Grandstream Networks, Inc.: HT818 Analog Telephone Adaptor
Grandstream Networks, Inc.: HT818 Analog Telephone Adaptor
HT818
Analog Telephone Adaptor
User Guide
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Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Grandstream, or operation of this
product in any way other than as detailed by this User Manual, could void your manufacturer warranty.
WARNING
Please do not use a different power adaptor with your devices as it may cause damage to the products and
void the manufacturer warranty.
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GNU GPL INFORMATION
The firmware for the HT818 contains third-party software licensed under the GNU General Public License
(GPL). Grandstream uses software under the specific terms of the GPL. Please see the GNU General
Public License (GPL) for the exact terms and conditions of the license.
Grandstream GNU GPL related source code can be downloaded from Grandstream web site from:
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Table of Content
WELCOME ................................................................................................................... 11
GETTING STARTED..................................................................................................... 15
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Connecting HT818 ............................................................................................................................... 16
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Inter-Port Calling .................................................................................................................................. 34
VM Notification .............................................................................................................................. 34
Accessing VM ............................................................................................................................... 34
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Table of Tables
Table of Figures
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DOCUMENT PURPOSE
This document describes the basic concept and tasks necessary to use and configure your HT818. It covers
also the topic of connecting and configuring the HT818, making basic operations and the call features.
Please visit http://www.grandstream.com/support to download the latest “HT818 Administration Guide” to
have more visibility about the configurable settings of your Handy Tone.
• Product overview
• Getting started
• Configuration guide
• Call features
• Call operations
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CHANGE LOG
This section documents significant changes from previous versions of admin guide for HT818. Only major
new features or major document updates are listed here. Minor updates for corrections or editing are not
documented here.
• No major changes.
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• Added support for “Play Busy Tone When Account is unregistered”. [Placing a Phone Call]
• No major changes.
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• Added the support to verify if configured Gateway is on the same subnet as the configured IP address.
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Firmware Version 1.0.10.6
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GUI INTERFACE EXAMPLES
http://www.grandstream.com/sites/default/files/Resources/HT818_web_gui.zip
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WELCOME
The HT818 analog telephone adapter provide transparent connectivity for analog phones and faxes to the
world of internet voice. Connecting to any analog phone, fax or PBX, the HT818 is an effective and flexible
solution for accessing internet-based telephone services and corporate intranet systems across established
LAN and internet connections. This Grandstream Handy Tones are a new addition to the popular Handy
Tone ATA product family. This manual will help you to learn how to operate and manage your HT818 analog
telephone adaptor and make the best use of their many upgraded features including simple and quick
installation, 3- way conferencing, direct IP-IP Calling, and new provisioning support among other features.
The HT818 is very easy to manage and configure, and it is specifically designed to be an easy to use and
affordable VoIP solution for both the residential user and the teleworker.
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The HT818 is an 8 ports analog telephone adapter (ATA) that allow users to create a high-quality and
manageable IP telephony solution for residential and office environments. Their ultra-compact size, voice
quality, advanced VoIP functionality, security protection and auto provisioning options enable users to take
advantage of VoIP on analog phones and enables service providers to offer high quality IP service. The
HT818 is an ideal ATA for individual use and for large scale commercial IP voice deployments since it
permits small and medium businesses to create integrated IP and PSTN telephony systems that efficiently
manage communication costs. HT818’s inclusion of an integrated NAT router and dual 10/100/1000Mbps
Ethernet WAN and LAN ports enables a shared broadband connection between multiple Ethernet devices
as well as the extension of VoIP services to analog phones.
Feature Highlights
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HT818 Technical Specifications
The following table resumes all the technical specifications including the protocols/standards supported,
voice codecs, telephony features, languages and upgrade/provisioning settings for the HT818.
Interfaces
LED Indicators POWER, LAN, WAN, PHONE1, PHONE2, PHONE3, PHONE4, PHONE 5,
PHONE 6, PHONE 7 and PHONE 8.
Telephony Features Caller ID display or block, call waiting, flash, blind or attended transfer,
forward, hold, do not disturb, 3-way conference.
