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- Page 1 TOPEX Voxi Family (VoIP-to-GSM Gateway) VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus Installation Manual 2008 VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
- Page 2 Its activity is directed to the research, development and production of telecom equipment as well as service for them. TOPEX becomes very quick the most important supplier of IT&C solutions for small to large companies as well as for telecommunications operators and providers in Romania. The company designs equipment for all existing mobile systems (GSM, CDMA), including 3G technology.
- Page 3 The acquired product shall not be treated like household waste at the end of its life and will be returned to TOPEX Company at the address: ROMANIA, Bucharest, Feleacu Street no 10, code 014186 or sent to a specialized processing company.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL Table of Contents About VoiBRIDGE and VOXI series ............. 6 Series Overview ................6 1.1.1 VoiBridge Basic ................6 1.1.2 VoxiPlus..................7 1.1.3 VoisTel ..................8 Functional features..................8 Reducing phone calls cost ..............9 Routing calls ................10... - Page 5 Do not insert any object into equipment slots that is not part of the product. Do not disassemble the product. Contact TOPEX service department if service or repair is required.
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Page 6: About Voibridge And Voxi Series
About VoiBRIDGE and VOXI series Series Overview TOPEX VoiBridge equipment is a gateway of the Topex family of devices named "Voxi Series". Currently this family includes VoiBridge, VoxiPlus and VoisTel. VoiBridge is the junior member of the family, a VoIP GSM / UMTS / CDMA Gateway suitable for calls termination and origination (VoIP to Mobile Networks and Mobile Networks to VoIP). -
Page 7: Voxiplus
- RS232 - used for connecting to the equipment via serial cable in order to access the operating system of the Topex box, for advanced settings, such as changing the IP address. - LAN connector - RJ45 connector used for the connection with local network... -
Page 8: Voistel
GSM networks. It also opens up new revenue generating opportunities for providers, who can now offer GSM services at competitive prices. TOPEX GSM Gateway supports direct termination of IP calls to GSM networks. Such calls can be received by the GSM Gateway directly from VoIP, PSTN or GSM networks. -
Page 9: Reducing Phone Calls Cost
Advantages Reducing phone calls cost Once your TOPEX equipment has been connected to your VoIP PBX, all calls going out to a mobile network are made directly. This saves your fixed – mobile network call costs. The mobile telephone calls from your personnel in the field are cheaper too. -
Page 10: Routing Calls
Generally, it can interconnect incoming calls from VoIP lines to any lines that are available in the gateway regardless of their types. This is very useful for interconnecting heterogeneous VoIP networks, such as SIP and H.323 environments. © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299... - Page 11 VoIP telephone it is necessary to ensure that all routing elements will be able to process the CLIP correctly in the opposite direction. © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
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Page 12: Voibridge Description
VoiBridge DESCRIPTION Equipment presentation TOPEX VoiBridge belongs to “VOXI series”, a family of versatile equipments or voice and data communications based on the IP and mobile network. TOPEX VoiBridge has a modular architecture that offers the possibility to configure the equipment based on user’s requirements. -
Page 13: Equipment Versions
VoIP networks, and cost-effectively routes incoming and outgoing fixed line, cellular and VoIP calls – all in one box. TOPEX VoiBridge gateway can be delivered in two different hardware platforms according to the number of GSM channels and user needs. -
Page 14: System Cards
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL System Cards TOPEX VoiBridge is built on compact and reliable equipment with up to 4 GSM channels in small version and up to 12 GSM channels for advanced version. The equipment includes two PCB cards enclosed in a small and compact cabinet which... -
Page 15: Gsm / Cdma / Umts Card
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL 2.4.2 GSM / CDMA / UMTS Card The GSM card that is used by TOPEX VoiBridge, is the interface for VoIP calls over mobile networks and accomplishes the mobile functions of the equipment. The PCB of the GSM card features internal connectors for mounting up to four Quad Band modules for GSM, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA/HUSPA or CDMA /EVDO mobile networks. -
Page 16: Status Monitoring
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL Status Monitoring TOPEX VoiBridge has several optical indicators (LEDs), located on the front panel of the equipment, that show the status of the device: Figure 7 – LEDs and connectors location a. Three LEDs located on the upper row with the following meanings: The red LED lights to show the proper supply of the equipment;... -
Page 17: Mobile Antennas
Yagi type (see details below). The basic version of TOPEX VoiBRIDGE uses a single antenna for connection to mobile network and for advanced version maximum three (one antenna for each GSM card that has an internal 4:1 combiner/splitter). -
Page 18: Power Supply Adapter
