Thank you for the post. Using this information I was able to configure my Sunrocket Gizmo AC-211N-SR to the point where I can call into my Grandcentral number and it rings the phone connected to the adapter. However, i am not able to get past the GrandCentral initial menu (1 to accept, 2 ..., 3.. 4 ...). Even though I press 1 on the phone, it does not seem to eb recognized, and finally end up in the GrandCentral voicemail box. I did see the section that talks about telnet'ing into the Gizmo adapter to make some settings, but I do see such options upon telnet'ing into my adapter. I would greatly appreciate your help in figuring this out.    

@Ajay - I was in that boat because of wrong DTMF settings in the adapter.

Did you follow #4 religiously i.e. using your admin account follow all steps and try to set them up as described.Don't forget to write your settings into flash with the last step.

Actually this #4 - telnet into adapter did not work for me the first time and I had to reset power couple of times on adapter to pick up the settings.

Also how do you have your set up ? I had my computer -> Sun Rocket Gizmo -> DSL router order.

Lets see if these steps work for you. If not I'll post some more links (I used dslreports.com) that I referred when setting it up.

-Kalyan    

Kalyan, thank you for your response. Actually it was much simpler than that. I had the Gizmo Project running on my PC and it was intercepting the call, and hence the keypress on the phone was not being recognized. Once I shutdown the GizmoProject, it worked like a charm.
Thanks again. This post was really helpful.    

@pmask --- Good it works for you.. oops that is basic one even I missed in the post.Yeah if your Gizmoproject starts receiving then u need to take call from PC and if you shutdown your phone will take calls.

I wish if outgoing calls are free :-)

Let me know if you find that trick.
-Kalyan    

Hi Kalyan,
Thats very informative. However, If I dont have a Sunrocket phone at all, how can I setup a telephone adapter et al to get free incoming?
I wish to be able to use a phone like device & be able to recieve calls even when I am in India.
Regards,
Cool    

@Prashant - It is not that you need to have Sun Rocket gizmo for all this Free incoming calls set up.

1) Use gizmoproject from your PC.The disadvantage is whenever you get a call you need to answer from your PC.

2) Buy a Linksys PAP2 or similiar voip device

3)If you are in US - You could get a old Sunrocket gizmo on ebay, Then follow all the steps that were posted in this post.

Hope this helps.
Kalyan    

Hi,

Thanks, I got my phone (innomedia adapter + cordless phone) working with your instructions. But I still need to press 1 to accept an incoming call from grandcentral. Was #4 intended to avoid having to press the 1 button for incoming calls ? Thx.    

Hi,

Thanks, I got my phone (innomedia adapter + cordless phone) working with your instructions. But I still need to press 1 to accept an incoming call from grandcentral. Was #4 intended to avoid having to press the 1 button for incoming calls ? Thx.    

@Madhu - If you follow step#4 and close your GizmoProject on your PC,you should not be receiving that press#1,#2 and 3 command.

Also in GrandCentral->Settings->Call Screening options select either #2 (Screen Only Blocked callers) or #3(Turn Screening Off)

Hope this works.
Kalyan    

Kalyan,

Thanks, I did follow the instructions, and confirmed that my gizmo software wasn't running on my PC, turned call screeining off on grandcentral, recycled adapter couple of time s and confirmed it still had the settings as specified in #4. But I still have to press 1 to accept the grandcentral call. Another post elsewhere mentions that the DTMF settings changes merely ensure that the tones are being passed on when you press 1, but it doesn't avoid having to press 1.
"DTMF: To enable passing tones into automated phone systems:
Tweak Command: C2
Select option 0 (zero) for always off, which allows tones to pass through" But I guess you have it working without having to press 1 ?    

@Madhu - Last resort I guess u might have dome power recycle ...I wonder why you have this issue..my case once I did "Look for 18. SIP INFO for DTMF
4.2) Press 18 to set it to yes
4.3) Press y at the following prompt Use SIP INFO for transmitting DTMF digits?[y/n]
4.4) Press w to write setting to Flash"

and I did hard power reset from Sunrocket power adapter to make sure it took all settings into its flash memory.

All the posts I searched for when Ihad this issue pointed mainly to DTMF settings on adapter.    

