Line port on Obi110: Folks, can someone please explain to me the "gateway" functionality of the 110?
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Obihai have two telephone adapters, currently - The OBi100 and the OBi110. The two products function the same except for one feature. The OBi110 has a physical port for an analog line service. This port, labeled LINE on the OBi110, can be thought of as a gateway to a traditional phone service. The service can be from a land line carrier like AT&T or Verizon. It can also be from a VoIP service like Comcast or Vonage, when the phone port of the Comcast or Vonage phone line is plugged into the LINE port of the OBi110. This gateway functionality is useful for a number of reasons... OBi110 LINE Port: - Allows you to keep your current land line service yet take advantage of the OBi device's VoIP services. - Provides for an emergency calling services route when connected to a service supporting the same. - Acts as a gateway and bridge to the PSTN for calls originating on a VoIP service from a remote OBi device or soft phone. For people who do not have a land line, the OBi100 is the perfect choice. It is smaller than the OBi110, yet features identical VoIP calling functionality. The OBi110 & OBi100 Both Have: - One Phone Port: For connection to an analog cordless or corded phone. - One Ethernet Port: For connection to an Internet router. - Support for up to 2 Commercial VoIP services - Support for SIP - Support for Google Voice - Support for OBiTALK - Message Waiting Indication - Visual and Tone Based - Speed Dialing of 99 OBi Endpoints or Numbers - Three Way Conference Calling with Local Mixing - Hook Flash Event Signaling - Caller ID - Name & Number - Call Waiting - Call Forward - Unconditional - Call Forward on Busy - Call Forward on No Answer - Call Transfer - Anonymous Call - Block Anonymous Call - Do Not Disturb - Call Return - Repeat Dialing - OBiTALK Managed VoIP Network for OBi Endpoint Devices & Applications - High Quality Voice Encoding Using G.711, G.726, G.729 Algorithms http://blog.obihai.com/2011/09/obi110-or-obi100-what-is-difference.html
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In about four weeks I'll be experimenting on this possibility. I suspect you can't directly do it with the GXP-2140, but... will be able to do it in conjunction with FeePBX. If not,I'll keep my OBI202 with one analog phone. I'll try to follow up in about a month.
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Thank you Roy and John for your responses. Both replies make sense. I wasn't aware that the cable box had multiple "active" outputs. I assumed that the unit only sent signal out of one output at a time. I'll have to run an experiment. Thanks again for the suggestions! Jack
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It doesn't HAVE to be hardwired. You can make a cord with a plug on it and connect that to the unit. Just make sure the cord is secure coming out of the unit and possibly make sure the box is fully sealed depending on your local codes. In that case you'll be connecting it to the normal 110 connection. If I remember right there's also a power adapter option for this unit for you to connect to the low voltage area on the board.
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I also used mine with a gateway,but the co. has excellent support give them a call or email them,you will get you answer there.
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It only supports transfer rates up to 56 Kbps (data) and 14.4 Kbps (fax). Although you can plug an RJ11 connector into an RJ45 slot, you should avoid doing that because you might damage the device that has the RJ45 slot, whether it is a switch or a network adapter. There are USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapters - simply connect the network adapter to an available USB 2.0 port on your laptop computer or desktop, then connect the adapter to the Ethernet network. Connector Type(s) 1 - RJ-45 Female and 1 - USB A (4 pin) Male. Good luck.
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I haven't tried that set up. The signal going in through a good interface shouldn't degrade or distort. If you try this, lets us here how that worked for you.
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It is supposed to respond to x10 signals, but I have not had any luck doing so. I'm using the new network interface to control it.
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Upstream connection hasn't been made most likely. Documentation is weak. So Google for a how-to for this router. Its far better
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It is positively RJ45. I just now looked at mine and verified the number of pin connectors (8) on the RJ45/Cat5 connector. Heck, I even went on BING and did an image search comparing RJ11 to RJ45 (in case I had a brain fart) and confirmed it there as well: It uses RJ45.
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I really don't know. I use it for standard serial communication and it just works.
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Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it and try it out. Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it... » Read More Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it and try it out. « Show Less
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Bob, can you tell me a little bit about what components you are connecting and what you are trying to accomplish?
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No Idea. but mine works great, so I never worried about it, especially since it was so cheap. My thinking is , if for some reason it craps out after a couple of years , I will just replace it. The people I bought mine from are awesome as far as customer service goes. I called them and they just took over my computer with my assistance, and they set it up from their office. Print the setup pages when they are done should you have to set it up again . This way you have a printed copy of all the ports, IP addresses , etc. etc. Good Luck Bob
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Not sure I don't have and ihome. I usually just plug in the cable. The port is pretty accessible.
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Pretty simple And it has 4 Ethernet ports on the back it doesn't say in or out.i only use it wireless Sorry I couldn't be more helpful
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Mine has a port as well. I never use it and didn't even notice it unitl I looked for it.