Voice Codecs G.711 with Annex I (PLC) and Annex II (VAD/CNG), G.723.1, G.729A/B,
G.726, G722, iLBC, OPUS, dynamic jitter buffer, advanced line echo
cancellation.
Fax over IP T.38 compliant Group 3 Fax Relay up to 14.4kpbs and auto-switch to G.711
for Fax Pass-through.
Caller ID Bellcore Type 1 & 2, ETSI, BT, NTT, and DTMF-based CID.
Signaling
Network Protocols TCP/IP/UDP, RTP/RTCP, HTTP/HTTPS, ARP/RARP, ICMP, DNS, DHCP, NTP,
TFTP, SSH, STUN, SIP (RFC3261), SIP over TCP/TLS, SRTP, TR-069.
QoS Layer 2 (802.1Q VLAN, SIP/RTP 802.1p) and Layer 3 (ToS, Diffserv, MPLS).
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DTMF Methods In-audio, RFC2833 and/or SIP INFO.
Provisioning and HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, TFTP, TR-069, secure and automated provisioning using
Control TR069, syslog.
Security
Media SRTP.
Control TLS/SIPS/HTTPS.
Physical
Compliance
Compliance FCC/CE/RCM.
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GETTING STARTED
This chapter provides basic installation instructions including the list of the packaging contents and also
information for obtaining the best performance with the HT818.
Equipment Packaging
Note: Check the package before installation. If you find anything missing, contact your system
administrator.
The following figure describes the different ports on the back panel of the HT818.
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Table 3: Definition of the HT818 Connectors
Phone 1- 8 (HT818) Connects the analog phones / fax machines to the phone adapter using
an RJ-11 telephone cable.
WAN Connects the phone adapter to your router, switch or modem using an
Ethernet RJ45 network cable.
LAN Co
Connects the phone adapter to your PC or switch using an Ethernet RJ45
network cable.
Reset Factory reset button. Press for 7 seconds to reset factory default settings.
Connecting HT818
The HT818 is designed for easy configuration and easy installation, to connect your HT818, please follow
the steps below:
When connecting HT818 using the WAN port, it will act as simple DHCP Client.
1. Insert a standard RJ11 telephone cable into the p hone ports and connect the other end of the
telephone cable to a standard touch-tone analog telephone.
2. Connect the WAN port of the HT818 to a router, switch or modem using an Ethernet cable.
3. Insert the power adapter into the HT818 and connect it to a wall outlet and make sure to respect
the technical specifications of the power adapter used.
4. Power, WAN and Phone LEDs will be solidly lit when the HT818 is ready for use.
When connecting the HT818 using the LAN port, it will act as a router and DHCP serving addresses, the
devices connected with HT818 LAN will pull DHCP addresses from your HT818.
1. Insert a standard RJ11 telephone cable into the p hone ports and connect the other end of the
telephone cable to a standard touch-tone analog telephone.
2. Connect a computer or switch to the LAN port of the HT818 using an Ethernet Cable.
3. Insert the power adapter into the HT818 and connect it to a wall outlet and make sure to respect
the technical specifications of the power adapter used.
4. Power, LAN and Phone LEDs will be solidly lit when the HT818 is ready for use.
Note: Please make sure to enable NAT Router under Web GUI → Basic Settings →Device Mode.
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Figure 3: Connecting the HT818
There are four (4) LED types that help you manage the status of your HT818.
Power LED The Power LED lights up when The HT818 is powered on and it flashes
when the HT818 is booting up
WAN LED The WAN LED lights up when The HT818 is connected to your network
through the WAN port.
LAN LED The LAN LED lights up when The HT818 is connected to your network
through the LAN port.
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Phone LED 1- 8 The phone LEDs indicate status of the respective FXS port-phone on the
back panel
• OFF - Unregistered
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE
HT818 are by default configured to obtain the IP address from DHCP server where the unit is located. In
order to know which IP address is assigned to your HT818, you should access to the “Interactive Voice
Response Menu” of your adapter via the connected phone and check its IP address mode.
