Panasonic KX-TDA50 Manual page 13

An unmanaged network, such as the Internet (including an Internet VPN), cannot be used to employ a VoIP
network because delays and loss in data transmission can cause huge degradation in speech quality.
Is it possible to have static IP addressing?
IP-PTs on the network must always communicate with each other through the IP-EXT card, not directly.
Therefore, the card must be assigned a static IP address, which must be programmed to each IP-PT on the
network.
Note
When a DHCP server (which automates IP addressing of the IP-PTs on the network) is not used, static
IP addressing must also be enabled for all IP-PTs.
Does only a single router provide IP-PT access to the IP network?
In a dual network, 2 routers provide access to the IP network as shown in the diagram below. However, only
one router can be used as an access point to the network for all IP-PTs.
Therefore, in the diagram below, if router A, whose IP address is assigned as the default gateway IP address
of the IP-PT and IP-EXT card, fails, VoIP communications are no longer possible; they are not able to switch
their default gateway from router A to router B to access the IP network.
IP Network
Router A
Default gateway of
the IP-EXT card:
Router A
Router B
Default gateway of
the IP-PT:
Router A
2.1 VoIP Requirements
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