NodePhone - Getting Connected
- What do I need to start using NodePhone?
- Hardware Configuration
- If I use hardware that supports multiple concurrent calls, will that work with NodePhone?
- If I want to use some other VoIP device, will it work with NodePhone?
- If I use a VoIP adapter that does not have a PSTN pass-through port, will that work?
- Sipura SPA-3000
- Billion 6404 VP/VGP
- OPEN Networks 812L
- Do NodePhone calls use up your broadband download quota?
Getting Connected to NodePhone
To get connected simply click here and you'll be up and running very soon!
Once your NodePhone service is activated simply configure your VoIP hardware or software with the NodePhone server details and start making calls.
What do I need to start using NodePhone?
As well as a NodePhone account, you'll need a broadband Internet connection of at least 512/128k in speed, preferably via Internode. In addition you will need a SIP-compliant hardware solution; such as:
- a VoIP broadband router - we sell and support the Billion 6404, 7401 & 7404 series of integrated gateway devices - with a standard telephone handset; or
- a Siemens Gigaset IP/DECT phone system, which simply connects via a spare Ethernet port on your QoS enabled broadband router; or
- an Analogue Telephone Adapter, which will connect via a spare Ethernet port on your QoS enabled broadband router, and also requires a standard telephone handset.
Hardware Configuration
If you purchase your NodePhone hardware from Internode, it will be shipped to you automatically after you sign up.
There are also configuration guides available on our web site for the Billion 6404, 7401 & 7404 series of integrated VoIP routers; the Siemens Gigaset IP/DECT phone system; and the OPEN Networks 812L & Sipura SPA-3000 analog telephone adapters. So if you already have your own approved hardware (as listed above), detailed configuration information is available on our Online Guides page.
Internode will use our best endeavors to assist customers with non-supported hardware; however non-supported hardware is used at your own risk. Basic NodePhone configuration information is listed on our General Settings page.
If I use hardware that supports multiple concurrent calls, will that work with NodePhone?
The standard NodePhone service supports a maximum of two (2) concurrent calls for each registered device (inbound and/or outbound).
Devices with two analogue voice ports on one device, such as the supported OPEN Networks 812L and Billion 6404 and 7404 series routers, are able to operate using both ports concurrently with NodePhone (some limitations may apply). Note that the Billion 7401 series provides one analogue voice port.
If you operate an IP PBX that can handle multiple channels, then NodePhone MultiLine can be used to add as many channels - ie concurrent call capacity - as you require. Note that additional charges apply for MultiLine.
If I want to use some other VoIP device, will it work with NodePhone?
If you buy another VoIP device, you do so at your own risk.
As Internode qualifies VoIP end point devices with NodePhone, we'll add them to the list of devices we explicitly support.
You're welcome to use any other VoIP end point device with NodePhone, but please appreciate that if it doesn't perform well - that isn't something Internode is responsible for, or can necessarily fix.
If I use a VoIP adapter that does not have a PSTN pass-through port, will that work?
The current version of NodePhone can dial specific number prefixes but does not support calls to certain 'special service' numbers, such as 190 premium services.
This is one of the reasons that we recommend certain hardware with NodePhone - so that calling destinations not currently handled by NodePhone can be automatically switched to your existing PSTN line.
However, providing you are comfortable with not being able to call those other numbers, you are able to use NodePhone with a non-passthrough adapter.
Sipura SPA-3000
Is the SPA-3000 previously sold by Internode a locked unit?
No - the SPA-3000 units previously sold by Internode are unlocked and you can modify their configuration if you wish to.
Naturally, if you modify the configuration, you may create results that are unexpected, and Internode is not responsible for changes you make to your configuration.
Further configuration information for the Sipura SPA-3000 is available here.
How do I access the Internode supplied & configured SPA-3000 configuration web page(s)?
The username for the 'user level' access is "user", the password is either "user", or if the unit was configured by Internode prior to 18/08/2005 then the password will be your dialup password at the time the device was configured and delivered to you. If you then click on Admin login, it will prompt for an admin password - the username is "admin" and again the password is either "admin" or your dialup password at the time the device was configured by Internode.
Static IP vs DHCP configuration of SPA-3000
The SPA-3000 uses DHCP by default to obtain both its IP Address as well as DNS server settings - this allows the SPA-3000 to look up the IP Address of the NodePhone SIP Server: sip.internode.on.net.
If your DHCP server does not provide DNS server information to your local network or if you are configuring your SPA-3000 with a static IP address, you will need to configure DNS server settings in the SPA-3000 manually. The DNS servers are 192.231.203.132 and 192.231.203.3
Billion 6404 VP/VGP
Is the Billion 6404 an ATA or PPPoE router?
The 6404 is actually both!
By default Internode will configure the 6404 in ATA mode meaning the 6404 will act as a DHCP client. The 6404 is not an ADSL modem.
ATA or Router mode, what is the difference?
In ATA mode, the 6404 will obtain an IP address from a DHCP server on the local network. You will need to connect the 6404 to some sort of ADSL or broadband router via the "WAN" port in order to make NodePhone calls. The LAN ports can be used as additional switch ports.
If your DHCP server does not provide DNS server information to your local network or if you are configuring your 6404 with a static IP address, you will need to configure DNS server settings in the 6404 manually. The DNS servers are 192.231.203.132 and 192.231.203.3
If you wish to use the 6404 as a router, selecting router mode will enable PPPoE via the WAN port. In router mode, the 6404 will become a DHCP server by default. A bridged ADSL modem can then be connected to the WAN port in order to connect through an ADSL service.
How do I access the Internode supplied & configured Billion 6404 configuration web page(s)?
The default username and password for accessing the web based configuration pages is "admin".
Further configuration information for Billion VoIP routers is available here.
OPEN Networks 812L
How do I make this work?
By default, the 812L configured by Internode is an ATA and a DHCP client. It needs to be plugged into a router (which is commonly built into ADSL modems) to provide it with access to the internet. Plug an ordinary handset into the Phone 1 port in the back and away you go!
Is the OPEN Networks 812L sold by Internode a locked unit?
No - the "factory default" configuration of the 812L has been customised to work with NodePhone, however any and all settings can be modified if you so choose.
Naturally, if you modify the configuration, you may create results that are unexpected and Internode is not responsible for changes you make to your configuration.
Further configuration information for the OPEN Networks 812L is available here.
How do I access the Internode supplied & configured OPEN Networks 812L configuration web page(s)?
Connect to the ATA's IP with a web browser. When you are prompted for a username and password, the default username is "root"; the default password is "0P3N".
Do NodePhone calls use up your broadband download quota?
Yes, they do. The traffic involved in NodePhone calls, like other VoIP based calling, counts toward your normal download quota on the broadband plan that you are on.
As a guideline, NodePhone calls use from 10-20 Megabytes per hour during typical calls (depending on the codec in use).
That corresponds to around 25-50 kilobits per second per second of traffic flow on your broadband connection (in both directions).
Note that on Internode broadband services, NodePhone traffic remains 'un-shaped' even if you happen to wind up exceeding your monthly download quota. In other words, your voice calls will not be impacted by becoming 'shaped'.
