CRA-210 User Manual Guide CRA – 210 Analog Telephone Adapter 3 Ethernet Port + 2 VoIP Line + 1 PSTN Line Getting Started Guide _______________________________________________________________________________ Page: 1 of 30
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Table of Contents 1. WELCOME - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5 2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2.1. Typical setup of CRA-210 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5 2.2. Back Panel Ports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 2.3.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.4.2. Fax Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -19 4.2.4.3. Codec Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 4.2.4.4. Volume Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 4.2.4.5. Configuring the PSTN (FXO) Gateway- - - - - - - - - - - - - -20 4.2.4.5.1. Connecting to PSTN to VoIP Services - - - - - - - - - - - -20 4.2.4.5.2. Connecting to VoIP to PSTN Services- - - - - - - - - - - - 22 4.2.4.
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CRA-210 User Manual Guide 1. WELCOME Thank you for choosing the CRA-210 for Voice-over-IP. This Phone Adapter will allow you to make phone or fax calls using your broadband connection. The CRA-210 offers a rich set of functionality and superb sound quality at ultraaffordable price. They are fully compatible with SIP industry standard and can interoperate with many other SIP compliant devices and software on the market. 2.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 2.2. Back Panel Ports The Phone Adapter’s ports are located on the back panel. Figure 2-1: Back Panel PHONE Port: For your Internet phone line, this port allows you to connect your telephone or fax machine to the Phone Adapter using an RJ-11 telephone cable ETHERNET Port: The ETHERNET port allows you to connect the Phone Adapter to your router or gateway using a Category 5 Ethernet network cable. POWER Port: The POWER port is where you will connect the included power adapter.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Power LED Green: The Power LED lights up when the Phone Adapter is powered on and ready. VoIP LED Green: The VoIP LED lights up only when ATA got registered to any ITSP SIP account. ETHERNET LED Green: The ETHERNET LED lights up when the Phone Adapter is connected to your network through the Ethernet port. It flashes when there is data being sent or received.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 2.5. Hardware Specifications The table below lists the hardware specification of CRA-210 Model Port CRA-210 Three RJ-45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet One Power Port Two RJ-11 FXS Port One RJ-11 FXO Port LED Power & Ethernet (Green) Phone (Blue & Orange) Power Adaptor Input: 100-240VAC Output: +12VDC, 1500mA Dimension Weight Operating Temp. Operating Humidity 149 mm (W) 180 mm (L) 45 mm (H) 0.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 3. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 3.1.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 3.2. Other Requirements: • Telephone Unit • Broadband Internet connection (DSL or Cable Modem) • A Router (if you have multiple devices using Internet connections) • An ITSP VoIP Account 4. CONFIGURATION GUIDE 4.1. Hardware Installation To install the Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) follow these instructions. 4.1.1. Connect the Ethernet network cable (RJ45) into the WAN port of the ATA unit, as shown in Figure 4.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Wait until the POWER, and WAN LED's turn green and remain stable on the Front Panel of your ATA (LAN LED might also be green). Figure 4.3 4.2. Configuring CRA-210 through Web Browser Your ATA Web Panel will allow you to configure and modify the Network Settings, SIP settings and to upgrade your ATA's Firmware. And it will also allow you to check the status of SIP your account 4.2.1.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide STEP 3: Once this request is entered and sent from a Web browser, the ATA will respond with the login screen as shown in Figure4.4. Figure4.4 STEP 4: Use the Login Information which is specified in the 4.2.2 to login to the ATA. Status Page After Logged In, you can see Network Status and SIP Proxy Status in the Status Page as shown in Figure 4.5 Figure 4.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Status Page Ping It is used to check the packet loss and latency time from your ATA to check the quality of your network connection. Traceroute It is used to determine the route taken by packets across an IP network. Hardware Test It contains a suite of diagnostics that will test the hardware of your ATA It provides detailed information about SIP Proxy Status, SIP Phone Status, System Uptime, LAN & WAN configuration, Ethernet Status ATA Status and SIP Configuration (Phone).
