Important Information about loading configuration files onto your Billion Router

Your Billion VoIP router can be used with NodePhone in two ways :

• using an analog telephone service as a 'lifeline' (standard config file), or
• without the 'lifeline' feature (voiponly config file).

The Lifeline Configuration

The 'lifeline' configuration is recommended for general use, as many customers require a traditional telephone service to receive their ADSL broadband Internet connection. By connecting the traditional telephone service to your Billion and using the 'lifeline' configuration, you receive the following benefits :

• incoming calls on your traditional telephone service will cause the telephone handset connected to your Billion router to ring.
• in the event of a power outage or broadband outage, your outgoing telephone calls will automatically 'fail-over' to use the traditional telephone service.
• location dependent services - such as 000 and 1300 - can be sent out via your traditional telephone service.

The VoIP Only Configuration

In certain cases - such as Internode's regional wireless broadband networks, and Naked ADSL2+ services - you may not have a traditional telephone service available to use as a 'lifeline'. Of course if you do, feel free to use the 'lifeline' configuration.

But if you don't, then a different configuration is required. This will send all outgoing calls - including 000 and 1300 - out through the NodePhone service. You should consider alternative methods for calling the 000 emergency services - such as access to a mobile phone - in case the NodePhone service, or your broadband connection, or your mains power is unavailable.

Configuration Files

Click here, select your Billion router model, then select 'configs', then right click on the required configuration file.

Choose either the standard 'lifeline' configuration file at the top, or the VoIP only one that is underneath this and contains the words 'voiponly'.

Right click on the required .ICF configuration file to save it to your computer.

Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions for loading the config file into your Billion.