Please refer to the steps below to access the interactive voice response menu:
1. Use a telephone connected to phone ports (FXS) of your HT818.
2. Press *** (press the star key three times) to access the IVR menu and wait until you hear “Enter
the menu option “.
3. Press 02 and the current IP address will be announced.
The HT818 has a built-in voice prompt menu for simple device configuration which lists actions, commands,
menu choices, and descriptions. The IVR menu works with any phone connected to the HT818. Pick up the
handset and dial “***” to use the IVR menu.
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02 “IP Address “ + IP address The current WAN IP address is announced
If using “Static IP Mode”, enter 12 digit new IP address.
You need to reboot your HT818 for the new IP
address to take Effect.
03 “Subnet “ + IP address Same as menu 02
04 “Gateway “ + IP address Same as menu 02
05 “DNS Server “ + IP address Same as menu 02
07 Preferred Vocoder Press “9” to move to the next selection in the list:
• PCM U / PCM A
• iLBC
• G-726
• G-723
• G-729
• OPUS
• G722
10 “MAC Address” Announces the MAC address of the unit.
Note: The device has two MAC addresses. One for the
WAN port and one for the LAN port. The device MAC
address announced is the address of LAN port.
12 WAN Port Web Access Press “9” to toggle between enable / disable.
Default is disabled.
13 Firmware Server IP Address Announces current Firmware Server IP address. Enter
12-digit new IP address.
14 Configuration Server IP Announces current Config Server Path IP address.
Address Enter 12-digit new IP address.
15 Upgrade Protocol Upgrade protocol for firmware and configuration update.
Press “9” to toggle between TFTP / HTTP / HTTPS /
FTP / FTPS
16 Firmware Version Announces Firmware version information.
17 Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrade mode. Press “9” to toggle among the
following three options:
• Always check
• Check when pre/suffix changes
• Never upgrade
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47 “Direct IP Calling” Enter the target IP address to make a direct IP call, after
dial tone.
86 Voice Mail Access to your voice mails messages.
▪ “*” shifts down to the next menu option and “#” returns to the main menu
▪ “9” functions as the ENTER key in many cases to confirm or toggle an option.
▪ All entered digit sequences have known lengths - 2 digits for menu option and 12 digits for IP
address. For IP address, add 0 before the digits if the digits are less than 3 (i.e. - 192.168.0.26
should be key in like 192168000026. No decimal is needed).
▪ Key entry cannot be deleted but the phone may prompt error once it is detected.
Note: Please make sure to reboot the device after changing network settings (IP Address, Gateway,
Subnet…) to apply the new configuration.
The HT818 embedded Web server responds to HTTP GET/POST requests. Embedded HTML pages allow
a user to configure the HT818 through a web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and
Microsoft’s IE.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 10 or higher.
• Google Chrome: version 58.0.3 or higher.
• Mozilla Firefox: version 53.0.2 or higher.
• Safari: version 5.1.4 or higher.
• Opera: version 44.0.2 or higher.
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For the initial setup, the Web access is by default enabled when the device is using private IP and disabled
when using public IP, and you cannot access the Web UI of your HT818 until it’s enabled, the following
steps will show you how to enable it via IVR.
Please refer to steps below if your HT818 is connected via WAN port:
1. You may check your HT818 IP address using the IVR on the connected phone.
Please see Obtain the HT818 IP address via the connected analogue phone
Note: The computer must be connected to the same sub-network as the HT818. This can be easily done
by connecting the computer to the same hub or switch as the HT818.
Please refer to steps below if your HT818 is connected via LAN port:
4. Enter the default LAN IP address (192.168.2.1) in the address bar of the browser.
6. Make sure to reboot your device after changing your settings to apply the new configuration.
Note: Please make sure that your computer has a valid IP address on the range 192.168.2.x so you can
access the web GUI of your HT818.
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Viewer Level Viewer viewer View all pages. No changes allowed.
