WSS Voice Gateway Series User Configuration Guide
Amendent Records Document Rev. 1.1 (May 10, 2009) Modifications were made to the terms, accuracy of description, etc. in the document. Chapter 1 The equipment structure of WSS120 was added. Chapter 2 The content was modified according to the release of new Web interface. Document Rev. 01 (June 16, 2005 ) Real Tone Technology Co., Ltd.
Contents of Table Amendent Records.....................................................................................................................2 Contents of Table.......................................................................................................................3 Contents of Figure......................................................................................................................5 Contents of Table..................................................................
2.6.2 Media Stream ................................................................................................................... 45 2.6.3 SIP related configuration................................................................................................... 47 2.6.4 Characteristics of subscriber line ....................................................................................... 49 2.6.5 Characteristics of trunk line.........................................................................
Contents of Figure Figure 1-1 WSS8 Front Panel ............................................................................................................. 11 Figure 1-2 WSS8 Back Panel ............................................................................................................. 11 Figure 1-3 WSS50 Front Panel ........................................................................................................... 12 Figure 1-4 WSS50 Back Panel.............................................
Figure 2-28 Interface of export data .................................................................................................... 64 Figure 2-29 Interface of software upgrade........................................................................................... 64 Figure 2-30 Interface of file upload..................................................................................................... 64 Figure 2-31 Upgrade interface ................................................................
Contents of Table Table 1-1 Differences Between WSS Gateway Series............................................................................ 9 Table 1-2 Common Configuration Combination of WSS8 ................................................................... 10 Table 1-3 Description of WSS8 Front Panel........................................................................................ 11 Table 1-4 Description of WSS8 Back Panel .......................................................................
Table 2-17 Mapping between the reliability requirement and the TOS value ........................................ 47 Table 2-18 SIP related configuration parameter................................................................................... 48 Table 2-19 Subscriber-line characteristics configuration parameter ...................................................... 49 Table 2-20 Configuration parameter of trunk line characteristics..........................................................
1 Overview 1.1 Product Introduction WSS Series intelligent VoIP Gateways (hereinafter called “WSS Gateways” or simply “Gateways”) are designed for the traditional telecom terminal devices to access IP networks through SIP or MGCP protocols.
l PBX functions such as hunting group, second stage dialing, internal communications, caller ID (FSK/DTMF), call transfer, call waiting, call hold, call barring, caller ID restriction hotline, corporate CRBT and etc; l FXO related functions such as PSTN failover, gain control, busy tone detection, voice prompt in inbound calls, polarity reversal detection; l Media stream processing functions such as RTP redundancy, packet loss compensation, G.711/G.729A/G.723.
Models Number of FXS Ports Number of FXO Ports WSS8-8FXO 0 8 WSS8-4S/4 4 4 Figure 1-1 WSS8 Front Panel Table 1-3 Description of WSS8 Front Panel # Description ① Power indicator (PWR), the light on indicates that it has been powered. ② Ethernet interface indicator (ETH), the light on indicates successful connection, the light flashing indicates that data packets are being received or sent.
# Description ③ Analog subscriber line (FXS) or analog trunk (FXO) interface Table 1-5 Configuration Description of Analog Line Interfaces for All WSS8 Models WSS8 Models RJ11 Interface Configuration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WSS8-4S Subscribe r Line 1 Subscribe r Line 2 Subscribe r Line 3 Subscribe r Line 4 NA NA NA NA WSS8-8S Subscribe r Line 1 Subscribe r Line 2 Subscribe r Line 3 Subscribe r Line 4 Subscribe r Line 5 Subscribe r Line 6 Subscribe r Line 7 Subscribe r Line 8 WSS8-4FX
Table 1-7 Description of WSS50 Front Panel # Description ① Offer the first 8 analog line interfaces (FXS or FXO)，interface type is RJ45. ② Offer 9th-16th analog line interfaces (FXS or FXO), interface type is RJ45. ③ Offer 17th-24th analog line interfaces (FXS or FXO), interface type is RJ45. When the total system capacity of WSS50 is 16 lines, these interfaces will not be provided. ④ One 10/100M Ethernet uplink interface (WAN) and one 10/100M Ethernet user interface (LAN), interface type is RJ45.
