Zoom 5821F, Quick Start Manual

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Note: If the plugs on your telephone cords do not fit the
PHONE jacks, you have two options.
a) Unplug the line cords from your telephones, if possible. In
their place, plug in cords that have RJ-11 phone plugs on
each end. One end plugs into a telephone, and the other end
plugs into an ATA PHONE jack. (Your ATA may come with
these RJ-11 phone cords.) O
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b)
Plug adapters between your telephone line cords and the
PHONE jacks. (In some countries the ATA comes with
adapters.)
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Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the ATA’s
Ethernet port and the other end into a LAN port on
your router.
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Plug the ATA’s power cube into the PWR jack and the
other end into a live power strip or wall outlet.
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The ATA goes through a power-up and registration
sequence, and some of the LEDs turn on. This can
take up to 3 minutes. Then the
READY light turns on
and – provided that your ATA has been preconfigured
– you are all set to make phone calls!
Note : If your ATA is not working properly, it may be because your
router is set up to enable IP filtering. You can solve this problem
by configuring a DMZ for the router port connected to the ATA.
Your router’s documentation should show you how to do this.
Making Phone Calls
Default operation
When you use a phone connected to either of the ATA's
ports, by default you make calls using an available VoIP
account configured in your ATA. If you have phones
connected to both phone ports, when you receive a call