The password is case sensitive with maximum length of 25 characters. When changing any settings, always
submit them by pressing Update or Apply button on the bottom of the page. After submitting the changes
in all the Web GUI pages, if a reboot is required, the web page will prompt the user to reboot by offering a
reboot button on the web page.
After users make changes to the configuration, pressing Update button will save but not apply the changes
until Apply button is clicked. Users can instead directly press Apply button. When a reboot is required to
apply changes, the web page will prompt the user to reboot by offering a reboot button on the web page.
1. Access your HT818 web UI by entering its IP address in your favorite browser.
2. Enter your admin password (default: admin).
3. Press Login to access your settings.
4. Go to Advanced Settings → New Admin Password and enter the new admin password.
5. Confirm the new admin password.
6. Press Apply at the bottom of the page to save your new settings.
1. Access your HT818 web UI by entering its IP address in your favorite browser.
2. Enter your admin password (default: admin).
3. Press Login to access your settings.
4. Go to Basic Settings → New End User Password and enter the new end-user password.
5. Confirm the new end-user password.
6. Press Apply at the bottom of the page to save your new settings.
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Changing Viewer Password
1. Access your HT818 web UI by entering its IP address in your favorite browser.
2. Enter your admin password (default: admin).
3. Press Login to access your settings.
4. Go to Basic Settings → New Viewer Password and enter the new viewer password.
5. Confirm the new viewer password.
6. Press Apply at the bottom of the page to save your new settings.
1. Access your HT818 web UI by entering its IP address in your favorite browser.
2. Enter your admin password (default: admin).
3. Press Login to access your settings.
4. Go to Basic Settings → HTTP Web Port.
5. Make sure that the Web Access Mode is set to HTTP.
6. Change the current port to your desired/new HTTP port. Ports accepted are in range [1-65535].
7. Press Apply at the bottom of the page to save your new settings
As mentioned previously, The HT818 has a built-in voice prompt menu for simple device configuration.
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Please refer to “Understanding HT818 Interactive Voice Prompt Response Menu” for more information
about IVR and how to access its menu.
• DHCP MODE
Select voice menu option 01 to enable HT818 to use DHCP.
• STATIC IP MODE
Select voice menu option 01 to enable HT818 to use STATIC IP mode, then use option 02, 03, 04, 05 to
set up IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS server respectively.
• PPPOE MODE
Select voice menu option 01 to allow the HT818 to enable the PPPoE mode. PPPoE Username and
Password should be configured from web GUI.
• FIRMWARE SERVER IP ADDRESS
Select voice menu option 13 to configure the IP address of the firmware server.
• CONFIGURATION SERVER IP ADDRESS
Select voice menu option 14 to configure the IP address of the configuration server.
• UPGRADE PROTOCOL
Select the menu option 15 to choose firmware and configuration upgrade protocol between TFTP, HTTP,
HTTPS, FTP and FTPS.
• FIRMWARE UPGRADE MODE
Select voice menu option 17 to choose firmware upgrade mode among the following three options:
1) Always check, 2) check when pre/suffix changes, and 3) never upgrade.
• WAN PORT WEB ACCESS
Select voice menu option 12 to enable/disable web access from WAN port. Press 9 in this menu to toggle
between enable / disable. Default is disabled.
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Register a SIP Account
The HT818 support 2 profiles which can be configured with 2 SIP accounts. Please refer to the following
steps to register your accounts via web user interface
1. Access your HT818 web UI by entering its IP address in your favorite browser.
4. Go to Profile (1 or 2) pages.
b. Primary SIP Server field with your SIP server IP address or FQDN.
c. Failover SIP Server with your Failover SIP Server IP address or FQDN. Leave empty if not
available.
d. Prefer Primary SIP Server to No or Yes depending on your configuration. Set to No if no Failover
SIP Server is defined. If “Yes”, account will register to Primary SIP Server when failover
registration expires.
e. Outbound Proxy: Set your Outbound Proxy IP Address or FQDN. Leave empty if not available.