Figure 1-4 WSS50 Back Panel Table 1-11 Description of WSS50 Back Panel # Description ① Ground pole ② AC power input socket, 100-240 VAC voltage input. ③ The configuration interface (CON) is used for local management and debugging. It connects with RS232 port on a computer, and local PCs can establish a connection with WSS50 through a emulator on the configuration terminal. Table 1-12 describes the interface properties.
Models Number of FXS Ports Number of FXO Ports WSS100-AG-32S/8 32 8 Figure 1-5 WSS100-AG Front Panel Table 1-14 Description of WSS100-AG Front Panel # Description ① Main control module. It offers one 10/100M Ethernet port and one configuration interface (CON). ② and ③ Two interface slots, and each can contain one desired type interface card. Note: DO NOT plug or remove the main control module and interface cards of WSS100 when equipment is powered on.
Figure 1-6 WSS100-AG Back Panel Table 1-16 Description of WSS100-AG Back Panel # Description ① Two cooling fans ② Ground pole ③ AC power socket, 100-240 VAC voltage input. 1.3.4 WSS120 Designed with a 1U high and 19” wide compact chassis with swappable modular structure of interfaces, WSS120 can be scalable to have an expansion chassis which holds two interface cards.
Models Number of FXS Ports Number of FXO Ports WSS120-80S/16 80 16 WSS120-28S/20 28 20 WSS120-52S/20 52 20 WSS120-76S/20 76 20 WSS120-24S/24 24 24 WSS120-48S/24 48 24 WSS120-72S/24 72 24 WSS120-44S/28 44 28 WSS120-68S/28 68 28 WSS120-40S/32 40 32 WSS120-64S/32 64 32 WSS120-36S/36 36 36 WSS120-60S/36 60 36 Figure 1-7 WSS120 Front Panel Table 1-18 Description of WSS120 Front Panel # Description ① and ② Two interface slots; each can contain one 24-port interface ca
Table 1-19 Pin Specifications for WSS120 RJ45 Socket Port 4th Pair Numerical Sequence of Subscriber Line 1st Pair Pin No. of RJ45 Contact 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 Corresponding RJ11 TIP1 RING1 TIP2 RING2 TIP3 RING3 TIP4 RING4 2nd Pair 3rd Pair Figure 1-8 Schematic Diagram of WSS120 Subscriber Line Connection Table 1-20 Corresponding Relation Between WSS120 RJ45 Socket and Line Number RJ45 Socket No. (From Left to Right) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Line No.
are required to give operator during equipment startup, diagnosis or operation. In this mode, LED flashes to display numbers, letters or other patterns in matrix. Please refer to the Appendix: Check List for Operation Status Indication of WSS120 System. Figure 1-9 WSS120 Back Panel Table 1-21 WSS120 Back Panel # Description ① Ground Pole ② Indicator, see Table 1-22 for description. ③ USB interface, reserved for future use. ④ Configuration interface (CON), used for local management and debugging.
WSS120 single-chassis system can provide up to 48-line with different analog line type configuration combinations, and WSS120 dual-chassis system (main chassis and expansion chassis) can provide maximum of 96-line with different analog line type configuration combination. WSS120 dual-chassis system is a logical integrated system formed by adding an expansion chassis and interface cards on top of the single chassis system.
2 Parameter Setting 2.1 Login 2.1.1 Obtain Gateway IP Address WSS8 and WSS50 Gateways start DHCP service by default, and automatically obtain an IP address on the LAN; users can use the factory default gateway IP address if it is unable to be obtained (e.g. when connected directly with a computer). WSS100 and WSS120 Gateways use a static IP address by default. Table 2-1 Default IP Address of Gateway l Type Default DHCP Service Default IP Address Default Subnet Mask WSS8 Enabled 192.168.2.218 255.
2.1.2 Log on Gateway Double-click the icon to open IE browser, and enter the gateway IP address in the browser address bar (eg. 192.168.2.218); you can enter the login interface for gateway configuration by entering a password on the login interface. Figure 2-1 Login Interface for WSS Gateway Configuration 2.1.3 Permission of Gateway Administrator Logon users are classified into “administrator” and “operator”. The default password is seen Table 2-2. The password is shown in a cipher for safety.
