1813 VoIP Gateway User’s Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter introduces the 1813 VoIP Gateway. It includes a product overview, a description of
the product’s features and applications, and an explanation of the front panel LED indictors.

1.1 Product Overview

Paradyne’s 1813 is a powerful VoIP Gateway, providing predictable, real-time, toll-quality voice
over the Internet. The 1813 VoIP Gateway is designed for residential and business users. It
connects to an external Cable or DSL modem to access your broadband service.
An ordinary telephone connects to the RJ11 port (telephone jack) on the back of the 1813 VoIP
Gateway, allowing calls to be routed to anywhere in the world— significantly reducing or
eliminating long distance charges. Your PCs connected to the 1813 VoIP Gateway do not have to
be turned on for you to make calls. The 1813 VoIP Gateway solves all of your network and
telephony needs in one integrated unit, which reduces the space requirements and cost of
hardware and cabling. This makes the 1813 VoIP Gateway the most cost effective solution for
your application.

1.2 Features

Supports Voice over IP (VoIP) using SIP (Session Initiation Protocol, RFC 3261)
Uses an ordinary telephone to make Internet calls with low cost
Use just one IP address to access the Internet over your entire network
Supports Caller ID
Supports silence suppression
Configurable through your networked PC’s web browser
Re mote administration and remote firmware upgrades over the Internet
Supports PPTP, L2TP, a nd IpSec pass-through
Internal 4-Port switch dramatically speeds up your gaming and multimedia connections
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