User Guide

Voice Gateway / Pocket Voice Gateway 7
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an Voice Gateway / Pocket Voice Gateway. The Voice
Gateway / Pocket Voice Gateway, like the rest of the VoIP voice gateway prod-
ucts offers the highest performance and interoperability capabilities in a Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environment for residential and small business
users. With VoIP technology, users can dial with a VoIP phone to all over the
world at a very low cost or even no cost.
This new “VoIP voice gateway” not only provides a compact integration of
technology but also opens the gate to the Internet for traditional Plain Old
Telephone Service (POTS). By connecting the Voice Gateway / Pocket Voice
Gateway to a broadband data network, such as a cable modem or xDSL
modem, high quality telephony service though the Internet can easily be
attained.
With high compression rates and well-engineered VoIP voice gateway jitter
control system, the Voice Gateway / Pocket Voice Gateway can also pro-
vide smooth and high quality telephone service even on an original
narrowband network, such as ISDN.
1.1. How to make calls to Internet phones
If you have already an Internet Service account from your local ISP, you can use
this service to provide VoIP Telephone Service by VoIP voice gateway. Make
sure that your ISP’s firewall allows VoIP services (H.323 or MGCP).
1.2. How to make calls to PSTN phones
As well as free telephony service by VoIP technology of VoIP products, you
can subscribe to an Internet Telephony Service Account from your ITSP,
then you can let your Voice Gateway / Pocket Voice Gateway to provide
telephony service to PSTN.
NOTES: The Media Access Control (MAC) address (printed on a la-
bel on the bottom of the voice gateway) is needed for your local ISP/
ITSP to configure your subscription. Have this number ready before
you contact your local ITSP.
1.3. Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, please contact your retailer.
Voice Gateway / Pocket Voice Gateway
AC Power adapter
Ethernet cable (RJ-45, Catagory 5)
UART RJ-45 Console Cable
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