Grandstream Networks 496 5 Basic Operations

5 Basic Operations

HandyTone-496 stores a voice prompt menu (Interactive Voice Response or IVR) for quick browsing

and simple configuration. Currently, the voice prompt menu and the LED button are designed for FXS

port 1 only.

To enter this voice prompt menu, simply pick up the phone and press the button on the HandyTone-

496 or pick up the phone and dial “***”. The following table shows how to use the voice prompt menu

to configure the device.

Menu Voice Prompt Options

Main Menu “Enter a Menu Option” Enter “*” for the next menu option

Enter “#” to return to the main menu

Enter 01-06, 47, 86, 99 menu option

01 “DHCP Mode”,

“Static IP Mode” Enter “9” to toggle the selection

If user selects “Static IP Mode”, user need

configure the all IP address information

through menu 02 to 05. If user selects

“Dynamic IP Mode”, the device will retrieve

all IP address information from DHCP server

automatically when user reboots the device.

02 “IP Address “ + IP address The current WAN IP address is announced

Enter 12 digit new IP address if in Static IP

Mode

03 “Subnet “ + IP address Same as menu 02

04 “Gateway “ + IP address Same as menu 02

05 “DNS Server “ + IP address Same as menu 02

06 “TFTP Server “ + IP address Same as menu 02

47 “Direct IP Calling” When entered, user will be prompted a dial

tone, dial a 12 digit IP address to make a direct

IP call.

(For details, see “4.2.2 Make a Direct IP

Call”.)

99 “RESET” Enter “9” to reboot the device; or

Enter encoded MAC address to restore factory

default setting (For details, see section 8.)

“Invalid Entry” Automatically returns to main menu

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