Federal Signal Corporation FT Series Set Up And Configuration
Federal Signal Corporation FT Series Set Up And Configuration

Federal Signal Corporation FT Series Set Up And Configuration

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FT Series VoIP Telephones
Setup and Configuration
25500857 Rev A0 0125
Limited Warranty: This product's limited warranty can be found at www.fedsig.com/SSG-Warranty.
SAFETY MESSAGES TO INSTALLERS AND USERS
The equipment is not intended for repair by the user. Repair of this equipment shall be carried out by the manufacturer
or manufacturer's authorized agent.
It is the responsibility of the end user to take suitable precautions to prevent exposure to aggressive chemicals that
may attack metals or the polymeric materials used in the construction of this equipment. Specific details of vulnerable
materials shall be provided in the instructions.
Read and understand instructions before installing or operating equipment.
Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Only use attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Prior to installation, consult local building and electrical code requirements.
WARNING: ELECTRICAL HAZARD — This product should be installed by a licensed electrician according to all
electrical and building codes.
AVERTISSEMENT : RISQUE ÉLECTRIQUE — Ce produit doit être installé par un électricien agréé conformément à
tous les codes de l'électricité et du bâtiment.
Failure to follow all safety precautions and instructions may result in property damage, serious injury, or death to you or
others.
Ethernet I/F
Protocol
Power Input
Payload Types
:
Table 1 Specifications
10/100 MBPS
SIP RFC 3261 Compatible
802.3AF Compliant PoE or 24Volts at 1A
G711, A-law and µ-law, G.722.1 & G722.2

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  • Page 1 FT Series VoIP Telephones Setup and Configuration 25500857 Rev A0 0125 Limited Warranty: This product’s limited warranty can be found at www.fedsig.com/SSG-Warranty. SAFETY MESSAGES TO INSTALLERS AND USERS The equipment is not intended for repair by the user. Repair of this equipment shall be carried out by the manufacturer or manufacturer’s authorized agent.
  • Page 2 Table 2 Acronyms Acronym Full Name DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCPD Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon DTMF Dual tone multi-frequency HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IP Address Internet Protocol Address Local Area Network LINUX Unix-like computer operating system MAC Address Media Access Control address Private Branch Exchange Personal Computer...
  • Page 3: Supported Protocols

    Auto-Dial Capability (Dual handset/hands free hardware versions): • Calls may be initiated from the phone or answered from the monitoring station. • Auto-Dial Buttons – Can support up to 3 individual auto-dial push buttons. Depressing once automatically rings designated number. •...
  • Page 4: Supported Sip Servers

    Supported SIP Servers As a SIP device, this product will operate with all SIP-compliant hardware or cloud-based servers. Contact Federal Signal Sales or Support on any interoperability questions. Typical System Installation The Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Telephone is a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE 802.3af) and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) two-way communications device that easily connects into existing local area networks (LANs) with a single cable connection.
  • Page 5 Figure 2 Startup Screen • If NOT Using a device discovery tool: Obtain the IP address of the phone. See “RESET and Recovery (RTFM) Switch” on page 6 for instructions on obtaining this manually. Open a web browser. Type the IP Address of the phone in the URL bar. Prior to the home page starting up, you will be prompted for a user ID/Password.
  • Page 6: Configure The Telephone Parameters

    Mitel Resiliency The Mitel Resiliency filter allows for seamless failover between two Mitel SIP servers without user intervention. The device supports two levels of resiliency: Bronze and Silver. Bronze The device supports multiple DNS records for a single FQDN. If the device fails to register with one server via an IP address associated with the FQDN’s DNS record, it tries other IP addresses given.
  • Page 7: Log In To The Configuration Home Page