2.2 Buttons Used on Gateway Management Interface “Submit” and “Restore Default Configuration” buttons are at the bottom of configuration interface. l Submit” Button: Submit configuration information. Users click “Submit” button after completion of parameter configuration on a page.
Table 2-3 Network Configuration Parameters Name Description Host name This is the equipment name of a configuration gateway. The default values of WSS8, WSS50, WSS100 and WSS120 are WSS8-VoIP-AG, WSS50-VoIP-AG, WSS100-VoIP-AG and WSS120-VoIP-AG respectively. Users can set a different name for each gateway to distinguish from each other according to the deployment plan. A host name can be a maximum of 48 characters, either letters (A-Z or a-z), numbers (0-9) and minus sign (-).
Name Description Time Zone Select a time zone, and the parameter values include: l (GMT-11:00) Midway Island l (GMT-10:00) Honolulu.
Figure 2-3 System Configuration Interface Table 2-4 System Configuration Parameters Name Description Application Select a gateway application scenario in this field: Audio only, Support T38 (Fax) and Voice-band Data, Support T38 (CED), Support T38 (CNG), Support Voice-band Data. Voice-band Data service including Modem, POS and T.30 fax. The gateways support voice service in any mode.
Name Description DTMF method Transmission modes of DTMF signal supported by the gateways include Audio, RFC 2833 and SIP INFO. The default value is Audio. Audio: DTMF signal is transmitted to the platform with sessions; SIP INFO: Separate DTMF signal from sessions and transmit it to the platform in the form of SIP INFO messages; RFC 2833: Separate DTMF signal from sessions and transmit it to the platform through RTP data package in the format of RFC2833.
Table 2-6 SIP Configuration Parameters Name Description Signaling port Configure the UDP port for transmitting and receiving SIP messages, with its default value 5060. Note: The signaling port number can be set in the range of 1-9999, but cannot conflict with the other port numbers used by the equipment. Register server Configure the address and port number of SIP register server, and the address and port number are separated by “:”. It has no default value.
2.3.4 MGCP Configuration The gateways use SIP protocol by default. When the gateways need to interface with MGCP protocol -based softswitch platform, users should set relevant parameters here. After login, click “Basic > MGCP” tab to open the configuration interface. Figure 2-5 MGCP Configuration Interface Table 2-7 MGCP Configuration Parameters Name Description Signaling port Configure the UDP port for transmitting and receiving MGCP messages, and default is 2427.
Name Description FXO event package Handset Package Line Pakage Wildcard Select whether a wildcard with prefix is allowed when a gateway registers to the call agent. The default value is “not allowed”. l Partially allowed: Gateways will use a wildcard with fixed prefix (eg. aaln / *) when registering.
2.4 Routing 2.4.1 Digit Map After login, click “Routing> Digit Map” tab to open the dialing rules interface as shown in Figure 2-6. Figure 2-6 Configuration Interface for Digit Map Dialing rules are used to effectively judge if the received number sequence is completed, for the purpose of ending up receiving numbers and sending out the received numbers.The proper use of dialing rules can help to reduce the connection time of telephone calls. The maximum number of rules that can be stored in gateways is 60.
Digit map Description “#xx” End after receiving # and any two-digit number. “#xx” is primarily used to stop function keys for supplementary services, such as CRBT, Call Transfer, Do not Disturb, etc. [2-8]xxxxxx A 7-digit number starting with of any number between 2-8, used to end the dialing. 02xxxxxxxxx A 11-digit number starting with 02, used to end the dialings starting with “02”. 13xxxxxxxxx A 11-digit number starting with 13, used to end the dialings.
a) For outbound calls, calls will be routed to SIP proxy; b) For inbound calls, calls will be routed according to its called party number,and if the called party number does not exist, 404 will be returned. 3) When matched port is not in idle state, 486 will be returned for FXS port, and 503 will be returned for FXO port. 4) When domain name is used in rule, DNS must be selected and enabled first.
Name Description Number It chould be a calling number with the form of CPN + number or a called number with the form of number. The number may be denoted with digit 0-9,"*",".","#"," x ", etc., and uses the same regular expression as that of dialing rules. Here are some of the form of number: l Designate a specific number: eg.114，61202700; l Designate a number matching a prefix: such as 61xxxxxx. Note: the matching effect of 61xxxxxx is different from that of 61x or 61. l Specify a number scope.
