PAP2 Easy Unlocker GUI

[mrdude]

Here you go guys I created this app to make pap2 flashing as easy as it can possibly be, also in the app is a simple UK dial plan creator.

What is it?

This tool is used for easy flashing of older pap2 versions with alternative firmware to make the pap2 think it's either a spa1001 or a spa2000.

Both or these firmware mods are fully reversible if you want to put original pap2 firmware back onto your pap2.

What is it?

This tool is used for easy flashing of older pap2 versions with alternative firmware to make the pap2 think it's either a spa1001 or a spa2000.

Both or these firmware mods are fully reversible if you want to put original pap2 firmware back onto your pap2.

How to use:

There are 3 boxes that input can be entered into, the top box should automatically be populated with your current IP address - however if it isn't you should put your PC ip address into this box (for example: 192.168.1.5).

The middle box is where you should enter the IP address of your pap2, you can find this by various means but an easy way is to hook a phone up to the pap2 and dial:

**** 110# (Listen to the prompts).

The bottom box, this is the firmware you're going to flash. The app already comes with various hacked firmware which can be selected by choosing which firmware you wish to flash.

----Pumpkin----

This is the tftp server we will be using, if you have previoulsy used pumpkin you can reset the settings by going to the menu bar and selecting "Reset Pumpkin" This will ensure that pumpkin uses the proper directory where the firmware files are stored.
You will probably get a message from your firwall when pumpkin is running - this is normal and you should allow pumpkin access or you won't be able to flash your pap2.

----Flashing----

The flash button will not be active until you start pumpkin, make sure you have filled in the 3 boxes mentioned above with the relevant details and press this button. Your default web browser will then open and send commands to your pap2

Pumpkin will ask you if you wish to grant access - allow this so that the firmware can be sent to the pap2, also if you get a message from your firewall - let pumpkin have access, after a few seconds your pap2 lights will begin flashing (DO NOT UNPLUG THE PAP2 or you'll brick it) wait a few minutes and enter the pap2 ip into your web browser. If everything went fine you'll see the spa interface.


----The menu bar----
PAP2 Key shorcuts are used by connecting a telephone to the pap2 and pressing the buttons on the handset, the two codes supplied are for reseting to default values or for finding out the pap2 IP address.

UK Dial plan - Just enter your local area code and you will get a working dial plan for the part of Uk you're in. This will allow you to dial just like any other BT or Virgin Phone, You can still dial mobiles, abroad, local numbers, long distance etc.

About - this is obvious so I won't bore you with the details.

Feel free to spread this or share with your mates on other forums - All I ask is you leave the How To Use.txt file unmodified and don't credit yourself with creating this or sell it on ebay.

I will supply the source code if anyone wishes to modify this to there own needs - however you'll require autoplay media studio 7 to compile the source code.

EDIT: UPDATED APP - DOWNLOAD AGAIN FOR NEW BUGFIXED VERSION
If you wish you can decompress the executable with winrar - you'll be able to extract firmware files from this app that way if you want to keep them for use in another gui tool)

[PaphosAL]

Nice work, mrdude! Just run it through my old head, though, please. I have a PAP2-NA on voipstunt, running Line 1 only - to my tasty new Siemens Gigaset C475 DECT Twinset. I have an incoming local number with voipstunt.

Is there any advantage to be gained in my case by upgrading to SPA spec?

Cheers- AL

[mrdude]

If you convert your pap2 to a spa - you can have two lines but you only need the one phone to be connected to use both accounts instead of two.

That way you can have two incoming (voip account) numbers (one for each line) - and both will ring on the one phone. Also you can plug a landline into one of the lines (such as your bt/virgin phone line) and use that for incoming as well.

You can specify in the phone tab which line youd like to use for making outgoing calls - also you can type in a code (such as #) to select the other line to make calls on the other line.


As you only use one voip account there is no need to flash m8, however for other users that use sipgate to have a free incoming number (set up on line 2) and use voipcheap for outgoing calls (setup on line1) the benefit is that only 1 phone needs to be connected (to line 1) instead of two (on each line).

I hope that clarifies what you have asked, but if not please post back for a further explanation.

[mike557]

Thanks mrdude, this will be very beneficial once people realise what the PAP2 can be used for. I do appreciate there are better spa type boxes around but for the price (I used to pay less than £10 delivered) the PAP2 was great value.

In your post you suggest plugging a landline in, I was not aware of this - how does it work?
Do you plug you analogue phone into socket 1 and BT line into socket2?
I thought socket 2 became redundant when your flashed the PAP2.

