[Gloucs] That SPA921 again !

[Quentin Wright]

Hi Geoff,

Why can't you configure the phone using a browser?
It should pick up an address from your router and display the address at 
the bottom of the screen.
Can't you browse to it?
.. or can't you get in with admin/admin?

Q


Geoff Bagley wrote:
> Hi Quentin and Andrew.
>
> Firstly,  I have my own wired link from the BT line, which comes in 
> downstairs,  to my  "shack" upstairs.
> It has a whole string of splitters for the downstairs telephone and 
> FAX machine,  more splitters and  filters upstairs.
>
> This lot is due to be ripped out in February due to building work.
> I stall move over to a separate BT line, currently not in use, but 
> which has the appropriate master socket.
>
> I will be glad to have your experiences when you set up your SPA921 
> phones.
>
> My requirement is for  a SIP link between here and my daughter who 
> lives near Tipperary (it's a long way ) !
> I don't want it to depend on my computer system other than to share 
> the Netgear  ADSL Modem/Router.
> The other end has Windows,  so I don't want to touch that.  I will 
> supply another Netgear ADSL Router.
>
> I have not got the phone to work sufficiently to do anything useful !
>
> OK on the DHCP default.  At present, it won't let me  configure the 
> phone using my browser,  and I have
> a password problem when using the "set-up"  button.
>
> Best regards to all,
>
> Geoff
>
>
> Quentin Wright wrote:
>> Hi Geoff,
>>
>> Well, I've got one at work all configured!! But won't be going there 
>> until after Christmas...
>>
>> There are so many full configuration screens that it's hard to 
>> visualise them all!
>> It seems that you've got the basic server settings right, and it 
>> looks as though you might not have firewall problems as you've got 
>> ekiga working. Maybe you could look at codecs?
>>
>> As another thought you can make a call directly between two phones 
>> using ip addresses.
>>
>> Q
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Geoff Bagley wrote:
>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>
>>> I would love to hear of your experiences.
>>> I  too want to use it as a separate entity.
>>>
>>> Where did you get yours from.  I got two of them,  both from 
>>> Linux-emporium.
>>>
>>> As far as I know,  I have the UK version.
>>> Please  keep in touch !
>>>
>>> I do not understand the bit about  "ring capacitors".
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Geoff.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew Oakley wrote:
>>>> Geoff Bagley wrote:
>>>>> Is anyone else using the Linksys SPA921 ?
>>>>
>>>> Apparently the missus has got me one for Christmas. I'll let you 
>>>> know just as soon as Christmas happens, plus free time allows.
>>>>
>>>> I plan to use it similar to your plan, as a separate entity in 
>>>> itself without an Asterisk PABX.
>>>>
>>>> So far all I know is that it also attempts to give out DHCP 
>>>> (factory default is to assume it is the only router on the 
>>>> network), so that'll be the first thing I turn off, since I already 
>>>> have a DHCP server on the network.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have the UK version? The wife specifically ordered the UK 
>>>> version for me.
>>>>
>>>> Are you using a Master socket adaptor (ie. one with a ring 
>>>> capacitor?). As I understand it, a Secondary socket adaptor will 
>>>> not give a ring tone; you must use a Master socket adaptor to get a 
>>>> ring tone (either full or half master; full master means it also 
>>>> has lightning protection).
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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