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    User Manual HandyTone-486 Analog Telephone Adaptor For SW Release Version 1.0.5.16 Grandstream Networks, Inc. www.grandstream.com[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 2 Table of Contents 1 WELCOME ......................................................................................................... 3 2 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 4 3 WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE P ACKAGE ........[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 3 1 Welcome Congratulations on becoming an owner of H andyTone-486. You made an excellent choice and we hope you will enjoy all its capabilities. Grandstream's award-wining HandyTone-486 is an all-in-one VoIP integrated access device that features superb audi o quality, rich functionalities[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 4 2 Installation HandyTone-486 Analog Telephone Adaptor is an all-in-one VoIP integrated device designed to be a total solution for networ ks providing VoIP services. The HandyTone-486 VoIP functionalities are av ailable via a regular analog telephone. The following photo illustrates th e appear[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 5 3 What is Included in the Package The HandyTone-486 package contains: 1) One HandyTone-486 2) One universal power adaptor 3) One Ethernet cable 3.1 Safety Compliances The HandyTone-486 is compliant with various sa fety standards including FCC/CE and C-tick. Its power adaptor is compliant with [...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 6 4 Product Overview 4.1 Key Features • Supports SIP 2.0(RFC 3261), TCP/UDP/IP , RTP/RTCP, HTTP, ICMP, ARP/RARP, DNS, DHCP (both client and server), NTP, PPPoE, STUN, TFTP, etc. • Built-in router, NAT, Gate way and DMZ port forwarding • Powerful digital signal processing (D SP) to ensure s[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 7 4.2 Hardware Specification The table below describes the difference among these models. Model HandyTone-486 LAN interface 1xRJ45 10Base-T WAN interface 1xRJ45 10Base-T FXS telephone port 1xFXS PSTN port 1x life line port Button 1 LED Green and red color Universal Switching Power Adaptor Input:[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 8 5 Basic Operations 5.1 Get Familiar with Key Pad and Voice Prompt HandyTone-486 has stored a voice prompt menu for quick browsing and simple configuration. To enter this voice prompt menu, simply press the button or “***” from the analog phone . Menu Voice Prompt User’s Options Main Menu[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 9 5.2 Make Phone Calls 5.2.1 Calling phone or extension numbers There are currently two methods to make an extension number call: a) Dial the numbers number directly and wait for 4 (default) seconds. b) Dial the numbers directly, and press # (assuming that “use #” as dial key is selected in [...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 10 Examples: If the target IP address is 192.168.0. 160, the dialing convention is Voice Prompt with option 47, then 192168000160 followed by pressing the “#” key if it is conf igured as a send key or wait for more than 5 seconds. In this case, the default destination port 5060 is used if no[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 11 1. A presses FLASH (on the analog phone, or Hook Flash for old model phones) to get a dial tone 2. A then dial C’s number then # (or wait for 4 seconds), A and C now in conversation. 3. Then A can hang up. Note: When intended Transfer failed, if A han gs up, the HandyTone 48 6 will ring use[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 12 dial the forward number and hang up. *93 Cancel Delayed Call Forward To cancel this Forward, dial “*93” and get the dial tone, then hang up Flash/Hook When in conversation, this action will switch to the new incoming call if user heard the call waiting sound. When in conversation and no i[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 13 6 Configuration Guide 6.1 Configuring HandyTone-486 WAN IP through Voice Prompt 6.1.1 DHCP Mode Follow section 5.1 with voice menu option 01 to enable HandyTon e-486 to use DHCP. 6.1.2 STATIC IP Mode Follow section 5.1 with voice menu option 01 to enable HandyTone-486 to use STATIC IP mode, t[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 14 Welcome to Grandstream HandyTone-486 Password Login The password is case sensitive and the fact ory default password for End User password is ‘123’. After the correct password is entered in t he login screen, the embedded Web server inside the HandyTone-486 will respond wit h the Configur[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 15 Cloned WAN MAC A ddr: (in hex format) LAN Subnet M ask: 255.255. 255.0 (default i s 255.255. 