I think that the step-by-step procedure for establishing initial connection should be clarified, at least in respect to the TS480, because, to me, SIP, selection of DHCP, and DNS is not adequately explained
In order for us to be able to make it clearer it would be most valuable to know not only that it isn't clear enough, but also an explanation of the things considered being unclear, and possibly suggestions about how to improve.
My confusion on how to establish initial connection using the RCC's and the TS480 arose from my lack of experience with DHCP and SIP. I will address both of those subjects.
DHCP: The instruction manual is not clear on what to do if a person selects "YES" in regard to DHCP. If the default "NO" is selected then all is well and good, but I chose "YES" initially, based on the comment in the Instruction Manual that eventually most people would have to select "YES" when using the Control-RCC remotely (ouside the LAN). After I selected "YES" the "IP Settings" Web Page did not show the new IP address (192.168.1.102), and due to my lack of experience I did not know how to proceed. Now that I have had some experience with the RCC's I am aware that a lot of people wish to use DHCP from the beginning, even while establishing initial connection with their radio. I recommend that the "Step by Step System Setup" section in the Instruction Manual be changed so that a person can select either "YES" for DHCP or "NO" for DHCP, and the resulting steps for either of the two cases would be available in the Instruction Manual. In the case of "YES" for DHCP, those steps would need to be inserted into the Instruction Manual, and if you wish I could get a team together to provide some text which would lead not only to the establishment of initial connection but also would lead to connection to the TS480 from external to the LAN. Maybe those kind people who gave me valuable comments at the beginning of this topic would be willing to help. In the case of "NO" for DHCP, those steps are already in the Instruction Manual, and apart from some clarification and/or grammar improvement, I do not see that any changes need to be made.
SIP: When trying to establish initial connection with the TS480 and arriving at Step 9 in the "Step by Step System Setup" I went to the section on the TS480. The table entitiled "Radio Settings (Example)", for the most part is clear, but since it was my first time reading it, I was not certain exactly how to proceed. I suggest that beneath the title of that table a clarifying sentence be inserted along the following lines: "The following table is based on a router having an internal IP address of 192.168.0.1, and consequently, the Radio-RCC having an IP address of 192.168.0.228. The basic software configuration for your system will have to take into account the IP address of your Radio-RCC as selected in Step 5, above." Then, I recommend that an asterisk be inserted in the table beside "SIP Contact" and below, the following text be inserted: "Note that for the establishment of initial connection the "SIP Contact" must agree with the IP address of the Radio-RCC." Additionally, I recommend that each of the fields in the table be described with clarifying text, unless that has been done eslewhere in the Instruction Manual, in which case a hyperlink should be inserted to take the User to the description of those fields.
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