    Table 4 Telephone Web Page Navigation Web Page Item Description Link to the Home page. Link to the Device Configuration page. Link to the Networking page. Link to the SIP Configuration page. Link to the Audio Configuration page. Link to the Event Configuration page. Link to the Autoprovisioning Configuration page.
  • Page 8 Figure 3 Home Page Federal Signal signaling.fedsig.com...
  • Page 9 Table 5 Home Page Overview Web Page Item Description Device Name: Change the device name as required. Change Username: Type in this field to change the username. Change Password: Type in this field to change the password. Passwords can be up to 25 characters and CANNOT contain the special characters ;...
  • Page 10: Configure The Device Parameters

    Configure the Device Parameters Click the Device Configuration button to open the Device Configuration page. See Figure 4. Figure 4 Device Configuration Page On the Device Configuration page, you may enter values for the parameters indicated in Table 6. After changing the parameters, click the Save button followed by Reboot to complete. Federal Signal signaling.fedsig.com...
  • Page 11 Table 6 Device Configuration Parameters Web Page Item Description Volume Settings The volume settings describe the volume set on reboot. The user can change the volume by using the up and down arrows, but this change is temporary, and the volume will be reset when the device is rebooted.
  • Page 12 Web Page Item Description NTP Settings NTP Server Use this field to set the address (in IPv4 dotted decimal notation or as a canonical name) for the NTP Server. This field can accept canonical names of up to 64 characters in length. Posix Timezone String Allows the device to access a local network-based timeserver or a global internet server to allow the device to auto set/update the device clock.
  • Page 13: Configure The Network Parameters

    Configure the Network Parameters Click the Networking button to open the Network Configuration page. See Figure 5. Figure 5 Network Configuration Page On the Network Configuration page, enter values for the parameters indicated in Table 7. After changing the parameters, click Save to store the settings before going to the other configuration pages. If no other changes are required beyond this state, click Reboot to reset the device for other changes to take effect.
  • Page 14 Table 7 Network Configuration Parameters Web Page Item Description Stored Network Settings Shows the settings stored in non-volatile memory. Addressing Mode Select either DHCP IP Addressing or Static Addressing by marking the appropriate radio button. DHCP Addressing mode is enabled on default and the device will attempt to resolve network addressing with the local DHCP server upon boot.
  • Page 15: Configure The Sip Parameters

    Configure the SIP Parameters Click SIP Config to open the SIP Configuration page. See Figure 6. Figure 6 SIP Configuration Page On the SIP Configuration page, enter values for the parameters indicated in Table 8. After changing the parameters, click Save. Federal Signal signaling.fedsig.com...
  • Page 16 Table 8 SIP Configuration Parameters Web Page Item Description Enable SIP Operation When this option is enabled, the device initializes the SIP engine and tries to register with a SIP server or listen for incoming SIP connections. SIP Transport Protocol Allows the user to select between SIP TCP or UDP mode.
  • Page 17 Web Page Item Description Remote SIP Port The Remote SIP Port is the port number the device uses as the destination port when sending SIP messages. The default Remote SIP Port is 5060. The supported range is 0-65536. Enter up to five digits. Local SIP Port The Local SIP Port is the port number the device uses to receive SIP messages.
  • Page 18 Web Page Item Description Authenticate Password Specify the Authenticate Password for the SIP Server. This parameter is required for SIP registration authentication. Enter up to 64 alphanumeric characters. Re-registration Interval (in The SIP Re-registration Interval (in seconds) is the SIP Registration lease time, also seconds) known as the expiry.
  • Page 19: Configure The Audio Parameters

    Configure the Audio Parameters The Audio Configuration page is used to add custom audio to the board. User-uploaded audio takes precedence over the audio files shipped with the telephone. Click Audio Config to open the Audio Configuration page (See Figure 7). Figure 7 Audio Configuration Page On the Audio Configuration page, enter values for the parameters indicated in Table 9.
  • Page 20 Table 9 Audio Configuration Parameters Web Page Item Description Audio Files The name of the audio configuration option is the same as the spoken audio that plays on the board. ‘0’ corresponds to the spoken word “zero.” ‘1’ corresponds to the spoken word “one.” ‘2’...
  • Page 21 Figure 9 Audacity ® When you export an audio file with Audacity, save the output as WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM. Figure 10 WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM Federal Signal signaling.fedsig.com...
  • Page 22: Configure The Event Parameters