Hi,

I just got an innomedia adapter thinking that I will be able use it India, by unlocking it here in US and sending it to India. Will it work that way after I unlock it in US, or I will never be able to use the unlocked innomedia sunrocket gizmo adapter in India.
Thanks,    

@Raj - I never tried that by myself and I doubt why unlocked Sun Rocket gizmo won't work in India. My guess is you will have no problems in receiving calls with that Grand Central number in India but you may NOT able to make any out going calls with Gizmo project.Gizmo Project in my opinion knows where you are calling from and where you are calling to ...Probably you should try and let us know if this set up is working for you..    

Hi Kalyan,
Trying to set up a gizmo AC-211-SR.
I am having trouble with SNMP. Getif is unable to get a response from SNMP. How can you help with issue?
thanks,
joe    

Joe -- I have limited knowledge on SNMP...Is it giving you any specific error....I hope you do not have firewall issues..Lets see if some one sees your comment and responds.
-Kalyan    

hey kalyan i followed the instruction meticulously. But for me the messages do not show as green. i get a red box with unregistered on it and in the text box it says init done. any help is appreciated. send me a mail at tapanmishra@gmail.com    

Hi Kalyan,
I had initially set up my Ac 211 in the U.S , made sure that calling my GC number forwarded my call to SR device. I took the Ac211 to india, did the setup. Now when i try to call from here, i am getting this press 1, 2,3 or 4 from GC and also pressing 1 is also not doing anything for me. They are able to make outgoing calls. Any help would be appreciated.

Thx,
Venkat    

@Venkat - Did you re-register again in India following the same procedure and steps ? Even the other user @Raj (see his comments) had some issues that you described and don't know if its resolved for him.

I myself did not try this setup in India.    

Hi Kalyan,

I have tried unlocking SPA2102-R using the passwords published in other forums.

Is the process mentioned in your blog valid for Linksys SPA2102-R.

Thanks in advance for your reply

-Priyanka    

Hello Everyone.

Wondering if someone can help me. I had a AC-211-SR Gizmo device that I unlocked & configured in the US. Sent it to India. Problem is lack of technical folks in India who can sort this out.

They have Modem -> Gizmo -> Computer.

The interesting thing is computer can access internet and even run the Gizmo software and is able to use the Gizmo software to make and receive calls without any problems.

My thinking was that the Sunrocket device just simulates the Gizmo Software, but i am sure there is lot more to it.

Since its working on the computer I am thinking firewall shouldn't be an issue as the SAME ports are used.

Someone please help or give me guidance.

Thank you.    

reply to previous comment: i think you can only use either the software or the ata, but not both at the same time.

question for Kalyan: are you still able to receive GC calls without having to press '1'? If so, can you look at the ac-211-sr options (image here http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18724798 ) and maybe see if it's possible to do the same thing? thanks    

Question to Kalyan:
Hello, Thanks a lot for this wonderful info. I have few questions/queries. Can you please help?

As many others, I configured my sunrocket devices in US and sent it to India. without configuring (1..2..3) shortcut.

1. To start with my outbound balance use to be few cents.
I was able to call them and talk to them. They tried to call me.. I can hear them and they can't hear me. In this process we have exhausted outbound balance (now it is 0.01 cents). But the problem is, if I call now, they get the ring, lift, press 1 but then it gets disconnected.

I am not sure if this is because of the outbound balance becoming 0.01 cents? I want to get it clarified before I go ahead and purchase additional balance there.

2. Since the device is in India, I am guessing there is no way to avoid that 1..2..3 without connecting it to a PC.. please let me know if we can do anything through web.

Thanks,    

Thank you for your POST.. I was thinking to work out somethink like this with sunrocket gizmo. Right now i am in india and after applying these steps i am able to make outgoing calls ( but is it limited/fixed )?..
soroccoheaven    

Hello Kalyan,

I have configured everything and the only issue I currently have is I am unable to hear the other person's voice. Can you help?

Thanks,    

I followed the above steps religiously and finally I made it work. Thanks for the detailed steps. Instead of grandcentral, I am using ipkall since grandcentral.com invitations are closed for now.

My setup is as follows:
ipkall <-> gizmo5 <-> innomedia ata

Now whats happening is that when someone calls my ipcall Washington number, my phone rings and if I pickup, I can hear them ok.
But when I do not pick up the phone, somehow my phone's answering machine does not pick up the call. BTW, I have disabled gizmo voice mail on my account. I do not want gizmo voicemail to get the call.

What I want is that, when someone calls and If I do not pick up within 5 rings or so, I want my phone's answering machine to pick up the call. How do I do this? I'd appreciate if you could let me know.

Thanks.    