6. After configuring the SIP server and activating the profiles, you should access to FXS Ports page to
register your accounts. In FXS Ports tab, set the following:
a. SIP User ID: User account information, provided by VoIP service provider (ITSP). Usually in the
form of digit similar to phone number or actually a phone number.
b. Authenticate ID: SIP service subscriber’s Authenticate ID used for authentication. Can be
identical to or different from SIP User ID.
c. Authenticate Password: SIP service subscriber’s account password to register to SIP server of
ITSP. For security reasons, the password will field will be shown as empty.
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Figure 9: SIP Profiles Settings
After applying your configuration, your account will register to your SIP Server, you can verify if it has been
correctly registered with your SIP server from your HT818 web interface under Status → Port Status →
Registration (If it displays Registered, it means that your account is fully registered, otherwise it will display
Not Registered so in this case you must double check the settings or contact your provider).
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Figure 11: Accounts Status
Note: When all the FXS ports are registered, the simultaneous ring will have one second delay between
each ring on each phone.
Press the “Reboot” button at the bottom of the configuration menu to reboot the ATA remotely. The web
browser will then display a message window to confirm that reboot is underway. Wait 30 seconds to log in
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CALL FEATURES
The HT818 support all the traditional and advanced telephony features.
Forcing a Codec (per call) *027110 (PCMU), *027111 (PCMA), *02723 (G723), *02729
*02
(G729), *027201 (iLBC). *02722 (G722)
*03 Disable LEC (per call) Dial “*03” +” number”. No dial tone is played in the middle.
*47 Direct IP Calling. Dial “*47” + “IP address”. No dial tone is played in the middle.
*67 Block Caller ID (per call). Dial “*67” +” number”. No dial tone is played in the middle.
*82 Send Caller ID (per call). Dial “*82” +” number”. No dial tone is played in the middle.
Call Return Service: Dial *69 and the phone will dial the last incoming phone number
*69
received.
*70 Disable Call Waiting (per call). Dial “*70” +” number”. No dial tone is played in the middle.
*71 Enable Call Waiting (per call). Dial “*71” +” number”. No dial tone is played in the middle
Unconditional Call Forward: Dial “*72” and then the forwarding number followed by “#”. Wait
*72
for dial tone and hang up. (dial tone indicates successful forward)
Cancel Unconditional Call Forward. To cancel “Unconditional Call Forward”, dial “*73”, wait
*73
for dial tone, then hang up.
*74 Enable Paging Call: Dial “*74” and then the destination phone number you want to page.
*78 Enable Do Not Disturb (DND): When enabled all incoming calls are rejected.
*79 Disable Do Not Disturb (DND): When disabled, incoming calls are accepted.
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*87 Blind Transfer
Busy Call Forward: Dial “*90” and then the forwarding number followed by “#”. Wait for dial
*90
tone then hang up.
Cancel Busy Call Forward. To cancel “Busy Call Forward”, dial “*91”, wait for dial tone, then
*91
hang up.
Delayed Call Forward. Dial “*92” and then the forwarding number followed by “#”. Wait for
*92
dial tone then hang up.
Cancel Delayed Call Forward. To cancel Delayed Call Forward, dial “*93”, wait for dial tone,
*93
then hang up
Flash/ Toggles between active call and incoming call (call waiting tone). If not in conversation,
Hook flash/hook will switch to a new channel for a new call.
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CALL OPERATIONS
Examples:
1. Dial an extension directly on the same proxy, (e.g. 1008), and then press the # or wait for 4 seconds.
2. Dial an outside number (e.g. (626) 666-7890), first enter the prefix number (usually 1+ or
international code) followed by the phone number. Press # or wait for 4 seconds. Check with your
VoIP service provider for further details on prefix numbers.
Note:
When placing the analog phone that is connected to the FXS port off hook, the dial tone will be played even
if the sip account is not registered. If users prefer the busy tone to be played instead, the following
configuration need to be made:
• “Play Busy Tone When Account is unregistered” need to be set to YES under advanced settings.
• “Outgoing call without registration” need to be set to NO under Profile x settings.
