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Chapter 6: Using the Phone Application
Setting Install Time Configuration
Linksys One Communications Solution
Chapter
6Configuring FXS Devices
The FXS Devices screen allows you to see the status of the FXS devices connected to your
Services Router. You can also assign the port usage of each port on the FXS device.
Refer to the following table for a description of the information displayed in the FXS Devices
screen.
An FXS device (Foreign
Exchange Station) or port on
an FXS device, allows an
analog telephony device,
such as a phone handset or
fax machine to be connected.
The FXS device provides dial
tone and ring voltage to the
analog telephony device.
NOTE: When a port is set to FAX, the
VGA will only accept G.711 calls; even
if only one port is set to FAX. G.711 is
the international standard for encoding
audio on a 64 kbps channel.
Field Description
Location The physical location of th e FXS device. This is only a text label used to specify
its location.
IP The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device.