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL Power Supply Adapter TOPEX VoiBridge equipment is power supplied from the main electricity network through a special AC-DC external adapter. It is a switching mode power supply. The AC-DC power supply adapter is fully enclosed in a plastic case with the following dimensions LxWxH = 147 x 76 x 33 mm. -
Page 19: Voibridge Installation
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL VoiBridge INSTALLATION To assure the correct operation of the TOPEX VoiBridge equipment, follow the next stages: Verify the content of the package; Mount the equipment on the chosen location; Identify the connectors and connect the cables (Ethernet and serial for the console);... -
Page 20: Figure 10 - Connecting The Serial Cable
Flow Control – None. Please make sure that the COM port of your PC is configured accordingly! Then you may connect the serial cable from the Topex equipment to the COM1 port of your computer, as shown in figure 9:... -
Page 21: Figure 11 - Lan Connection For Topex Voxi
The Ethernet cable must be inserted with one end in the WAN connector located on the front panel of the TOPEX VoiBridge equipment and with the other end into the Ethernet port of your ADSL or Cable modem. The default IP on the WAN side is 10.0.0.3 Figure 12 –... -
Page 22: Connecting The Antenna
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL Connecting the antenna Depending on the device type, TOPEX VoiBridge has either one or several connectors for antenna(s). You should pick the type of antenna that is best for your current location (depending on the installation site, the current field strength, frequencies used by the mobile carriers you want to connect to y etc.). -
Page 23: Inserting The Sim Cards
Inserting the SIM cards TOPEX VoiBridge equipment features four SIM slots for inserting up to four mobile subscriber cards. Each SIM card corresponds to a mobile (GSM / UMTS / CDMA) module. The VoiBRIDGE equipment can use the SIM cards from different mobile operators; the only condition is for the SIM cards to be activated by them. -
Page 24: Power Up The Equipment
The power supply is achieved through a special AC / DC adapter which is inserted in the special connector from the back panel of the TOPEX VoiBridge equipment, and then in the wall outlet. Following the power up of the TOPEX VoiBridge, the red LED located on the front panel of the equipment must be on. -
Page 25: Voibridge Configuration
211.234.111.13 and so on ) which can be accessed anywhere in the world via Internet. When you move the gateway to another location or office, or if you send it back to Topex for upgrade or repairs, you should remember to restore the default IP address! -
Page 26: Connection For Configuring
4.2.1 Direct serial connection In order to change the IP address you must connect to the Topex gateway from a desktop or notebook computer using the serial (RS-232) connection. Verify that the special serial cable is properly connected Set the COM properties of your computer to match the parameters of the VoiBridge serial connection (Bits per second - 115200;... - Page 27 Ports> COMx, where “x” is the first available serial port of your computer; in this example, COM1 was used: Configure the Properties for respective COM port as shown: © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
- Page 28 VoiBridge equipment. The programs may be “HyperTerminal" under Microsoft Windows, TELIX for DOS/Windows, Minicom from Linux, TERM95 under MS-DOS etc Launch the program: Start>Accessories>Communications>HyperTerminal: © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
- Page 29 Set the initial communication parameters for the serial link. Bits per second: 115200 bps or leave the default rate Data bits: 8 Parity: none Stop bits: 1 Flow control: none © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
- Page 30 After connecting to the VOXI equipment you may use standard Linux commands for navigating through the directory structure of the Topex system. For instance to change the directory you use cd, like "cd /etc/sysconfig/", to list the files in that directory type "ls”, to make a copy of the "network”...
- Page 31 VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL See below a detailed listing of the files on the Topex gateway, command "ls -la": If you want to perform changes over the system time/date, IP addresses of the interfaces, or password, you must be logged in as root (see further on). If you are logged as a simple user you will get error messages such as the following one: After you perform a change, you should restart the system.
- Page 32 If you have saved the HyperTerminal session with a specific name such as “TopexVoIPgw”, then next time you want to connect to the Topex equipment you can open it directly, there is no need to specify again the COM port and the link parameters: ©...
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Page 33: Figure 15 - Putty Connection Achieving
First you should click “About” to see that you have the latest version of PuTTY, as shown below: Look “Category” menu. Navigate in the “Session” item and fill-in the fields “Host Name” and “Port” with the IP of the remote Topex gateway that you want to connect to, respectively the port where server equipment listening this example for instance the LAN IP of the VoIP gateway is 192.168.148.3,... - Page 34 Initially the equipment is delivered with a default IP address 192.168.110.15. This must be changed with an IP address from the IP address range from yours LAN network. After achieving the serial or ssh connection to the TOPEX equipment, edit the ”interfaces” configuration file to modify the IP address of the TOPEX VoiBridge.
