RedPort Optimizer Voice, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...Optimizer Voice QuickStart Guide Information and easy to follow instructions on how to set up your Optimizer Voice with your satellite broadband terminal 1 ...

Page 2: ...etup Option 2 Optimum Setup 7 8 Setup Option 3 Alternate Setup 9 9 First Use With Captive Portal Enabled 10 10 Captive Portal Usage 11 11 Router Administration 12 12 Network wide Web Compression 12 13 Email Subaccounts 13 14 PBX Voice Setup 14 15 Multi VoIP Multi User VoIP 15 16 Enable RedPort VoIP Service 16 17 Voice Using Your Satellite Airtime 16 18 Factor Default 18 2 ...

Page 3: ...efault its built in firewall blocks all Internet activity except RedPort Compression Email services XGate phone and RedPort compression web browsing Its built in Captive Portal allows you to restrict web activity You can generate PIN codes that can be given away or sold to control web access The unit can be configured to allow other kinds of traffic say apps on a phone while still giving you control...

Page 4: ...calls consume approximately 15 minutes of talk time for each Mb of data Compare this to services like Skype which only offer about 1 minute of talk time per Mb of data You can also make simple analog voice calls with traditional satellite airtime using your smartphone by using the VoIP to Circuit Switch capabilities of Optimizer Voice Setup Requirements The following hardware and software is requir...

Page 5: ... can access the unit through the WAN port Router Interface Addresses When the captive portal is disabled the admin page can be accessed by entering http 192 168 10 1 into the URL bar of a web browser Note this is its default state When the captive portal is enabled the router admin page is accessed via http 10 1 5 1 Other useful addresses LAN WiFi Bridge 192 168 10 1 Captive Portal 10 1 5 1 WAN DH...

Page 6: ... viewing CDRs usage records and creating subaccounts can be accessed but more advanced features like router and network configuration require superadmin access Router admin account info Username admin Password webxaccess Superadmin access is designed for the installer technician network administrator It allows full access to the user interface for setup configuration and maintenance of the router ...

Page 7: ...be found online at http www redportglobal com support documentation manuals Setup Option 2 Optimum Setup While the default configuration works well for bandwidth over utilization protection you can give users more freedom of Internet use and still control overall usage costs by using the Optimum setup which enables the Captive Portal on the Optimizer Voice With the Optimum setup users must log in ...

Page 8: ...ve Portal 4 Select Save and Apply at the bottom of the screen Please note that DNS will be enabled when using the Optimum configuration Without DNS web browsers timeout when trying to resolve host names which prevents them from being redirected to the captive portal login page DNS can drive unexpected large bandwidth usage because it is accessible to all computers and programs running on the local...

Page 9: ...to change the default settings in their web browsers and use the direct captive portal login link to login The following procedure will enable the alternate setup 1 Log in to the Optimizer Voice admin portal 2 Navigate to Network Firewall Traffic Rules 3 Uncheck the first 6 rules at the top of the list labeled XX DO NOT MODIFY where XX is ALL PASS DNS DNS HTTP HTTPS and FTP 4 Select Save and Apply a...

Page 10: ...ately the user could use the status page at http 10 1 5 1 4990 www status chi and log out from there First Use with Captive Portal Enabled Users must log in through the captive portal before they can access the Internet To log in open a browser and enter a URL such as http www amazon com The captive portal will intercept the request and redirect the user to a login page A valid username password o...

Page 11: ...information for the current active session such as Max Session Time maximum allowed time before user is forcibly logged off Max Idle Time user is logged off automatically if no traffic is observed within this period Start Time session start time Idle time time of idle activity Downloaded amount of data transferred to the user Uploaded amount of data requested by the user Original URL URL that initiate...

Page 12: ...tp 192 168 10 1 When the captive portal is enabled the router admin page is accessed via http 10 1 5 1 This URL will not work when the captive portal is disabled and not in use Network wide Web Compression You must have a valid web compression account before using this feature Please contact your RedPort dealer and request a username and password for the compression service Once you have your acco...

Page 13: ...o use RedPort Email subaccounts for crew work teams passengers or guests These compression email accounts run directly on the Optimizer Voice and can be accessed via a webmail interface on the web You must have a valid RedPort email subscription in order to use email subaccounts on the Optimizer Voice Please contact your RedPort dealer and request a username and password for the RedPort email serv...

Page 14: ...local area calling and SMS By default 4 extensions have been created in the system 201 Default Enabled for both inbound and outbound calling and inbound and outbound SMS 202 Default Enabled for outbound calling and outbound SMS only 203 Default Enabled for outbound calling and outbound SMS only 204 Default Enabled for outbound calling and outbound SMS only The PBX settings can be found in the web ...

Page 15: ...n can overall be less expensive than traditional satellite voice calling RedPort VoIP service allows up to 4 concurrent calls at once With RedPort s industry leading compression rates you get 15 minutes of talk time per MB of data consumed Compare this to a service like Skype which consumes around 1 MB of data per minute of talk Call payment methods include Prepaid PIN codes to help you stay on bu...

Page 16: ... Multi VoIP Activation How to Enable Voice Using Your Analog Airtime While RedPort VoIP service may not work on all satellite broadband terminals making traditional satellite voice calls through Optimizer Voice does work This is called VoIP to Circuit Switch calling and allows you to use a smartphone to make a VoIP call via WiFi using your standard satellite airtime rates Optimizer Voice s VoIP to...

Page 17: ...tab in the Optimizer Voice web interface is if your Sailor FleetBroadband terminal is not your primary device ie if it is being used for failover with a VSAT system if you have changed the password for the Sailor 501 extension or if you want to use a different extension than 501 This may be the case if you have IP phones plugged into your Sailor system If any of these cases is true you will need to...

Page 18: ...Voice accessory Optimizer Voice ATA for Analog Calling With the ATA connected the Optimizer Voice will automatically enable VoIP to Circuit Switch conversion Contact your RedPort satellite dealer if you need to purchase the Optimizer Voice ATA Factory Default Optimizer Voice can be reset to factory default by pressing the reset button on the back of the router for 15 seconds and then releasing it ...