CHAPTER 2. PREPARATIONS & INSTALLATION
2.1 Physical Installation Requirements
This chapter illustrates basic installation of ATA Analog Phone Adapter ("ATA").
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Network cables. Use standard 10/100BASE-TX network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors.
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TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs.
For Internet Access, an Internet Access account with an ISP, and either of a DSL or cable modem
Administration interface
PLANET ATA provides GUI (Web-based graphical user interface) for machine management and
administration.
Web configuration access
To start ATA web configuration, you must have one of these web browsers installed on computer for
management
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.0 or higher with Java support
Default LAN interface IP address of ATA is 192.168.0.1. You may now open your web browser, and insert
http://192.168.0.1
in the address bar of web browser to log on to the ATA web configuration page.
ATA will prompt for logon username/password. Please enter: root / null (no password) to continue machine
administration.
Please locate your PC in the same network segment (192.168.0.x) of ATA. If you're not familiar
with TCP/IP, please refer to the related chapter on user's manual CD or consult your network
administrator for proper network configurations.
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