murphy wrote:You think wrong. Connect a computer to the Telo's Home port and it will work.
The quick start guide does not seem to support your opinion Murph. Connecting a computer to the Home port is optional per Option 2B. Option 2A does not involve plugging in a computer. My Ooma works fine with the following configuration, which was approved via online support tech a couple weeks ago.
Me: Internet --> Cable Modem --> LinkSys WRT54G Router --> LinkSys Hub --> Ooma Telo
The QSG identifies 2 options
2A: internet --> Cable Modem --> Ooma --> Home Router
2B: internet --> Cable Modem/Home Router --> Ooma --> Computer(optional)
The 2 QSG options are preferred by Ooma tech support because they put the Telo upstream from all your local network activity, thus maximizing Telo prioritization of internet traffic. However, if you have good connect speed (See
http://www.speedtest.net), you can put the Telo inside your network and get acceptable voice quality. I assume you have your computer plugged into the Telo Home port. Then you probably assume that yours is the only way to get to the Telo setup GUI. Maybe a lot of bad assumptions going on here Murph.
Any webserver must have an IP address to be accessible by web browsers. Ooma Telo is no exception. My problem is finding the Telo IP address so I can type it into my browser. I do not want the Telo between my computer and the internet, and I'm convinced it doesnt have to be. For one thing, this would put the Telo in a prime position to monitor, log and report my internet activity, a big privacy concern. I do not want to plug my computer into the Telo just to be able to access the setup GUI.
So, if there is an Ooma Telo tech engineer that monitors this forum I'd appreciate their expert/qualified advice on this topic.
How does one obtain the Telo's network IP address so that a router can configure it for port forwarding, QOS, etc...?Thanx