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Installation of BYOD Devices
Linksys RT31P2-NA
Warning! Following are manual configuration and setup instructions (for use with GenSIP BYOD accounts) for use of the Linksys RT31P2-NA Broadband Router with 2 Phone ports. The RT31P2 must indicate as having No Affiliation with a VoIP carrier by having the -NA designation trailing the model number.

  1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Internet to the Internet Port.
  2. Connect one end of another Ethernet cable to either port 1, 2, or 3. Then connect the other end of the same Ethernet cable to the PC.
  3. Connect one end of the RJ-11 cable to from your telephone to the router’s Phone1 port.
  4. Connect the included power adapter to the Router’s Power port, and then plug the power adapter into an
    electrical outlet. The Power LED on the front panel will light up when the adapter is connected properly.
  5. Reboot the PC to obtain a valid DHCP IP address from the Linksys RT31P2-NA.

  6. In an internet browser, type the default LAN IP address: 192.168.15.1
    The following dialogue box will appear.


  7. Enter the default User Name: admin

  8. Enter the default Password: admin

  9. Basic Internet Setup. On the Basic Setup screen, enter the Internet connection settings provided by your ISP. If you do not have this information, you can call your ISP to request the settings. Once you have the setup information for your specific type of Internet connection, then you can configure the RT31P2-NA Router for internet connection.

    For more information on router setup, visit the Linksys RT31P2’s User Guide at: ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pdf/rt31p2_ug.pdf


  10. To begin the RT31P2’s VoIP setup select the Voice button.

  11. Enter an RTP range from 10000 to 20000 (no commas):



  12. Select the Line1 button and enter the parameters as shown below (sample data numbers inserted as example only).

    Choosing your NAT Aware Proxy Address
    BroadVoice has several proxy servers you can choose from. Try pinging them individually and pick the one with the shortest ping time. This is the name you enter identically in both the Sip Proxy AND Out Bound Proxy configuration options in the SIP Proxy section below.

    Example:

    # ping proxy.lax.broadvoice.com


    PING proxy.lax.broadvoice.com (147.135.8.128) 56(84) bytes of data.


    64 bytes from proxy.lax.broadvoice.com (147.135.8.128): icmp_seq=1 ttl=47 time=41 ms


    64 bytes from proxy.lax.broadvoice.com (147.135.8.128): icmp_seq=2 ttl=47 time=31 ms


    64 bytes from proxy.lax.broadvoice.com (147.135.8.128): icmp_seq=3 ttl=47 time=58 ms


    Which ever proxy is closer (has a shorter ping time) is the proxy you want to use.
    Choose one from:

    proxy.lax.broadvoice.com
    proxy.dca.broadvoice.com
    proxy.mia.broadvoice.com
    proxy.atl.broadvoice.com
    proxy.chi.broadvoice.com
    proxy.bos.broadvoice.com
    proxy.nyc.broadvoice.com



    The bottom of the Line1 screen is as follows:

  13. Choose an appropriate Voice Quality setting by selecting a corresponding Codec setting.
    • G711u offers the best BroadVoice Sound Quality
    • G726-32 offers excellent BroadVoice Sound Quality
    • G729 offers very good BroadVoice Sound Quality

  14. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page. The page will return in 8 seconds and the Phone 1 LED on the device will illuminate to indicate that the device is registered.

  15. Check for dial tone and enjoy the BroadVoice service.

QoS (Quality of Service)

The Linksys Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports also maintains an effective Quality of Service (QoS) application.

QoS preserves speech/audio quality by reserving a portion of the available broadband speed for the Voice application. QoS will constrict the available bandwidth available for non VoIP (audio) data to upload out to the internet through the Linksys RT31P2-NA. Once enabled, this QoS feature occurs only when a VoIP call is active via the Linksys RT31P2-NA.

Following is a simple method for enabling voice QoS on the Linksys RT31P2-NA:

  1. From the main menu bar at the top of the RT31P2 screen, click on the Applications & Gaming button.
  2. In the Applications and Gaming Menue, select QoS on the far right.
  3. In the Voice QoS section at the bottom of the screen click the Enable radio button.
  4. Select either Auto Detect or Manual radio buttons. If Manual is selected, then a pre-determined amount of bandwidth to be reserved must be input to the adjacent parameter field.
  5. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page. The page will return in 8 seconds.

QoS settings can be confirmed by performing a bandwidth speed test (at http://nyc.speakeasy.net) during an active VoIP call. These results should differ from broadband speed test results while no VoIP call is active.