Processing Mode Description and Example REPLACE Other use of REPLACE is to replace the specific number based on other number associated with the call. For example, replaceing the calling number according to the called number.
Destination Description and Example Route a call to FXS ports. Example 1: IP 800[0-3] ROUTE FXS 1,2,3,4 Select FXS port in a sequencial way. ROUTE FXS Example 2: IP 800[0-3] ROUTE FXS 1 Point this call to FXS port 1. ROUTE FXO ROUTE IP Example 3: IP 800[0-3] ROUTE FXS 1,2,3,4/g For terminating the call from IP, ring FXS port 1, 2, 3, 4 simultaneousely. Route a call to FXO port. Example: IP x ROUTE FXO 1,2,3,4/r Select the outgoing call FXO port in a round robin way. Route a call to the IP platform.
Take WSS8-4S/4 gateway as an example. Send the inbound call from IP trunk and analog line in a circular way to the phone set on the 2nd or 3 rd FXS port. FXO x ROUTE IP 127.0.0.1:5060 IP x ROUTE FXS 2, 3 Description: 1) Send all calls from FXO port to 5060 port of gateway local IP; 2) Send all inbound calls from any IP (inside and outside) to the 2nd or 3rd FXS port in sequence. Namely, the 2nd FXS port is selected firstly when it is free, otherwise the 3rd port is selected.
2.5 Line Configuration 2.5.1 FXS or FXO Phone Number After login, click “Line > FXS phone number” tab or “Line > FXO phone number” tab to open the configuration interface. Figure 2-9 Configuration Interface for Telephone Number Table 2-12 Configuration Parameters of Telephone Number Name Description FXS 1st line No. This number is used for the batch setup of consecutive number of subscriber line.
After login, click “Line > Feature” tab to open the configuration interface. Figure 2-10 Configuration Interface for Subscriber Line Features Table 2-13 Configuration Parameters of Subscriber Line Features Name Description Line ID Select a subscriber line required to configure. “FXS -n” corresponds to the “Line > FXS phone Number > ID n”.
Name Description CRBT CRBT stands for Color Ring Back Tone. Set if CRBT is activated, that is, provide prepared audio package as ringback tone. Note: it is required to set the CRBT file download platform. This is not selected by default. WSS8 and M100 support two CRBT storage modes: on-system (stored in a flash memory) and run-time download (from FTP server). The capacity of both modes are described as follows: On-sytem: l WSS8: No more than 20 seconds in G.729 format (fring1.
Name Description Call hold Select if Call Hold is activated on this line. By default this is not selected. Note: If this function is activated, the gateways will automatically activate Call Transfer (Either party may transfer the current call to a third party). Caller Transfer Select if Caller Transfer is activated on this line. By default, this is not selected. When A calls to B, B picks up the call and transfers the call to C,. Note: The call hold must be activated before caller transfer.
Table 2-14 Configuration Parameters of Trunks Name Description Trunk ID Select a trunk line required to configure. “FXO-n” corresponds to the “Line > FXO phone Number ID n”. Copy the configuration of “FXO-n” for selected line to “FXO-n+1”~“FXO- m” by clicking “Batch”, where n indicates the current selected trunk number and m indicates the total number of trunks.
Figure 2-12 Inferface of system advanced configuraiton Table 2-15 Parameters of system advanced configuration Title Explanation NAT NAT traversal Gateways support several mechanisms for NAT traversal. Usually, static NAT is used when fixed public IP address is available. It’s necessary to perform port mapping or DMZ function on router when choosing dynamic or static NAT. Refresh period The refresh time must be filled in here when choosing dynamic NAT or STUN traversal.
Title Explanation NAT IP address This parameter must be filled when using static NAT traversal, in which IAD works under LAN and the WAN address is fixed. The WAN address should be filled in this field, which will be used in SDP. This parameter can be set in IP address format or hostname format (note: DNS service should be activated when hostname format is used). There is no default value for this field. STUN server Set the IP or domain name of STUN server. No default value.
Title Explanation Session border proxy Server Set the IP address and port number of session border proxy server. The character of “:” must be used between IP address and port number. Server address could be set into IP address or domain name. When domain name is used, “DNS service” must be activated as shown in the page of “Configure network parameter”, and “DNS server” must be configured. Examples:“201.30.170.38:5060” and “softswitch.com:5060”.