Direct IP Calls
Direct IP calling allows two parties, that is, a FXS Port with an analog phone and another VoIP Device, to
talk to each other in an ad hoc fashion without a SIP proxy.
Elements necessary to completing a Direct IP Call:
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Using Star Code
1. Pick up the analog phone then dial “*47”
2. Enter the target IP address.
Note: No dial tone will be played between step 1 and 2 and destination ports can be specified using “*”
(encoding for “:”) followed by the port number.
Note: When completing direct IP call, the “Use Random SIP/RTP Port” should set to “NO”.
Call Hold
You can place a call on hold by pressing the “flash” button on the analog phone (if the phone has that
button).
Press the “flash” button again to release the previously held Caller and resume conversation. If no “flash”
button is available, use “hook flash” (toggle on-off hook quickly). You may drop a call using hook flash.
Call Waiting
The call waiting tone (3 short beeps) indicates an incoming call, if the call waiting feature is enabled.
To toggle between incoming call and current call, you need to press the “flash” button the first call is placed
on hold.
Press the “flash” button to toggle between the active calls.
Call Transfer
Blind Transfer
Assume that the call is established between phone A and B are in conversation. The phone A wants to blind
transfer phone B to phone C:
1. On the phone A presses FLASH to hear the dial tone.
2. The phone A dials *87 then dials caller C’s number, and then # (or wait for 4 seconds)
3. The phone A will hear the dial tone. Then, A can hang up.
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Note: “Enable Call Feature” must be set to “Yes” in web configuration page.
Attended Transfer
Assume that the call is established between phone A and B are in conversation. The phone A wants to
attend transfer phone B to phone C:
1. On the phone A presses FLASH to hear the dial tone.
2. Phone A dials the phone C’s number followed by # (or wait for 4 seconds).
3. If phone C answers the call, phones A and C are in conversation. Then A can hang up to complete
transfer.
4. If phone C does not answer the call, phone A can press “flash” to resume call with phone B.
Note: When attended transfer fails and A hangs up, the HT818 will ring back user A to remind A that B is
still on the call. A can pick up the phone to resume conversation with B.
3-Way conferencing
The HT818 support Bellcore style 3-way Conference. To perform the 3-way conference, we assume that
the call is established between phone A and B are in conversation. Phone A (HT818) wants to bring third
phone C into conference:
1. Phone A presses FLASH (on the analog phone, or Hook Flash for old model phones) to get a dial
tone.
2. Phone A dials C’s number then # (or wait for 4 seconds).
3. If phone C answers the call, then A presses FLASH to bring B, C in the conference.
4. If phone C does not answer the call, phone A can press FLASH back to talk to phone B.
5. If phone A presses FLASH during conference, the phone C will be dropped out.
6. If phone A hangs up, the conference will be terminated for all three parties when configuration
“Transfer on Conference Hang up” is set to “No”. If the configuration is set to “Yes”, A will transfer
B to C so that B and C can continue the conversation.
Call Return
Note: All star codes (*XX) related features mentioned above are supported by ATA default settings. If your
service provider provides different feature codes, please contact them for instructions.
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Inter-Port Calling
In some cases, a user may want to make phone calls between the phones connected to multiple ports of
the same HT818 when it is used as a standalone unit, without the use of a SIP server. In such cases, users
still will be able to make inter-port calls by using the IVR feature.
On the HT818 inter-port calling is achieved by dialing ***70X (X is the port number). For example, the user
connected to port 1 can be reached by dialing *** and 701.
Voice Mail
VM Notification
The HT818 indicates new voice mail messages using Phone LEDs and Stutter Tone.
The Phone LEDs on HT818 will start blinking slowly when a new voice mail message is available on
corresponding account.
A stutter tone will be played at first few seconds followed by dial tone when picking up the handset.
Note: New VM messages can be also indicated by LED blink, screen display, etc… if they are supported
on connected analog phones.
Accessing VM
To retrieve the new voice mail messages received, please refer to following steps:
1. Pick up the handset of the connected phone (stutter tone will be played).
2. Press *** (press the star key three times) to access the IVR menu and wait until you hear “Enter
the menu option “.
