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CHAPTER 3: Installation
3.1 Installing Multiple LineShare 1 x 4s in a Daisychain or Cascade
To have more than four devices share a single phone line, you will need to
install two or more LineShare 1 x 4s interconnected in a cascade or
daisychain (refer to Figure 3-2 on the next page). Each extra 1 x 4 adds
another three “LINE IN” ports to the system (the four on the extra 1 x 4
minus the one it is occupying on the previously installed 1 x 4). Take these
steps:
1. Place the first LineShare 1 x 4 in a cool dry place within 5 ft. (1.5 m) of
a utility-power wall outlet. (It should also be within 7 ft. [2.1 m] of the
phone jack if you want to use our included phone cable.)
2. Plug the output cord of the first 1 x 4’s power supply into the barrel jack
marked “12 VAC” on the unit’s rear panel, then plug the power supply’s
transformer into a wall outlet.
3. Run a regular telephone cord (either the one we supply with the unit or
one of your own) from the first 1 x 4’s “LINE” port to a phone-line jack.
4. Place the second LineShare 1 x 4 within 5 ft. (1.5 m) of a utility-power
wall outlet. (It should also be within 7 ft. [2.1 m] of the first 1 x 4 if you
want to use our included phone cable to connect the two units.)
5. Plug the output cord of the second 1 x 4’s power supply into the barrel
jack marked “12 VAC” on the unit’s rear panel, then plug the power
supply’s transformer into the wall outlet.
6. Run a regular telephone cord (either the one we supply with the unit or
one of your own) from the second 1 x 4’s “LINE” port to Port 1, 2, 3, or 4
of the first 1 x 4.
7.
To add a third or subsequent LineShare 1 x 4:
Place it within 5 ft. (1.5 m) of
a utility-power wall outlet. (It should also be within 7 ft. [2.1 m] of any
other previously installed LineShare 1 x 4 if you want to use our included
phone cable to connect the two units.) Plug the output cord of this 1 x
4’s power supply into the barrel jack marked “12 VAC” on the unit’s rear
panel, then plug the power supply’s transformer into the wall outlet.
Then run a regular telephone cord (either the one we supply with the
unit or one of your own) from its “LINE” port to Port 1, 2, 3, or 4 of one
of the other 1 x 4s.
