What is needed with HUWEI SMARTAX MT882 Adapter or Router???

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 8

Sticky info
1. Your location Pune India
2. Your ISP name and type (cable, DSL, wireless etc) BSNL
3. Upload and download speeds 256KBPS
4. Modem make and model HUWEI SMARTAX MT882
5. Type of Vonage adapter used ie RT31P2 or PAP2
6. Setup of Network ie Modem---->Vonage Adapter-->PC
7. Issue you are experiencing ie dropped calls, choppy audio etc
8. Run this Voip Test: After the test has fully completed, in the Advanced Tab, click on "View Text" in the lower right hand corner. Copy-N-Paste that data into your post.

Guys,
Please go thru the sticky info above what I want to know is to get connected with Vonage what instrument I am required to have , only adapter or router????

Thank you,

Posts: 4777 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4777

If you already have a router, then all you need is an adapter, like the PAP2 or the Dlink VTA. If you don't have a router, then you also need to get one, or you can use one of the combination Vonage router/adapters, like the VT2442.

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 8

Steve,
Thats the problem , I dont know whether HUWEI SMARTAX MT882 is a router or no. I appriciate the feedback on this and I am not in India so can not check it physically.

Posts: 4777 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4777

I see your problem. After checking around the internet a bit, I see it's described as a combination modem/router with one USB and one ethernet port. I couldn't find a downloadable user manual.

If you can use both the USB port and the ethernet port at the same time, you could use the USB for your computer and the ethernet for your phone adapter, but I've never heard of a modem with USB and ethernet ports that allows this. My guess is that the MT882 doesn't either, and you'll need a router or a combination router/phone adapter.

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 8

Thank you, then what instrument I should use ? Can you please suggest

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 14, 2008 Posts: 1

The choice is a router from Vonage
The setup must be modem (Ethernet port)>vonage router (Ethernet port) >pc.
Betterdon't use USB port on modem. Leave it empty

Posts: 4777 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4777

sandyinus wrote:

Thank you, then what instrument I should use ? Can you please suggest

That depends on your needs. If you do a lot of heavy duty net surfing, gaming, downloading, and such, then a good, robust router is recommended, followed by a simple Vonage adapter. One of the routers of choice that you see mentioned frequently here is the Linksys WRT54GL. If also provides wireless if you need that. The simple adapter would be a Dlink VTA or a PAP2.

If your internet needs are less stringent, then a Vonage combo router adapter is the ticket. The VT2142 and VT2442 are examples. I have the VT2442 and it's fine for my needs. The new Vonage V-portal is another possibility, but it's just out and I haven't seen any user comments on it yet. Maybe that's good.

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 8

Will Motorola VT1005 work with my HUWEI modem?

Posts: 831 · Vonage Forum Evangelist Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 831

Based on reports here (I have no first hand experience), it appears that BSNL captures the MAC address of your NIC (network interface card) when you first connect to it. In most people's case, that is your computer. It will reject anything else connected but a work around is to clone the MAC address of the PC to the Vonage router (fooling BSNL).

Please reference this and other threads:

http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic21514.html

I would also suggest contacting those who have posted from India who use BSNL and message them from this site. They can tell you first hand.

Posts: 4777 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4777

Agreed. Beyond that, the VT1005 should work. It will provide phone service and one ethernet port for your computer.