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.3. Network Configuration 4.2.3.1. LAN Setup Figure 4.6 The table below lists the LAN Setup of CRA-210 LAN Setup LAN Static IP Configuration IP Address It is a Base IP Address of a LAN Port, which functions as a gateway for its LAN. Default value is 192.168.113.1 Subnet Mask Sets the LAN subnet mask. Default value is 255.255.255.0. DHCP Server Configuration Enable DHCP Server This option allows you to enable the DHCP Server on LAN port.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Starting IP Address Starting IP address in the DHCP Scope Ending IP Address Ending IP address in the DHCP Scope DHCP Lease Time The amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for a LAN client. Default value is 24hr(86400 seconds) DHCP IP Reservation IP Address Allows you to assign a specific IP address to a specific computer without any configuration on the client. MAC Address MAC address of the PC which you want to bind the specific IP address.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide The table below lists the WAN Setup of CRA-210 WAN Setup WAN Configuration Automatic configuration via DHCP Server It automatically takes IP addresses and other network configuration information (subnet mask, broadcast address, etc) from DHCP Server Using ISP Account (PPPoE) User Name Password Enable Keep Alive Timer Using Static IP MAC Address Clone 4.2.3.3. It is a PPPoE username. Fill this field if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoE connection. PPPoE account password.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Figure 4.9 Port Forwarding and Firewall Port Forwarding Firewall 4.2.3.4. Allow user to forward a matching (TCP/UDP) port to a specific LAN IP address with a specific (TCP/UDP) port. If it is Enabled, it will protect the resources of a private network from users from other networks. Advanced Routing Figure 4.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.4. VoIP Configuration VoIP Configuration includes not only the basic configuration, but also advanced configuration such as SIP configuration, Codec selection, NAT Setting and other miscellaneous configuration. Following is a snap shot of the advanced configuration page shown in Figure 4.11 4.2.4.1. SIP Configuration Figure 4.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide VoIP Configuration SIP Configuration Display Name User ID Authentication User ID Password Proxy Settings SIP service subscriber’s name which will be used for Caller ID display. User account information, provided by VoIP service provider (ITSP), usually has the form of digit similar to phone number or actually a phone number. ID used for authentication, usually same as SIP user ID, but could be different and decided by ITSP.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.4.2. Configuring the PSTN (FXO) Gateway This method allows you to enable a user to make IP-to-PSTN voice calls without using a VoIP service provider or their gateways. The architecture is based on a 'personal' IP-to-PSTN gateway (PIPG) deployed at the residence or business of a user, where both PSTN and Internet service are assumed to exist. This method enables the bridging of a voice call between an Internet endpoint, such as a soft phone, and a user's PSTN line.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide Connecting to PSTN to VoIP Services Configuration Max Rings All Callers are accepted for service but it will rings until it reaches to Maximum Rings set by the Admin. Then it will prompt for Secret PIN to connect to VoIP Gateway. Authenticate Caller ID Here it will authenticate the Caller ID in the Added list to prompt for Secret PIN to connect to VoIP Gateway. Secret PIN Caller is prompted to enter a PIN right after the call is answered. How PSTN-To-VoIP Calls Work 1.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.4.2.2. Connecting to VoIP to PSTN Services Connecting VoIP-To-PSTN calling function is referred to as a PSTN gateway. VoIP callers can be authenticated by one of the method called Secret PIN to connect to PSTN Gateway which is shown in the below figure. Secret PIN Caller is prompted to enter a PIN right after the call is answered.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.4.2.4. Make a PSTN call from the Phone Port (FXS) directly By using this ATA you can make a PSTN call from the Phone port (FXS) with the prefix hash button (#) without prompting for PIN. Once you pressed the hash button wait for a second, then ATA device takes the FXO port off hook by giving PSTN dial tone and it is ready to make a PSTN call. By default Line Prefix set to Hash (#) button. But it can be configured in the below mentioned path.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.4.3. Local Extension This option allows you to make a call between the Extension without connecting to VoIP Gateway or SIP Proxy Server. This Local Extension and their prefix can be configured in the below mentioned path. VoIP Config -> Local Extension -> Extension Naming -> Phone1 / Phone2. 4.2.4.4. ATA’s Advanced Features Advanced Features Stun Server Used to find out its public address when clients behind the NAT. Usually ITSP will provide these settings.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.5. ATA Configuration 4.2.5.1. User Administration This field allows only administrator to create, modify and delete the users available in the list of users created. Only created users can able to Login into the ATA through Web Panel. Figure 4.12 4.2.5.2. Password Management This field allow you to change the password of current Login user either admin / Normal user. This field is case sensitive and the maximum password length is 25 characters as shown in Figure 4.13.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.5.3. ATA System Reset Figure 4.14 System Reset Re-Provision It will allows VoIP telephone users to configure personal telephone preferences and features from their corresponding ITSP provide Auto Provisioning System through Internet. Factory Reset Restore the Factory Default Setting will DELETE all configuration information of the device. Please backup or print out all the settings before you approach to following steps.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.2.6. Firmware Upgrade Keeping your ATA up-to-date is very important, especially when we release new features and modify existing ones. Figure 4.15 Use the following step by step to upgrade the firmware. Step 1 Be sure to take note of the current Firmware Version you are running. Step 2 Click “Firmware Upgrade” in the sub navigation.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.3. Telephony Features 4.3.1. Call Hold While A and B are in conversation, pressing the “FLASH” button on the attached phone will put the remote end on hold. Pressing the “FLASH” button again will release the previously Hold party and the bi-directional media will resume. 4.3.2. Call Waiting Call waiting feature is enabled by default. While the user is in a conversation, he will hear a special stutter tone if there is another incoming call.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 4.3.4. 3-way Conferencing Assuming that A party wants to bring B and C party in a conference: 1. A party press “ * 9 * ” to create conference. 2. A party dials the B’s party number followed by “*”, then A party and B party both of them will be in the conversation. 3. If A party wants to bring C party, then A party has to call C party number followed by a “ * ”, (Note: In the mean while B party will be on Music on Hold). 4.
CRA-210 User Manual Guide 5.2.3. This product bears the CE marking indicating compliance with the 89/336/ EEC directive 5.2.4. Modifications to this product not authorized by Allo.com could void FCC Approval terminating end user’s authority to use this product 5.2.5. The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have those entire devices ring when your number is called.