Added this post into the main faq for easy finding in the future

[mrdude]

Originally Posted by mike557

Thanks mrdude, this will be very beneficial once people realise what the PAP2 can be used for. I do appreciate there are better spa type boxes around but for the price (I used to pay less than £10 delivered) the PAP2 was great value.

In your post you suggest plugging a landline in, I was not aware of this - how does it work?
Do you plug you analogue phone into socket 1 and BT line into socket2?
I thought socket 2 became redundant when your flashed the PAP2.

Added this post into the main faq for easy finding in the future

OOPs sorry m8, my mistake. I had my pap2(flashed as spa1001) and spa3102 next to each other.

The pap2 had two separate sipgate accounts on it and was connected to the spa 3102 via a phone cable to the spa3102 phone line, also on the spa3102 I had a sipgate account set up on line 1 and a voipcheap account set up on line 2(pstn line) - and 4 different outgoing sip gateway accounts on line 1

I was phoning the sipgate numbers on the pap2 - which were then ringing through the spa3102 phone line - I was then routing the calls via spa3102 phone line to the voipcheap account on the spa3102 so I could phone out of the spa via the pap2.

Basically I was just testing this out as I could use a mobile phone to dial my local sipgate account - then re-route the call via voipcheap so I could basically phone usa etc for the price of a local call - also it would be cheaper to phone mobiles.

Sorry for the mistake m8 - I had that many wires etc I was getting a bit confused on the limits of the pap2.

Another benefit of me doing this is that I can have 3 different incoming numbers all of which can be from different regional areas - that way if I had some family in london, or glasgow etc I could get a local sipgate number for that area and program it into the pap2, then my family or mates could just dial a local number for there area and wouldn't get charged for a long distance phone call and I could also have my own local area number programmed into the spa3102 so my mates here can phone me cheaply.

If that seems confusing - here's a picture:


Also I forgot to mention you can also route your outgoing calls from the spa3102 line1 to use one of the accounts on the pap2 (which is configured via settings on the pap2).


NOT that i'm condoning this - but you could use this method to keep track of someones calls if you know there voip details (such as an ex-bird which uses voip accounts - as long as you set up the cid in the spa3102 pstn settings so you don't answer the phone by mistake - lol - I won't go any further into this but it's not rocket science to set up).

[mike557]

No wonder you got confused

After reading on mysipswitch.com I think you may find using it simpler (but probably not as enjoyable). You can have as many accounts (incoming and outgoing) as you wish on their switch and craft your own dialplans.

One comment about your write-up, do any providers still charge different rates for local or long distance (been using voip for too long now)?

[mrdude]

Originally Posted by mike557

No wonder you got confused

After reading on mysipswitch.com I think you may find using it simpler (but probably not as enjoyable). You can have as many accounts (incoming and outgoing) as you wish on their switch and craft your own dialplans.

One comment about your write-up, do any providers still charge different rates for local or long distance (been using voip for too long now)?

Yep bt and virign still charge for local and national rates m8, I only use voip & mobiles now though! as i binned a landline a few years ago as they are old hat technology & too expensive.

Thanks for the link I registered and put all my voip accounts on, now when my spa is turned off (when I'm out) my voip calls get routed to my mobile phone - cool eh!.

I downloaded the linux source code - I might try and get it working on the dreambox or my wrt350n router (probably i would be better running on the router). Laters m8.

[mike557]

Installing on a dream or dbox would be brilliant (if possible) - good idea
Could really integrate things together.
I am glad I found the link to myswitch now

[mrdude]

That link was cool - My m8 works in Norway and he doesn't have voip or internet at home, however he can now make voip calls from his house landline to norway for free.........


I made a sipgate account for him so he has a local number.
I made a voipcheap account for him so he can have credit to make free calls to norway (using the free 90 days when he tops up).
I made a sipswitch account for him.



Here's how it works.....


His missus uses the house land line to phone the local sipgate number (which is free for weekends and at nights cos it's a local call).

The accounts registerd on sipswitch notice his sipgate is offline so use his voipcheap account to re-route the call to the number in norway (which is free from voipcheap as it's a landline number).

Therefore his missus can phone him in norway by dialing the local sipgate number and the phone in norway rings -therefore costing no money with no sip hardware involved....lol how's that for being cheap.

[mike557]

Just updated the FAQ and added this thread for all PAP2 owners