255.0) LAN DHCP Base IP: 192.168.2.1 (base IP for th e LAN port, default is 192.168.2.1) DHCP IP Leas e Time: (in units of ho urs , defa ult is 120 hours o r 5 day s ) DMZ IP: Port Forwardi ng: WAN po[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 16 MAC Address The device ID, in HEX format. This is very important ID for ISP troubleshooting. WAN IP Address This field shows WAN port IP address. Product Model This field contains the product model info. Software Version Program: This is the main softwar e release, its number is always used f[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 17 LAN DHCP Base IP: Base IP for the LAN port, which function as a Gateway for the subnet. Default value is 192.168.2.1 DHCP IP Lease Time: Value is set in units of hours. De fault value is 120hr (5 Days.) The time IP address are assigned to the LAN clients DMZ IP: Forward all WAN IP traffi c to[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 18 (will attempt PPPoE if DHCP fails and following is non-blank) PPPoE account ID: PPPoE password: Use this DNS server (if specified): 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 statically configured as: IP Address: 19 2 . 16 8 . 0 . 10 8 Subnet Mask: 25 5 . 25 5 . 25 5 . 0 Default Router: 19 2 . 16 8 . 0 . 1 DNS Server 1: [...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 19 Layer 2 QoS: 802.1Q/VL AN Tag 0 802.1p priority valu e 0 (0 -7) Use DNS SRV: No Yes User ID is phone number: No Yes SIP Registrat ion: Yes No Unregister On Reboot: Yes No Register Expiration: 60 (in minutes. defaul t 1 ho ur , m ax 45 days) Early Dial: No Yes (use "Yes" only if prox[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 20 F XS Impedanc e: c ur r ent s etting is "600 Ohm ( N or th A m er ic a) " NTP Server: tim e.ni st.gov (URI or IP ad dress) Time Zone: c ur r ent s et ting i s "GM T - 5:00 ( U S E as ter n T i m e, N ew Y or k)" Daylight Savi n gs Ti me: No Yes (if set to Yes, display time[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 21 Preferred Vocoder The HandyTone ATA supports up to 6 different voco der types including G.711 A-/U- law ， G.723.1, G.726, G.728, G.729A/B, iLBC. Depending on the product model, some of these vocoders may not be provided in stan dard release. A user can configure vocoders in a preference lis[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 22 Register Expiration This parameter allows the user to specif y the time frequency (in minutes) the HandyTone ATA will refresh its registration wi th the specified regi strar. The default interval is 60 minutes (or 1 hour). The maximum interval is 6553 5 minutes (about 45 days). Early Dial Def[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 23 Auto Upgrade Choose Yes t o enable HTTP upgrade and provi sioning. In “Check for new firmware every” field, enter the number of days to check the HTTP server for firmware up gr ade or configuration. Subscribe for MWI: Default is NO. When set to Yes a SUBSCRIBE for Message Waiti ng Indicat[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 24 6.2.4 Saving the Configuration Changes Once a change is made, the user should pre ss the “Update” button in the Configuration Menu. The HandyTone ATA will then display the following screen to confirm that the changes have been saved. Grandstream HandyTone-486 C onfiguration Update Status [...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 25 6.3 Configuration through a Central Server Grandstream HandyTone ATAs can be automatically configured fr om a central provisioning system. When HandyTone ATA boot up, it will send TFTP or HTTP request to download configuration files, there are two configur ation files, one is “cfg.txt” an[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 26 7 Software Upgrade 7.1 Upgrade through HTTP To upgrade software, HandyTone ATAs can be configured with an HTTP server where the new code image file is located. For exampl e, following URL in the HTTP Upgrade Server: http://firmware.mycompany.c om:6688/Grandstream/1.0.5.16 Here, firmware.mycom[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 27 environment if possible. For users who do not have local TFTP server, Grand stream provides a NAT-friendly TFTP server on the public Internet for users to download the latest firmware upgrade automatically. Please check the Servic e or Support section of Grandstream’s Web site to obtain thi[...]

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    HandyTone-486 User Manual Grandstream Net works, Inc. 28 8 Restore Factory Default Setting Warning : Restore the Factory Default Setting will delete all configurat ion information of the device. Step one: Find the MAC Address of the device. The MAC address of the device is loc ated on the bottom of the device. It is a 12 digits number. Step two: En[...]