Internet Connectivity; Step 1 - Configuration Flow Chart - Black Box mm146 User Manual

Internet Connectivity

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The mm146/mm156 supports a variety of diferent network topologies, depending on
your requirements or installed infrastructure. Use the flowchart below to decide the
best configuration for your network.

Step 1 - Configuration flow chart

Do you need to
yes
make calls outside
the building?
no
Example 1
Example 2
Example 1 - configure your IP Videophone
for use on the local network
IP Address 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
IP Address 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Internet
Are they across a
private line or the
Inernet?
Private Line
Do you
yes
need access to
Internet based video
conferencing
equipment?
Packet
no Buddy
Example 3
1.Connect videophone to network.
2.Obtain internal IP addresses from your
network administrator.
3.Obtain the subnet mask from your network
administrator.
4.Configure IP address and subnet mask into
phone.
5.You can now make calls.
Can you get
yes
an IP address for
each videophone
from your ISP?
H.323
no
What devices will
you make calls to?
Do you need to
make calls to H.320
equipment?
no
Example 4 Example 5
yes