Telephone User Guide
Last amended date: 21/02/2014
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2. Setting up your telephone
Your set-up options:
A connection through a telephone socket in your home (see
2.1 A connection through a telephone
socket
on page 7)
A connection directly to the ONT through the attached telephone adaptor (see
2.2 A connection
direct to the ONT
on page 8)
Most telephones have a BT-style plug which you will need to connect to a telephone socket in your
home. You can also connect directly to the ONT through the attached telephone adaptor.
Important:
Your telephone line can support a number of telephone devices such as handsets and
fax machines.
The number of telephone devices that you can attach to your line is limited by the total
Ringer
Equivalence Number
(
REN
).
The
REN
of each device can normally be found either on the equipment or in the manufacturer’s
documentation.
The total
REN
of all devices must not exceed 4 or you may encounter problems with your service.