    Configure the Event Parameters Click the Event Config button to open the Event Configuration page. See Figure 11. This page is critical when using with Federal Signal’s iGuard Cloud Based Monitoring Software (Contact Federal Signal Sales). Table 10 Event Configuration Page The Event Configuration page specifies a remote server that can be used to receive HTTP POST events when actions take place on the board.
  • Page 23: Configure The Autoprovisioning Parameters

    Table 11 Event Configuration Web Page Item Description Enable Event When this option is selected, the device initializes the event generation engine. This Generation: mechanism can be used to send xml formatted http POST packets to an external server in response to triggers in the operation of the device.
  • Page 24 Save and rename the file as desired with a file extension of .xml or .txt. For example, if the phone has a MAC address of 00:20:f7:01:0f:22, the auto-provisioning file of this device/phone could be saved as 0020f7010f22.xml. Click the Autoprovisioning button to open the Autoprovisioning Configuration page. See Figure 12. Figure 11 Autoprovisioning Configuration Page On the Autoprovisioning Configuration page, you may enter values for the parameters indicated in Table 12.
  • Page 25: Updating The Firmware

    Updating the Firmware Figure 12 Update Firmware Page Table 13 Firmware Upgrade Parameters Web Page Item Description File Upload Firmware Version: Shows the current firmware version. Please specify a file Select a firmware file on your system to load to the device. Submit Click the Submit button to automatically upload the selected firmware.
  • Page 26: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions When I set my device network mode to “Static, ” after I save and reboot the unit, the countdown time continuously recycles and never exits. Once the IP address is physically changed to static mode, the web screen does not know to change addresses and attempts to reconnect to the original IP address.
  • Page 27 On an Asterisk -based VoIP SIP PBX system, the Federal Signal SIP Device status is “Busy” or “Unreachable.” I have ® set up both the Federal Signal VoIP SIP device and the PBX extension information for the device. I can see the device on the network, am able to PING it, and can bring up the device web page with a browser.
  • Page 28 According to Dell ® Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3X): Flow control enables lower speed devices to communicate with higher speed devices by requesting that the higher speed device refrains from sending packets. Transmissions are temporarily halted to prevent buffer overflows. For information on configuring Flow Control for ports or LAGs, see “Defining Port Configuration”...
  • Page 29: Appendix A Time Zone Settings

    Appendix A Time Zone Settings The posix time zone string tells the internal date and time utilities how to handle daylight saving time for different time zones. Shown below are some common strings. Table 14 Common Time Zone Strings Time Zone Time Zone String US Pacific Time PST8PDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00...
  • Page 30 Time Zone Identifier A user-definable three- or four-character time zone identifier (such as PST, EDT, 1ST, MUT, etc.) is needed at the beginning of the posix time zone string to properly set the time. However, the specific letters or numbers used for the time zone identifier are not important and can be any three or four letter or number combination that is chosen by the user.
  • Page 31: Maintenance And Service

    Maintenance and Service Technical Assistance: Contact our Technical Support Team at +1 708-587-3587 or signalsupport@fedsig.com. Repair Service: A return authorization is required. Contact your Authorized Distributor or Federal Signal Customer Support. Defective products under warranty will be repaired or replaced at Federal Signal’s discretion. Product Returns: Returns require authorization from Federal Signal.
  • Page 32 2645 Federal Signal Drive, University Park, Illinois 60484 Additional translations available at signaling.fedsig.com Traducciones adicionales disponibles en signaling.fedsig.com Customer Support 1-800-344-4634+1-708-534-4756, iordersup@fedsig.com Technical Support 1-800-755-7621+1-708-587-3587, signalsupport@fedsig.com signaling.fedsig.com...

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