- Page 35 1. It is highly recommend that you make a backup copy of this file to edit it safely. So go to the /etc/network directory: and make a copy of the file with a different name: "cp network networkcopy" or "cp network network1”. © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
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Page 36: Set Up The Local Time
2. The IP changes are not active yet, if you use the network commands ifconfig or netstat you will see that the LAN address of the Topex equipment is still the previous one. To make active the new addresses, you need to reboot the gateway or better, to apply the settings in modified /etc/network/interfaces. - Page 37 The format is M = Month, d = Day, h = Hour, m = minutes, y = Year, two digits per item, no blanks. It is recommended to use the “Coordinated Universal Time” as a local time for the TOPEX VoiBridge equipment, for this tape the command string: /sbin/hwclock --systohc The use the “-u”...
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Page 38: Installation
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL O.A.M. Installation Now that the Topex gateway is configured, you can start using the OAM program to configure the parameters of the equipment and monitor its operation. Install the OAM (Operation, Administration and Maintenance) application on a PC or notebook. -
Page 39: Applications
These calls are transmitted to the VoiBridge equipment, which achieves the translation of the IP calls into mobile calls. Finally, by using the TOPEX box we will have a mobile to mobile conversation instead of an IP to mobile call. - Page 40 Note: When you have a single IP address for the source you must insert in the IP field the IP address with /32 at the end! © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
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Page 41: Figure 16 - Fixed To Mobile Conversion
A GSM user initiates a call to the local TOPEX VoiBridge equipment. The call is directed to GSM module belonging to the same carrier as the caller. The VOXI box sends dial tone, so the calling party can enter the phone number of the destination. -
Page 42: Technical Specifications
DC Output Voltage: +5V / 0.5 ÷ +12V, 0.5 ÷ -12V, 0.1 0.5 A ÷ Operating temperature Humidity 10% - 85 % without condensing © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299... -
Page 43: Operating Environment
Must NOT be placed near copiers, PC monitors, TV sets or other audio-video appliances; The outlet where the power supply cable is inserted to set up the operation of the TOPEX VoiBridge must not be broken or damaged. -
Page 44: Appendix 1 - Connection Cables
VoiBRIDGE / VoxiPlus INSTALLATION MANNUAL APPENDIX 1 - Connection Cables The TOPEX VoiBridge equipment is shipped with all the cables that are necessary for connections: One length of the standard Ethernet cable. It should be inserted in the LAN or WAN connectors (RJ45) located on the front panel of the equipment. -
Page 45: Figure 19 - The Pin Out For The Serial Cable
Note: The other pins are not used! Figure 19 - The pin out for the serial cable Table 5 - Pin out for the power supply cable connectors © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299... -
Page 46: Appendix 2 - At Commands
GSM port calling part identity © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299... - Page 47 The command which will The response for confirmation is: send the SMS messages +CMGS: <message reference> OK response error @send <text message> +CMS ERROR: <error> © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
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Page 48: Appendix 3 - Additional Commands
This command is used for making tests over the quality of voice. test callbqack id In this chapter this command is detailed presented © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299... -
Page 49: Glossary
Ethernet - Standard for wired computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by cables, switches and hubs, and move data around. For wired connections, TOPEX VoiBridge provides one Ethernet port for the local network (LAN) and one port for the WAN network. - Page 50 WAN - Acronym for Wide Area Network. A system of LANs, connected together. A WAN is a network that connects computers located in separate areas, (i.e., different buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area network. © 2008 TOPEX S.A. page VoIPon www.voipon.co.uk sales@voipon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808195 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299...
- Page 51 Figure 3 – Least Cost Routing................... 10 Figure 4 – TOPEX VoiBridge – base variant ..............13 Figure 5 – TOPEX VoiBridge – advanced (extended) configuration ........13 Figure 6 – PGVoIP card connectors ................14 Figure 7 – LEDs and connectors location..............16 Figure 8 –...
- Page 52 The warranty implies exclusively repairing or replacing the defective unit. The warranty does not include any indirect losses or loss of profit. The manufacturer is not liable for any damage, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential, as a result of using the TOPEX VoiBridge equipment.
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