Dear friends, I was a Sunrocket user changed to Teleblend, that have another 2 unused gizmos Innomedia MTA 6328 2r.
We want to know if it is possible to connect 3 different office locations via our phone system using our local area network and the gizmos, being one of these gizmos the Teleblend VOIP.
We have Panasonic Phone Systems in each locations and Dell Switches.    

i didn't see it mentioned here, but you can also get free outgoing calls with this setup.

it isn't incredibly convenient, because the "dialing out" is done through grandcentral.

here's how: login to grandcentral, go to the address book, (add a the contact you want to call if you haven't previously) and click the "call" button. this will first call your grandcentral number (which will ring your gizmo connected phone), and once you answer, it will call the contact. the phone will start ringing, and your call will go through.

it's not as simple as dialing the phone number, but hey, it's free!

and if you are like me, i'm at the laptop anyway to look up someones number before i call, so the inconvenience is minimal.    

Thanks a lot. I was looking for this setting and following worked perfect.

Look for Use SIP INFO for DTMF = Yes

Again Thanks a lot guys.    

Hi Kalyan,

Thanks for your posts so now I have my AC-211N SR gizmo receiving grandcentral calls! But I have problem in connecting through telnet. Everytime I tried 'open 192.168.251.1' it waited a few seconds and said 'Could not open connection to the host, on port 23:'
I tried disconnection the WAN and recycle the power, but still not letting me connect.

Can you please shed some light on this?
Thank you,
Junus    

I have completed #4 but I still need to press 1 to accept an incoming call from grandcentral.
Also in GrandCentral->Settings->Call Screening options selected #3(Turn Screening Off)

I tried 3 to 4 times above with different ways but still no luck.

requesting any input.

thk in advance.    

I'm pretty sure there is currently NO way to disable the "press 1 to accept call" prompt. if you disable call screening, it will no longer ask your callers who they are, but it will still ask you to accept.    

Hi everyone:
I have been making outgoing calls from the Grand Central contact list as Commented by Blogger JWesel on 21 July, 2008 11:38. It works well. Here is a severe limitation. To make call to a 1-800 number, when I press the keys I am asked to press for various options, the key tones are not recognized and my calls do not materialize. This is a severe limitation for outgoing calls. Are there any settings I should change to overcome this limitation ? Any help will be appreciated. I use Innomedia MTA 6328 re. For incoming calls, I got used to pressing 1 for all incoming calls. I can live with this. This is not a serious problem.
anant    

@Happy99503

Sounds like you DTMF settings are set incorrectly, follow step 4.    

Thanks JWESEL for your prompt response.
Right now,I have the following configuration.

cable modem >-- WAN of router
LAN of router >-- computer
LAN of router >-- gizmo
Do you suggest I should make a change in the config before proceeding with Step 4.
Thanks in anticipation of your reply.
anant    

no, your setup is fine but the IP of the gizmo would be different than step 4 indicates.

To be clear, this is what it says:
"At Telnet prompt - type 'open 192.168.251.1""

you must replace the IP (192.168.251.1) with the IP the router gives your gizmo. It will be something like 192.168.1.102 (depending on your router...)

If you login to your router (usually through a web browser) it should not be too difficult to find the IP of the gizmo.

Everything else in step 4 would remain the same.

on a side note (nothing to do with the DTMF settings), with your setup, you must forward ports on the router to the the gizmo.
You would need to forward UDP ports 5004 and 64064 to the gizmo. You may have already done this...    

Kalyan ,Ajay you have same problem did you fix this ?

Thank you for the post. Using this information I was able to configure my Sunrocket Gizmo AC-211N-SR to the point where I can call into my Grandcentral number and it rings the phone connected to the adapter. However, i am not able to get past the GrandCentral initial menu (1 to accept, 2 ..., 3.. 4 ...). Even though I press 1 on the phone, it does not seem to eb recognized, and finally end up in the GrandCentral voicemail box.
I have Gizmo AC-211N-SR and the telnet commands are totally different..Please help me
and    

Not to get off topic here, but do you have an extra grandcentral invite?
I would really appreciate it. I've been waiting for a long time.

thanks.

Ccisco    

no, grandcentral is not allowing users to invite at this time. you just have to sign up on the waiting list and ... well... wait.

sorry. i wish i could help.    

Thanks JWesel, You are so helpful answering the questions on time. When I did the free voip setup I used Invite Share, Now the waiting list numbers are growing. If I find some new ones I'll email it to you directly.

Kalyan