3. Press 86 and enter your configured password (if exist) to access your voice mail menu.
If the option “Flash Digit Control” is enabled on web UI, call operations will require different steps as follows:
• Call Hold:
Assume that the call is established between phone A and B.
The phone A received a call from C, then it held B to answer C.
Press the “Flash + 1” to hang up the current call (A – C) and resume call on hold (B).
Or press “Flash + 2” to hold current call (A – C) and resume call on hold (B).
• Attended transfer:
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Assume that the call is established between phone A and B. The phone A wants to attend transfer
phone B to phone C:
• 3-Way Conferencing:
Assume that the call is established, and phone A and B are in conversation. Phone A(HT801/HT802)
wants to bring third phone C into conference:
1. Phone A presses Flash (on the analog phone, or Hook Flash for old model phones) to get a dial
tone.
2. Phone A dials C’s number then # (or wait for 4 seconds).
3. When phone C answers the call, then A can press “Flash +3” to bring B, C in the conference.
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NAT Settings
If you plan to keep the HT818 within a private network behind a firewall, we recommend using STUN Server.
The following three settings are useful in the STUN Server scenario:
1. STUN Server (under advanced settings webpage) Enter a STUN server IP (or FQDN) that you may
have, or look up a free public STUN Server on the internet and enter it on this field. If using Public IP,
keep this field blank.
2. Use Random SIP/RTP Ports (under advanced settings webpage) This setting depends on your
network settings. Generally, if you have multiple IP devices under the same network, it should be set
to Yes. If using a public IP address, set this parameter to No.
3. NAT traversal (under the FXS web page), set this to Yes when gateway is behind firewall on a private
network.
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DTMF Methods
• DTMF in-audio
• DTMF via RTP (RFC2833)
• DTMF via SIP INFO
Set priority of DTMF methods according to your preference. This setting should be based on your server
DTMF setting.
The HT818 support following voice codecs. On Profile pages, choose the order of your favorite codecs:
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UPGRADING AND PROVISIONING
The HT818 can be upgraded via TFTP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/FTPS by configuring the URL/IP Address for the
TFTP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/FTPS server and selecting a download method. Configure a valid URL for TFTP,
HTTP/HTTPS or FTP/FTPS; the server name can be FQDN or IP address.
Examples of valid URLs:
firmware.grandstream.com
fw.ipvideotalk.com/gs
Please follow below steps in order to upgrade the firmware version of your HT818:
1. Access your HT818 UI by entering its IP address in your favorite browser.
2. Enter your admin password (default: admin).
3. Press Login to access your settings.
4. Go to Advanced Settings → Firmware Upgrade and Provisioning page and enter the IP
address or the FQDN for the upgrade server in "Firmware Server Path" field and choose to
upgrade via TFTP, HTTP/HTTPS or FTP/FTPS.
5. Make sure to check “Always Check for New Firmware”.
6. Update the change by clicking the “Apply" button at the bottom of the page. Then "Reboot" or
power cycle the HT818 to update the new firmware.
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Upgrading via Local Directory
Note: Always check the status page to see that the program version has changed.
For users that would like to use remote upgrading without a local TFTP/HTTP/FTP server, Grandstream
offers a NAT-friendly HTTP server. This enables users to download the latest software upgrades for their
devices via this server. Please refer to the webpage:
http://www.grandstream.com/support/firmware
Alternatively, users can download a free TFTP, HTTP or FTP server and conduct a local firmware upgrade.
A free window version TFTP server is available for download from:
http://www.solarwinds.com/products/freetools/free_tftp_server.aspx
http://tftpd32.jounin.net/.
End users can also choose to download a free HTTP server from http://httpd.apache.org/ or use
Microsoft IIS web server.
Firmware Prefix and Postfix allows device to download the firmware name with the matching Prefix and
Postfix. This makes it the possible to store all of the firmware with different version in one single directory.
