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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