Asus ITX-220: Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction: Asus ITX-220

iPBX30 User Manual

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on buying the ASUS iPBX30!

Your Local Area Network (LAN) will now be able to access the

Internet using your high-speed broadband connection such as

those with ADSL or cable modem. At the same time, you can have

a 30-user SIP-based IP PBX functionality.

This User Manual guides you in setting up the iPBX30, and

customizing its conguration to get the most out of this product.

1.1 Features

• LAN: 4-port Fast Ethernet switch

• WAN: Dual 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports to provide Internet

access for all computers on your LAN

• Firewall, and NAT (Network Address Translation) functions to

provide secure Internet access for your LAN

• Automatic network address assignment through DHCP Server

• Services including IP route, DNS and DDNS conguration

• User congurable dual-WAN or WAN plus DMZ support

• USB storage support

• SIP based IP-PBX support allowing up to30 SIP clients registration

• Support SIP trunking to ITSP and SIP gateway routing

• IP-PBX supports voice mail and email notication

• Voice codec support : G.711/G.729

• DTMF method support : In-band, RFC2833, Info

• Configuration program accessible via a web browser, such as

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer.

1.2 System Requirements

To use the iPBX30, you must have:

• ADSL or cable modem and the corresponding service up and

running, with at least one public Internet address assigned to

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your WAN

• One or more computers each containing an Ethernet 10Base-T

or 100Base-T or 1000Base-T network interface card (NIC)

• (Optional) An Ethernet hub/switch, if you want to connect the

router to more than four computers on an Ethernet network.

• For system conguration using the web-based GUI: a web

browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.

1.3 Using this Document

1.3.1 Notational conventions

• Acronyms are dened the rst time they appear in the text.

• The iPBX30 is sometimes referred to as the “router”

or the ”gateway”.

• The terms LAN and network are used interchangeably to refer

to a group of Ethernet-connected computers at one site.

• Sequence of mouse actions is denoted by the “->” character.

For instance,

System -> Network Setup

means click the

System menu

and then click the

Network Setup

submenu.

1.3.2 Typographical conventions

•

Boldface

type text is used for items you select from menus

and drop-down lists, and text strings you type when prompted

by the program.

1.3.3 Special messages

This document uses the following icons:

Note: Provides clarification or information on the

current topic.

Denition: Explains terms or acronyms that may be

unfamiliar to many readers. These terms are also

included in the Glossary.

Warning: Provides messages of high importance,

including messages relating to personal safety or

system integrity.

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