Galaxy FXS Gateway
Overview
The Galaxy FXS is the gateway that connects analog telephones, faxes and traditional analog voice interfaces to your UCx Server. The gateway comes in a 4-port or 8-port configuration.
Table of Contents
1. Configure SIP extension on UCx Server
- Open the UCx Web-based Configuration Utility
- From the PBX tab, select PBX Configuration
- From the left side column, select Extensions
- In the drop-down list box, select the device type Generic SIP Device and press the Submit button
- Enter the extension number of the SIP extension in the User Extension field
- You must enter something in the Display Name field.
- In the Device Options section, you will need to enter a password in the Secret field.
- Press the Submit button at the bottom of the page.
- Repeat the above steps to add the desired number of extensions. (If you have 4 FXS ports, then add 4 SIP extensions.)
- When done, click on the Apply Config bar.
2. Configure the Gateway
2.1. Access the Gateway Management Interface
Enter the IP address of the FXS GATEWAY from a browser window. The default IP address of the gateway is 192.168.11.1, this can be changed by the customer. For our example, we have used the IP address 192.168.1.11.
Login using the default login credentials:
- Username = admin
- Password = admin
After logging in, the default page is System Information. The navigation bar is on the left-side column.
2.2. Configure SIP Server
Go to the SIP Server page and enter the following information:
- Primary SIP Server Address = IP address of UCx Server
- Primary SIP Server Port = Port number used by UCx Server (default 5060, or, if the UCx is a Cloud Server, 5960)
Click the Save button to save the changes.
2.3. Configure Ports
Go to the Port page and add ports with the following information:
- Primary Display Name = User extension's Display Name
- Primary SIP User ID = User extension
- Primary SIP Authenticate ID = User extension
- Primary Authenticate Password = User extension's secret
- Caller-ID = Enable
Click on the Save button to add the port.
Repeat until you have all the desired number of ports added. Each port should be configured to its corresponding SIP extension.
2.4. Configure Advanced Options
Under the Advanced menu, there are several advanced settings that are optional that you may want to review and change only as needed.
FXS/FXO
Go to the FXS/FXO page, review and change the following options as needed:
- Call Progress Tone
- Send CID before Ringing
Media Paramter
Go to the Media Parameter page, review and change the following options as needed:
- Use Random Port or RTP Start Port
- Preferred Vocoder
SIP Parameter
Go to the SIP Parameter page, review and change the following options as needed:
- '#' as Ending Dial Key
- Send '#' when First Dial Number is '*'
Fax Parameter
Digit Map
Set the Match Failed setting to Send to the server. Modify the digit map string according to your system's dial plan.
Feature Code
This page lists all the available feature codes and their default codes. You can change the codes or enable/disable the codes as desired.
System Parameter
If the FXS gateway is not connected to the internet, enter the UCx Server IP address in the Primary NTP Server Address field.
2.5 Configure Tel->IP/Tel Routing
Under the Call & Routing menu, go to the Tel -> IP/Tel Routing page.
Add a route where:
- Calls from = Port, Any
- Calls to = SIP Server
Click the Save button to add the route.
3. Configure NAT Settings for UCx Cloud
This step is needed only if the FXS Gateway is connecting to a UCx Cloud Server.
- Open the UCx Web-based Configuration Utility
- From the PBX tab, select PBX Configuration
- From the left side column, select SIP Settings
- Set the NAT field to yes
- Set IP Configuration field to Static IP
- In the External IP field, enter the UCx Cloud Server hostname or IP address
- Under Local Networks, click on the Auto Configure button.
- Press the Submit button at the bottom of the page and then the Apply Config bar.