ded for use in a light industrial environment. It is not intended nor approved for use in an industrial
or residential environment.
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The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used
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warrants all SmartNode router components to be free from
defects, and willat our optionrepair or replace the product should it fail within
one year from the rst date of the shipment.
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deemed an acceptance of these terms by the user.
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Contents

Contents
......................................................................................................................................................... 3
About this guide
............................................................................................................................................. 7

Audience
................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Structure
................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Precautions
............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Safety when working with electricity
.................................................................................................................8
Preventing electrostatic discharge damage
.........................................................................................................9
General observations
.......................................................................................................................................10
Typographical conventions used in this document
................................................................................................ 11
General conventions
.......................................................................................................................................11

1
General information
...................................................................................................................................... 13

SmartNode Series VoIP routers overview
...............................................................................................................14
SmartNode 4520 Series router
........................................................................................................................15
Ports descriptions
......................................................................................................................................17
Reset button behavior
...............................................................................................................................17
SmartNode 4110 Series router
........................................................................................................................19
Ports descriptions
......................................................................................................................................21
Reset button behavior
...............................................................................................................................21

2
Applications overview
.................................................................................................................................... 23

Introduction
..........................................................................................................................................................24
Applications for SmartNode 4110 Series
...............................................................................................................24
SIP and H.323 terminal and PSTN gateways
..................................................................................................24
ApplicationAnalog line extension over IP
....................................................................................................25
ApplicationITSP dial-in access
....................................................................................................................25
ApplicationPrivate line automatic ringdown (PLAR)
..................................................................................26
ApplicationEnterprise campus BRI to FXS telephony extension
..................................................................26
ApplicationPBX toll bypass gateway
............................................................................................................27
Applications for SmartNode 4520 Series
...............................................................................................................27
ApplicationSOHO off-premise extension
....................................................................................................28
ApplicationSingle-phone PSTN and VoIP access
........................................................................................29

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Hardware installation
.................................................................................................................................... 31

Planning the installation
........................................................................................................................................32
Installation checklist
........................................................................................................................................33
Site log
............................................................................................................................................................34
Network information
......................................................................................................................................34
Network Diagram
.....................................................................................................................................34
IP related information
.....................................................................................................................................34
Software tools
.................................................................................................................................................34
Power source
...................................................................................................................................................34
Contents

Model 4520 & 4110 Series Getting Started Guide

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Location and mounting requirements
.............................................................................................................35
Installing the gateway router
..................................................................................................................................35
Mounting the gateway router
..........................................................................................................................35
Connecting cables
...........................................................................................................................................35
Installing an interface cable on the routers FXS and FXO interface ports
.................................................36
Installing the Ethernet cable
......................................................................................................................38
Connecting to external power source
.........................................................................................................40

4
Getting started with the SmartNode
.............................................................................................................. 43

Introduction
..........................................................................................................................................................44
1. Configure IP address
.........................................................................................................................................45
Power connection and default configuration
...................................................................................................45
Connect with the serial interface
.........................................................