Alice Gate VoIP 2 Plus Wi-Fi AGPF_4.3.5 – Change the settings

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Please note that you shouldn’t modify your original Alice Router firmware provided by your ISP but, you could buy a new one on Ebay.

The router manufacturer is Pirelli and the firmware is released under GPL license.
A PDF with technical specifications is available.

Original Firmware Configuration

Technical details of the router are:

• Nome = Alice Gate VoIP
• Versione hardware = S1
• Versione globale = AGPF_4.3.5
• Versione boot loader = cfe-AGPF-10-0007
• Versione kernel = 2.6
• Versione drv ADSL = A2pB021.d17i
• Versione drv Wi-Fi = 4.150.10.5.cpe2.0

The target of the post is to install DD-WRT firmware or to be able to use the 2 x RJ11 ports with a SIP account.

Access to the original Pirelli webpage connecting to the following page:
http://192.168.1.1/admin.cgi?active%5fpage=730&user_name=admin&password=admin

Hardware Configuration

The detailed images of the PCB layer are available.

According to the PCB Layer of the router you could identify the following chips:

• BroadCom BCM6358KFBG = CPU
• LinkCom LAL0683 0821G = ADSL 2+ modem
• NANYA NT5DS16M16CS-5T = 256Mb DDR SDRAM
• SPANSION S29GL128P = Flash 16 MByte
• BROADCOM BCM94318MPG = 802.11b/g Transceiver with BroadRange Technology

Upgrade firmware

The full specification of the HW and chips are available at OpenWRT Docs

J10 is a connector for a RS232 serial port with the following pinout:
6 = GND 5 = RX
4 = GND 3 = Vcc (3.3 Volts)
2 = GND 1 = TX

Connect pin 1 and 5 to activate the upload webpage to send new firmware to the router with the RED power supply LED: http://192.168.1.1/

The OpenWRT firmware is available to install on this router.

All firmware files are available at Darviniano website.

Enable admin.html page

Save the configuration file from this page:
http://192.168.1.1/admin.cgi?active%5fpage=9167&user_name=admin&password=admin

and enable Telnet changing the following line:

(telnets
(disabled(0))

• Open CMD –> TELNET –> OPEN 192.168.1.1
• Username: admin
• Password: admin
• Enable admin.html webpage with the following commands:
  Discus> conf set /wbm/admin_on 1
  Discus> conf reconf 1
  Discus> system reboot
• Enable VOIP line
  Discus> conf set /voip/line/0/enabled 1
  Discus> conf set /voip/line/1/enabled 1
  Discus> conf reconf 1
• Enable advanced menu
  Discus> conf set /wbm/X_TELECOMITALIA_IT_lan_option biz-rt-napt
  Discus> conf set /wbm/X_TELECOMITALIA_IT_conn_mode Bridged+Routed
  Discus> conf reconf 1
• Disable remote management by Telecom =
  Discus> conf set /dev/ppp0/enabled 0
  Discus> conf set /cwmp/enabled 0
  Discus> conf reconf 1

Change WiFi settings

To change the Wireless SID and WPA password, follow these steps:

• Access the “Quick Setup” webpage =
  http://192.168.1.1/admin.cgi?active%5fpage=9160&user_name=admin&password=admin
• In the “Wireless” section, change Wireless Network (SSID) and Pre-Shared Key fields

Change Voice over IP settings

To change the Wireless SID and WPA password, follow these steps:

• Access the “Voice over IP” webpage =
  http://192.168.1.1/admin.cgi?active%5fpage=9095&user_name=admin&password=admin
• In the “Advanced” tab, check these values:

[Signaling Protocol]
Local SIP Port: 5060
Use Strict SIP Message Checking = enable
Enable transparent SIP Mode = enable
Enable Server look-up = disable
Enable Sip on Interface:

[RTP]
Local RTP Port Range – Contiguous Series of 494 Ports Starting From: 49648

[Quality of Service]
Type Of Service (Hex): 0xa0

[Codecs]
G.729, 8kbps = enable 20
G.711, 64kbps, A-Law = enable 20
G.711, 64kbps, u-Law = enable 20
G.723, 5.3/6.3kbps = disable 20
G.726-32, 32kbps = disable 30

[Silence Suppression]
Enable Silence Suppression = disable
Enable Comfort Noise = disable

[Echo Cancellation]
Enable Echo Cancellation = enable

[DSP Country]
DSP Country: Italy

• In the “Line Settings” tab, check these values for each line:

• Line Number: 1
  User ID: {YourVoipUsername}
  Block Caller ID = disable
  Display Name: Line 1

  [Services]
  Enable Call Waiting = enable
  Enable 3-Way Calling = enable
  Enable Message Waiting Indication = disable
  Enable Do Not Disturb = disable
  Enable Call Forwarding Always = disable
  Enable Call Forwarding on Busy = disable
  Enable Call Forwarding on No Answer = disable

  [SIP Account]
  Authentication User Name: {YourVoipUsername}
  Authentication Password: {YourVoipPassword}

  [SIP Proxy]
  Use SIP Proxy = enable
  Host Name or Address: {sip.YourVoipProvider.com}
  Port: 5060
  Register with Proxy = enable
  Register Expires: 3600 seconds
  Use Proxy Address as User Agent Domain = enable

  [Outbound Proxy]
  Use Outbound Proxy = enable
  Host Name or Address: {sip.YourVoipProvider.com}
  Port: 5060

  [Fax Transmission]
  Fax Transmission Method: None

  [Numbering Plan]
  Minimum Number of Digits: 1
  Maximum Number of Digits: 40
  Inter-Digit Timer: 3000 milliseconds

  [Prefixes]
  -empty list-

  [Advanced SIP Settings]
  DTMF Transmission Method: Out-of-Band by Negotiation (RFC2833)
  Compatibility Mode: Off

  In case of “Proxy unreachable” check the System Log at this page:
  http://192.168.1.1/admin.cgi?active%5fpage=9091&user_name=admin&password=admin

  If you find any releated Asterisk errors, reboot the router.

Structure of Discus.conf file

There are a lot of sections in the structure of the Discus.conf file.

Download it from this webpage:
http://192.168.1.1/admin.cgi?active%5fpage=9167&user_name=admin&password=admin
The sections are:

• dev
• admin
• system
• wbm
• syslog
• dns
• disk
• fs
• print_server
• service
• fw
• rip
• mcast
• rmt_udp
• voip
• enotify
• email
• radius
• cwmp
• manufacturer
• cert
• ssh
• upnp
• pppoe_relay
• qos
• network
• internal
• ddns

Guide to unlock the router =

• Il Punto Tecnico ADSL – [AGPV/AGPF] Alice Gate Voip 2 Plus Wi-Fi (Pirelli)
• HWupgrade – [Thread Ufficiale] Alice Gate VoIP 2 Plus Wi-Fi
• Beghiero.org – AGPF Discus.conf file