astral said:
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This device is provided by ISP in rent base, but service is poor enough.
I managed to find IP address assigned to web interface of adapter
(another IPv4 address, not default 192.168.0.1), bit web interface was
password protected, so this does not help. Then I just set internet
connection type DHCP via phone key pad voice menu. After that action I
just got a dial tine in a handset, but couldn't call, as after dialing a
number there was an answer "access restricted". Internet worked
normally. I just decided to do factory reset of device via 73738,
successful, after that I was able to access web interface via default
192.168.0.1, sure I find all settings is clean factory. I tried to set
old values for IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address, but this not
help and Internet is missing. And dont know what mode adaper was set
before resetting, Router/NAT mode or Bridge/Switch mode. I tried both,
but this not help, internet is missing. So now I just directly connected
ethernet cable from PC to cable modem, without adapter, works fine, but
telephony/router part is missing now.
When you got the "access restricted", you should have stopped there.
That would have been the time to contact the ISP, as the problem
could be at their end. Perhaps the service is keyed off the MAC
address of the SPA2102, and since you've changed the physical device,
something needs to be changed at their end ? Because you're using
a cable modem, I don't see anything in the picture, that authenticates
who you are and whether the VOIP portion should be working.
You're going to need to contact the ISP, to get all the proper settings.
It would be pretty hard to guess at them, and get it right.
Since you were able to reset the device, they must have the ability at
their tech support, to walk you through the necessary settings.
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If the Internet type was ADSL, you might want Router/NAT mode, while
with a cable modem, I would guess either mode would work. The Router/NAT
mode would be useful for terminating PPPOE protocol, for example.
I expect a Cable Modem would not be using PPPOE. But your ISP will know
for sure.
The names of those modes, is probably a bit of a misnomer. I would not
expect the VOIP portion, to be covered by the routing function. The box
would likely look like this.
<------------------ SPA2102 ---------------->
Cable_modem ------ VOIP --------- Router/NAT or bridged ------ LAN_connector
| |
Phone1 Phone2
At least, that is how the picture was drawn at one time. The idea is,
the VOIP sits outside, due to the range of port numbers it needs to
see. (VOIP consists of call setup protocols, and data transport protocols.
And I thought one of those was rather wasteful of port numbers.)
It might not be practical to handle it via port forwarding. It would
also mean, the VOIP thing would not be covered by a firewall.
(Something I've always been curious about.)
In bridged mode, there would be no Network Address Translation. NAT
is a cheap form of firewall, and provides a limited level of protection
against a (port scanning) attack from the Internet. If you had a
router box connected to the right hand side of the diagram, to the LAN_Connector,
you may be able to leave the SPA2102 in bridged mode, as that router box would be
doing "Router/NAT" for you.
For example, this is how my Internet is set up. I did mine this
way, because I didn't like the router functions on the Speedtouch,
so I turned them off. My existing router box, provides the routing
functions. NAT is a way to support multiple computers on the same
Internet connection, and that is what it is doing for me in this
picture. In the SPA2102, the main value of the router/NAT function,
would be the NAT part. The router bit might be contributing things
like DHCP and gateway functions. My wired router box (on the right),
provides DHCP and serves up local addresses to my computers
(192.168.0.200 etc).
--- phone_line ------ Speedtouch modem/router ------ Wired router box
ADSL <--- bridged mode ----> <-- router/NAT -->
I'm really surprised the "reset" command was honored by the SPA2102.
On my current modem/router, the hardware has the capability to
ignore reset, based on the password being set. My modem/router
has several levels of password, so the modem/router critical
settings can be protected against user intervention. Since I
am the purchaser and owner of the modem, none of those passwords
were set, so I have total control (and total responsibility for
correct setup). It took me a couple days of fooling around with
it, until I was happy with the results. The documentation was
terrible, and the Speedtouch web interface just silly.
By comparison, the wired router box on the right, has a logical
and well thought out web interface, which makes it a pleasure
to work with. And that is most of the reason for my setup being
that way. I only interact with the wired router box now,
so no longer have to touch the Speedtouch box.
Good luck,
Paul