Table of Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1. The Session Initiation Protocol............................................................................................. 6
1.1.1. Components of a SIP Network....................................................................................................... 8
1.1.2. Provisioning Overview.................................................................................................................... 9
1.1.3. Security Overview.........................................................................................................................10
1.1.3.1. Proxy Servers......................................................................................................................11
1.1.4. SIP Services..................................................................................................................................11
1.1.4.1. Basic Services.....................................................................................................................12
1.1.4.2. Enhanced Services..............................................................................................................12
1.1.4.3. PSTN Interworking...............................................................................................................14
1.2. Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal................................................................... 15
1.2.1. What is a NAT or NAPT (Network Address Port Translator)?.......................................................15
1.2.2. VoIP-NAT Interworking..................................................................................................................16
1.3. Voice Quality Overview....................................................................................................... 16
2. Hardware Overview..................................................................................................................... 17
2.1. Phone Adapter LED Status.................................................................................................19
2.2. Broadband Router (RT31P2) LED Status.......................................................................... 19
3. Software Configuration Mechanisms...........................................................................................20
3.1. Configuration Profile Formats............................................................................................. 21
3.1.1. Using the Supplemental Profile Compiler......................................................................................23
3.1.2. Encrypting and Compressing XML configuration files...................................................................24
3.2. Secure Initial Configuration................................................................................................. 25
3.3. Web Interface ..................................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1. Web Interface Conventions...........................................................................................................26
3.3.2. Administration Privileges...............................................................................................................27
3.3.3. Basic and Advanced Views...........................................................................................................27
3.4. Functional Configuration URLs........................................................................................... 27
3.4.1. Upgrade URL................................................................................................................................27
3.4.2. Resync URL..................................................................................................................................28
3.4.3. Reboot URL ..................................................................................................................................28
3.5. Configuration via the IVR (PAP2 only) ...............................................................................29
4. Configuration Parameters........................................................................................................... 32
4.1. Data Types..........................................................................................................................32
4.1.1. Conventions..................................................................................................................................35
4.2. Provisioning Related Parameters....................................................................................... 35
4.2.1. Firmware Upgrade.........................................................................................................................43
4.2.2. Provisioning Server Redundancy..................................................................................................46
4.2.3. Configuring the Web Server and IVR............................................................................................46
System Configuration..................................................................................................................................46
4.3. Basic Networking Configuration .........................................................................................47
Network Configuration.................................................................................................................................47
4.4. Basic Account Configuration...............................................................................................48
4.5. Configuration for NAT Traversal......................................................................................... 49
4.6. Media and SDP (Session Description Protocol) Configuration.......................................... 51
4.6.1. DTMF and Hookflash....................................................................................................................51
4.6.2. Codec and Audio Settings.............................................................................................................52
4.6.3. Dynamic Payload Types and SDP Codec Names.........................................................................53
4.6.4. Secure Media Implementation:......................................................................................................54
4.6.5. Outbound Call Codec Selection Codes:........................................................................................56
4.7. Supplementary Services..................................................................................................... 57
4.7.1. Supplementary Services activated internally.................................................................................58
4.7.2. Call Forwarding Implemented internally........................................................................................60
4.7.3. Supplementary Services implemented in the service provider network.........................................60
4.8. Dial Plan Configuration....................................................................................................... 61
4.8.1. Speed Dialing Settings..................................................................................................................66
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