the window below the Ping button Admin Settings ...

Page 35: ... Telephone Reboot This option saves all current settings then shuts down and restarts the IP8100 series telephone ﬁrmware to reinitialize it This serves the same purpose as quickly press and release the reset switch at the bottom of the base unit Beware that when the reset switch is pressed and held for more than 10 seconds and then released the phone will restore to factory defaults This includes...

Page 36: ...elephone s current ﬁrmware version The IP8100 series telephone auto provisions and upgrades to the latest versions non intrusively and when available Also displays the status of your Local Area Network connections MAC Address of the Ethernet LAN connection IP Address Subnet Mask and DHCP server setting Internet Connection WAN Information Displays the status of your Wide Area Network connections MA...

Page 37: ... connection type is PPPoE buttons at the bottom of the screen are labeled as Connect and Disconnect The buttons allow you to reset the connection to your Internet Service Provider If your ISP connection type is Static IP no button options are at the bottom of the screen Activity Logs This screen displays a record of the most recent network events Each time the IP8100 series telephone is reset or t...

Page 38: ...Trafﬁc Statistics This screen displays a summary of the data sent and received by your Local Area Network and Wide Area Network Status Screens Refresh Click to update the screen and see the most recent trafﬁc statistics ...

Page 39: ...ephone Status Screens DHCP Server Click DHCP Server Settings takes you back to the DHCP screen under Admin You may view or change your local network IP settings there DHCP Client Table This is a list of devices assigned the IP address on your IP8100 series tele phone showing the host name IP address MAC address and expired time for each ...

Page 40: ...40 Help The Help menu provides on line help to IP8100 series telephone web based features Click on the available underlined topic takes you to its detailed help page Help ...

Page 41: ...r some clients to have unre stricted access to the Internet DNS DNS stands for Domain Name System DNS converts domain names to the IP addresses that all machines on the Internet have It translates from name to ad dress and from address to name Domain Name The domain name is the readable version of an Internet site address A typical domain name has the form www somedomainname com or www somedomain ...

Page 42: ...provides the function of ensuring delivery IP Address The IP Internet Protocol address refers to the address of a computer attached to a TCP IP network Every client and server station must have a unique IP address Clients are assigned either a permanent address or have one dynami cally assigned to them via DHCP IP addresses are written as four sets of num bers separated by periods for example 192 ...

Page 43: ...xternal sockets for connecting devices such as printers modems and mice All network adapters also use ports to connect to the LAN Finally applications that communicate over the Internet also have ports these are the endpoints of the application and are given a speciﬁc port number PPPoE PPPoE Point to Point Protocol Over Ethernet is a protocol used to commu nicate between two computers using a seri...

Page 44: ...ormation when accurate delivery isn t necessary for example realtime video and audio where packets can be dumped since there is no time for retransmit ting the data Virtual Servers Virtual Servers allow Internet users access to services such as Web or FTP running on your local network via the WAN IP address of the IP8100 series tele phone This is also referred to as opening ports or port forwardin...

Page 45: ...nd Windows XP ﬁrewall may block access to the conﬁguration pages If you have DSL and use a PPPoE client such as WinPoet or EnterNet300 you should disable this software as well Check the help ﬁles included with these software applications for more information on disabling or conﬁguring them Step 3 Check the IP address of your computer Your computer must have an IP address in the same range as the r...

Page 46: ...perties Step 3 Make sure the IP Address tab is selected Conﬁgure the adapter to Obtain an IP address Then Click OK out to the desktop to apply the changes Reboot the computer when prompted When the computer reboots it should re quest and obtain a valid IP address from the IP8100 series telephone Included in the troubleshooting section of this manual is more detailed information on checking your IP...

Page 47: ...utton to release the IP address b Click the Renew button to obtain a new address If you are unable to obtain a valid IP address conﬁrm that you have a good physical connection between the computer and the IP8100 series telephone Step 4 Click OK to close the IP conﬁguration window Win2k XP Step 1 Go to Start Run and enter cmd Click OK Step 2 From the Command prompt enter ipconﬁg and then click Ente...

Page 48: ...n I followed the Quick Start Guide for a Static IP but I wasn t able to suc cessfully conﬁgure the IP8100 series telephone What else can I do From the computer that was previously connected to the broadband modem access the web based conﬁguration for the IP8100 series telephone and clone the MAC address After the setting has been applied power off the IP8100 series telephone Wait about 30 seconds ...

Page 49: ...v1 and SIPv2 Symmetric RTP CODEC G 711 a law u law G 723 G 726 G 729a b Codec negotiation Silence Suppression Voice Activity Detection VAD Comfort Noise Generator CNG Echo Cancellation G 168 Adaptive Echo Cancellation DTMF generation and detection Network Ethernet Standards IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 3x ﬂow control TCP IP NAT DHCP DNS PPPoE StaticIP Management Auto conﬁguration Web based browser Remote...

Page 50: ...ion Base 2 W x 6 25 D x 5 H Handset 2 W x 1 5 D x 6 H Power Base unit voltage AC adapter voltage 60Hz 100 240 V Base unit voltage AC adapter output 5 1 VDC 1700mA Handset voltage 3 6 VDC Operating Temperature 00 to 500 C Certiﬁcation FCC Part 15 Vonage Networks ...

Page 51: ...nse Information 2 H HELP 40 I Installation Directions 4 Internet Connection Type 13 ISP Connection Settings Screen 20 M MENU STRUCTURE 19 O Other Options 34 P Package Contents 3 Passwords 33 PPPoE Screen 15 R Restore Settings 35 S Set Static IP Address Screen 16 Settings 30 Setup Completed Screen 17 Setup Wizard Screen 20 STATUS SCREENS 36 T TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 49 THE SETUP WIZARD 11 Trafﬁc S...

Page 52: ...n 16 Setup Completed Screen 17 MENU STRUCTURE 19 BASIC SETTINGS 20 Setup Wizard Screen 20 ISP Connection Settings Screen 20 ADVANCED SETTINGS 26 Virtual Server 26 Filters 28 DMZ 29 ADMIN SETTINGS 30 Settings 30 DHCP Screen 31 Passwords 33 Other Options 34 Restore Settings 35 STATUS SCREENS 36 Broadband Telephone Information 36 Activity Logs 37 Trafﬁc Statistics 38 DHCP Client 39 HELP 40 GLOSSARY 4...

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