User Manual

Polycom
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OBi212
Installation & Configuration Guide
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Installation Requirements
Polycom OBi212 Installation
Warranty Information
1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty
Obihai Technology provides a 1-Year limited hardware warranty. Obihai warrants to customer that
this product will conform to its published specifications and will be free from defects in material and
workmanship at the time of delivery and for a period of 1-Year thereafter. Without limiting the foregoing,
this warranty does not cover any defect resulting from (a) any design or specification supplied by an entity
other than Obihai, (b) non-observance of technical operating parameters (e.g. exceeding limiting values) or
(c) misuse, abuse, using in abnormal conditions or alterations of any kind.
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repair or replace the product. To request an RMA, please contact the party from whom you purchased the
product.
OBiTalk Network—Do Not Use for Emergency Service Calls
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Technology will not be liable to you or any third party for any costs or damages arising directly and or
indirectly from the use of this product’s hardware & software including without limits any damage, or for
any loss whatsoever.
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Please check to see that you have the following:
1. Polycom OBi212 Device
2. Ethernet Cable
3. Phone Line
4. Power Adapter
You will also need:
1. One touch tone phone.
This can be an analog or digital, corded or cordless phone.
2. An active Internet connection.
3. Access to the Internet via an Ethernet port on your router or modem.
Note: You may use the OBi212 as a router by connecting the OBi212 directly to your broadband modem.
4. (Optional but very useful) An Internet phone service subscription with all required
username and password credentials.
Please observe the following steps to install the OBi.
A. Connect a phone to the green PHONE port. Use cable currently connected to phone.
B. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the blue INTERNET port and the other end to an
Ethernet port on your Internet router, broadband modem or Ethernetswitch.
C. Connect the power adapter to the OBi power jack and a power outlet.
D. (Optional) Using the supplied RJ-11 telephone line cable, connect the OBi LINE port to an
active analog telephone (POTS) line jack.
OBi212 Device
OBi212 Rear OBi212 Connections
Ethernet Cable Power AdapterPhone Line
Line Phone
USB* Internet
LAN
Power
LED Icon Light Behavior What It Means
O The OBi is not receiving power.
Solid Green The OBi is operational.
Flashing Green The OBi is looking for a DHCP IP address.
Flashing Orange The OBi is upgrading. Do not unplug power!
Solid Red The OBi is non-operational.
Flashing Green
(Intermittent)
Light flashes when there is data activity on the
Internet Ethernet port.
LED Icon Light Behavior What It Means
O The OBi is not enabled.
Solid Green The phone is ready to be used.
Flashing Green The phone is in use.
O The port is not enabled.
Solid Green The line is ready to be used.
Flashing Green The line is in use.
Flashing Green
(Intermittent)
Light flashes when there is data activity
on the LAN Ethernet port.
* The OBi212 USB port may be used to connect compatible WiFi, Bluetooth accessories.
Please see www.obitalk.com for more information.
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Power Outlet LineInternet Router
or Modem
Computer/LAN
(optional)
Phone
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1725-85342-001