Title Explanation iLBC payload type Set the RTP payload type of iLBC，and the default value is 97. Accepted value is 97 ~ 127. The parameter shall be configured in conformity to that of platform. G.723.1 rate Set G.723.1 coding rate，the default value is 6300. The optional parameters are followings: l 5300: the Bit rate is 5.3k per second; l 6300: the Bit rate is 6.3k per second TOS bits This parameter specifies the quality assurance of services with different priorities.
Table 2-17 Mapping between the reliability requirement and the TOS value Level TOS Value (High Delay and High Throughput) TOS Value (Low Delay and Low Throughput) TOS Value (Low Delay and High Throughput) 0 0x08 0x10 0x18 1 0x28 0x30 0x38 2 0x48 0x50 0x58 3 0x68 0x70 0x78 4 0x88 0x90 0x98 5 0xA8 0xB0 0xB8 6 0xC8 0xD0 0xD8 7 0xE8 0xF0 0xF8 2.6.3 SIP related configuration The SIP messages consist of request message and response message.
Table 2-18 SIP related configuration parameter Title Explanation SIP related configuration MWI subscription The default is 86400 seconds. The gateway will send platform a message to confirm that has subscribed MWI service at intervals of the time period set here. This parameter should be used in conjuection with voice mail subscription on the page of subscriber line. PRACK Determine whether to activate Reliable Provisional Responses.
Title Explanation Register upon INVITE timeout Set whether to activate registration when SIP message of INVITE is failed or time expired, and by default, re-registration is not selected. 2.6.4 Characteristics of subscriber line After login, click the label of “Advanced > line” to open this interface.
Title Explanation Hook debouncing Used by gateway to avoid the glitch of the phone status, with default of 50 milliseconds. When the duration from hang-up to off-hook falls short of this value, the gateway will ignore the status variation, and consider the phone remains hang-up status. In case of vice versa, the gateway will ignore the status variation, and consider the phone remains off hook status. Effective range of setting is 10~1000 milliseconds.
Figure 2-16 Trunk line characteristics configuraiton interface Table 2-20 Configuration parameter of trunk line characteristics Title Explanation Gain to IP Set the voice volumn gain towarding IP side, the default is 0. Taking decibel as the unit, setting range is -3 ~ +9 decibels. -3 means declining of 3 decibels; +3 denotes the amplification of 3 decibels. Gain to PSTN Set the voice volumn gain towarding PSTN side, the default is -3. Taking decibel as the unit, setting range is -6 ~ +9 decibels.
Title Explanation Off-hook for rejection Used for binding a FXO port with a FXS port. For inound calls to a FXO port, if the FXS port which binging with the FXO port is in the state of busy line, the gateway will hang up after hook off according to the time set by the parameter, so as to refuse the upcoming call. The duration of off hook is 500~5000 milliseconds, with default of 600 milliseconds. On-hook protection time Protection period following hang up of FXO port.
Title Explanation Key The share key for communications between Radius client and standby Radius server. Note: the key should be configured the same for both client and server side Retransmit timer Set the amount of overtime on response after transmission of Radius message, the default is 3 seconds. The retransmission will be performed If no response is given after the timeout. Retransmit times Set the times of retransmission of Radius message when no response is received default is 3 times.
Title Explanation Encryption mode Set the gateway encryption method, default is 7. The optional parameters as below: Encryption key l 2: TCP Not Encrypted； l 3: TCP Encrypted； l 6: UDP Not Encrypted； l 7: UDP Encrypted（Normal）； l 8: Using Keyword； l 9: Using Keyword2； l 10: RC4； l 11: Using Keyword 3； l 12: Encrypt12； l 13: Encrypt13； l 14: Encrypt14（normal）； l 16: Word Reverse； l 17: Word Exchange（263）； l 18: Byte Reverse； l 19: Byte Exchange.
Table 2-23 Call progress tone configuration parameters Title Explanation Country/region There are progress tone plans for several countries and regions which are pre-programmed in gateways. Users may also specify the tone plan according to the national standard.
