Ways To Manage The Vmg; Good Habits For Managing The Vmg; Hardware; Front Panels - ZyXEL Communications VMG9827-B50A User Manual

Calls via a VoIP service provider - the VMG sends your call to a VoIP service provider's SIP server which
forwards your calls to either VoIP or PSTN phones.

1.2 Ways to Manage the VMG

Use any of the following methods to manage the VMG.
• Web Configurator. This is recommended for management of the VMG using a (supported) web
browser.
• FTP. Use FTP for firmware upgrades and configuration backup/restore.

1.3 Good Habits for Managing the VMG

Do the following things regularly to make the VMG more secure and to manage the VMG more
effectively.
• Change the password. Use a password that's not easy to guess and that consists of different types of
characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier working
configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your
password, you will have to reset the VMG to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier
configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the VMG. You could simply restore your
last configuration.

1.4 Hardware

1.4.1 Front Panels

The LED indicators are located on the front panel. The following graphic displays the front panel of the
VMG4927-B50A.
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