SP1 and SP2 confusion with traditional corded phone
Lafong:
Quote from: azrobert on October 28, 2013, 09:03:19 am
Using the default configuration you would dial **28005551212 to route a call out SP2.
I have an OBi110 and the default trunk for 911 is the Line Port.
I don't know what's the OBi202's default trunk for 911. If it's not what you want it can be easily changed.
AzRobert: Do you mean that I can call out on SP2 right now, even though it is completely unconfigured, if I dial 002 before the 10 digit number I'm calling? I use SP1 for Google Voice. SP2 is unused as of now.
Or do you mean if I configure 911 on SP2, I could then also call ordinary numbers on SP2 IF and ONLY IF I use 002 before the 10 digit number? I'm guessing that's what you mean, but I shouldn't ever have to do that as far as I can see.
Is it important that I know or care what the OBi202's default trunk is for 911? All I want is to be able to pick up the phone and dial 911 as simply as I'd dial any other number. I'm aware of the checkbox setting for "use this service for 911" or whatever that exact wording is and intend to use that checkbox for 911 on SP2.
Shale: the phone is a Panasonic KX-TS620. I found the manual. It says the data port is for a "fax, modem, or PC". I've never used it and assume I can ignore it for my purposes. I have no idea what would happen if I swapped the OBi connection from the line port to the data port on the Panasonic.
Dircom: thanks for the tip. I don't foresee ever wanting to make two calls simultaneously. I'm a one phone, one line, one PC household.
Here are 4 remaining questions I have and I hope you guys can tackle them:
1: My Obi 202's IP address has changed at least once in the 3 or 4 days I have owned it. Is this normal behavior and of any concern? What causes it? Should it remain unchanged once I've gotten things ironed out and configured? I know I can check by ***1.
2: As part of my testing, I made some calls to my doctor's office during the middle of the night when they were closed and I knew I'd get their answering machine. The calls usually went through fine, but on 2 or 3 occasions I was disconnected within 5 seconds. After being disconnected, if I then poked "redial" on my Panasonic phone, I was successfully reconnected and stayed connected. Explanation? Possibly related to Obi? Possibly related to doctor's office answering device?
3: Is it considered best practice to turn off automatic firmware updates? I'm computer literate and have always refused to auto-update firmware or habitually flash a motherboard BIOS because a failure can often brick the device. And in the case of the Obi, it seems there is little documentation about new firmwares or what they supposedly fix. I generally believe "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
4: As part of my fumbling to get Google Voice configured, I downloaded and installed a Google "plug-in" called "Googlevoiceandvideosetup.exe." Did I need to do that? I certainly don't need to use any video capability.
Thanks. I'll probably have more questions in the next week or two as I get comfortable with this thing.
Shale:
1) I prefer to have my router always pass out the same IP number to my OBi202. This is handy when I want to access the local web page. I selected 192.168.xx.202.
2) I don't know why that happened. Not typical.
3) I don't. Others do.
4) No. I don't know what that is, but most people don't do it.
dircom:
As I mentioned before, The line jack is the correct jack to use to connect your phone to the Obi .
you can configure SP1 - 4 for different providers
If you only have one SP configured for dialing out
Then you only have one provider configured to call out
kind of like a driveway that can hold 4 cars,
if you only have one car in the driveway, you can only drive that one car
Lafong:
Quote from: Shale on October 28, 2013, 03:11:38 pm
1) I prefer to have my router always pass out the same IP number to my OBi202. This is handy when I want to access the local web page. I selected 192.168.xx.202.
Shale:
I know absolutely nothing about routers and have never owned one, instead connecting direct from cable modem to PC. This router in the Obi 202 is my first exposure.
I knew that the default on a new Obi 202 is for the router functionality to be "on". I accepted that and I have left all router settings at default, mostly out of fear of fouling something up considering my lack of knowledge.
I assume you are referring to a separate router you own?
When I found out my original IP, I made a bookmark to it for ease of access. Later that day, the bookmark did not connect to anything and I dialed ***1 again to discover my IP had changed. Normal? Or should it not change if the router is untouched?
Can you explain to a rookie the advantage of your method? Only so you can quickly see the local web page, rather than having to enter it in a browser?
All things being equal, I'd prefer to just pretend I don't have a router---at least until I have more understanding. I assume I have some higher degree of security than I did before I bought the Obi, but who knows.
Shale:
Unfortunately, I cannot use your method. My modem has its own router built in.
I would have thought the OBi would always be at the same IP, such as 192.168.15.1, but I guess that is not how it works.
Your method is working. I would stick with it.
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