Figure 2-20 Functional keys configuration interface Table 2-24 Functional keys configuration parameter Title Explanation System Functional Key Query IP address The function key for inquiring the IP address of gateway, with default of ##. Dialing this key users can hear gateway broadcasting IP address and system software version number.
Title Explanation Activate CFNR The function key for activating call forwarding on no answer, with default of *62. Dialing the function key may activate call forwarding on no answer and specify destination number. Note: it’s required to enable call forwarding on no answer ervice before using this function (please see the instructions on relevant configuration of “subscriber line”). Deactivate CFNR The function key for deactivating call forwarding on no answer, with default of #62.
Title Explanation Blind call transfer Function key of blind call transfer，with default of *38. User operation: During the call, tap the phone hook switch or press R butto n→ dial *38→ dial the called number and then hang up. Suspend call waiting The function key for cancelling the call waiting for next call, with default of *64. Dialing this function key may temporarily shield the call waiting for next call, avoiding the possible intervention.
Figure 2-22 Details for the call Table 2-26 Details for the call Title Explanation DSP Information This indicates the DSP chip used for the call, in which “t” indicates time slot, “d” indicates the DSP chip, “c” refers to the channel on the chip. Remote The IP address of the equipment at the far end, followed with RTP port number. Local port Local RTP port number of the call. Codec The codec for this call. RTP Packet Size （millisecond） Packet length of the RTP of the call.
Table 2-27 Parameters of system status Title Explanation Login User Info Show the IP address and jurisdiction of login user. The numbers following the IP address show the online jurisdiction of the user: 1administrator; 2 - operator; 3 – viewer. The viewer can only read the configuration, but is not allowed to modify it.
Title Explanation Rtp Context Info Show the voice channel related to the calls. For example: Rtp Context Info >>>>> 3） created， call =e011 2.8.2 Call message After login, click the label of “Logs > Call Message” to open this interface. Figure 2-23 Call message interface 2.8.3 System Startup After login, click the label of “Logs > System Startup” to open this interface. The gateway boot up information is available in this page, including the hardware configuration.
Figure 2-25 Interface of debugging log management Table 2-28 Configuration parameters of debugging log management Title Explanation Log download See the description below. System log server Set the IP address of system log server. Log server IP address of debugging log server. Log level Select the log file level of gateway, default is 3. The setting range is 1 ~ 5, the higher the level goes, the more details the log file will be.
Figure 2-26 Interface of password changing 2.9.2 Configuration import After login, click “Tools>Import data” to open this interface. Operating procedure is the same as that of “software upgrade”. Figure 2-27 Interface of import data 2.9.3 Configuration export After login, click “Tools >Export of configuration” to open this interface. It’s allowed to download the configuration files from the gateway through this interface. The downloading procedure is similar to the downloading procedure of log files..
Figure 2-28 Interface of export data 2.9.4 Software upgrade After login, click “Tools > Upgrade” to open this interface. The software upgrading procedure is presented as below: Step 1: Obtain the upgrade files (tar.gz file), and save the file onto a local computer. Step 2: Click “System tool > software upgrade” to access to the page of software upgrade. Figure 2-29 Interface of software upgrade Step 3: Click “Browse” to select the upgrade files and click “Open”.
Step 5: Uploading will be completed in about 30 seconds, and click “Upgrade” on following dialog. Figure 2-31 Upgrade interface Step 6: The following prompt appears during the upgrade. Figure 2-32 Prompt of upgrade process A few minutes are needed to upgrade the gateway. Don’t operate the gateway during this period. Step 7: After success in upgrade, the following dialog will appear, click “Confirm”.
In most cases, ‘there is no need to reset the gateway, and the modified parameters will come into effect upon confirming the “submit”. 2.9.6 System reboot After login, click “Tools >Reboot” to restart the gateway. As this is a system wide reset, it takes longer time. Generally, it’s sufficient to restart software when the gateway confirms to reset; the system reboot will be required only when network settings of the gateway are changed. 2.9.
3 Appendix 3.1 WSS120 system operation state Table 3-1 WSS120 system operation state Glittery letter Status meaning “C” The IP address of gateway conflicts with that of other equipment in LAN. Please settle this problem before the gateway can be operated normally. “D” Internal failures have been entountered during gateway start up procedure. Please contact your local distributor for further diagnosis. “P” The gateway is in progress of system software upgrade.