Similarly, Config File Prefix and Postfix allows device to download the configuration file with the matching
Prefix and Postfix. Thus, multiple configuration files for the same device can be stored in one directory. In
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addition, when the field “Check New Firmware only when F/W pre/suffix changes” is set to “Yes”, the device
will only issue firmware upgrade request if there are changes in the firmware Prefix or Postfix.
When “Automatic Upgrade” is set “Yes, every” the auto check will be done in the minute specified in this
field. If set to “daily at hour (0-23)”, Service Provider can use P193 (Auto Check Interval) to have the
devices do a daily check at the hour set in this field with either Firmware Server or Config Server. If set to
“weekly on day (0-6)” the auto check will be done on the day specified in this field. This allows the device
periodically to check if there are any new changes need to be taken on a scheduled time. By defining
different intervals in P193 for different devices, Server Provider can spread the Firmware or Configuration
File download in minutes to reduce the Firmware or Provisioning Server load at any given time
Grandstream SIP Devices can be configured via the Web Interface as well as via a Configuration File
(binary or XML) through TFTP, HTTP/HTTPS or FTP/FTPS. The Config Server Path is the TFTP,
HTTP/HTTPS or FTP/FTPS server path for the configuration file. It needs to be set to a valid URL, either
in FQDN or IP address format. The Config Server Path can be the same or different from the Firmware
Server Path.
A configuration parameter is associated with each particular field in the web configuration page. A
parameter consists of a Capital letter P and 2 to 3 (Could be extended to 4 in the future) digit numeric
numbers. i.e., P2 is associated with the "New Password" in the Web GUI->Maintenance->Web/SSH Access
page->Admin Password. For a detailed parameter list, please refer to the corresponding firmware release
configuration template.
When the HT818 boots up or reboots, it will send a request to download a file named "cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx”
followed by a configuration XML file named "cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx.xml", where "xxxxxxxxxxxx" is the MAC
address of the phone, i.e., "cfg000b820102ab" and "cfg000b820102ab.xml". If the download of
"cfgxxxxxxxxxxxx.xml" file is not successful, the provision program will download a generic cfg.xml file. The
configuration file name should be in lower case letters.
For more details on XML provisioning, please refer to:
http://www.grandstream.com/sites/default/files/Resources/gs_provisioning_guide.pdf
Note:
1. The Only acceptable Config file formats to be used when provisioning are XML or binary.
2. Make sure the MAC header on the Config file is the provisioned device’s MAC address or you can remove
the header completely.
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RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS
Warning:
Restoring the Factory Default Settings will delete all configuration information on the phone. Please backup
or print all the settings before you restore to the factory default settings. Grandstream is not responsible for
restoring lost parameters and cannot connect your device to your VoIP service provider.
To reset default factory settings using the reset button please follow the steps above:
4. Take out the pin. All unit settings are restored to factory settings
3. Enter the encoded MAC address (Look below on how to encode MAC address).
4. Wait 15 seconds and device will automatically reboot and restore factory settings.
1. Locate the MAC address of the device. It is the 12-digit HEX number on the bottom of the unit.
2. Key in the MAC address. Use the following mapping:
Key Mapping
0-9 0-9
A 22 (press the “2” key twice, “A” will show on the LCD)
B 222
C 2222
D 33 (press the “3” key twice, “D” will show on the LCD)
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F 3333
Note:
- Factory Reset will be disabled if the “Lock keypad update” is set to “Yes”.
- If the HT818 were previously locked by your local service provider, pressing the RESET button will
only restart the unit. The device will not return to factory default settings.
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EXPERIENCING HT818
Please visit our website: http://www.grandstream.com to receive the most up- to-date updates on firmware
releases, additional features, FAQs, documentation and news on new products.
We encourage you to browse our product related documentation, FAQs and User and Developer Forum
for answers to your general questions. If you have purchased our products through a Grandstream Certified
Partner or Reseller, please contact them directly for immediate support.
Our technical support staff is trained and ready to answer all of your questions. Contact a technical support
member or submit a trouble ticket online to receive in-depth support.
Thank you again for purchasing Grandstream analogue telephone adapter, it will be sure to bring
convenience to both your business and personal life.
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