Voip; Chapter 18 Voip; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications FMG3024-D10A Series User Manual

18.1 Overview

Use this chapter to:
• Connect an analog phone to the Device.
• Make phone calls over the Internet, as well as the regular phone network.
• Configure settings such as speed dial.
• Configure network settings to optimize the voice quality of your phone calls.

18.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

These screens allow you to configure your Device to make phone calls over the Internet and your
regular phone line, and to set up the phones you connect to the Device.
• Use the SIP Service Provider screen to configure the SIP server information, QoS for VoIP
calls, the numbers for certain phone functions
• Use the SIP Account screen to set up information about your SIP account, control which SIP
accounts the phones connected to the Device use and configure audio settings such as volume
levels for the phones connected to the ZyXEL Device
• Use the Phone Device screen to control which SIP accounts the phones connected to the Device
use (Section 18.5 on page
• Use the Call Rule screen to set up shortcuts for dialing frequently-used (VoIP) phone numbers
(Section 18.6 on page
You don't necessarily need to use all these screens to set up your account. In fact, if your service
provider did not supply information on a particular field in a screen, it is usually best to leave it at
its default setting.

18.1.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.

VoIP

VoIP stands for Voice over IP. IP is the Internet Protocol, which is the message-carrying standard
the Internet runs on. So, Voice over IP is the sending of voice signals (speech) over the Internet (or
another network that uses the Internet Protocol).
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