Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
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Telephone or Fax Connection
When properly connected, most telephony devices can be used with the Residential Voice
Gateway
just as with conventional telephone service. To make a normal telephone call, pick up
the handset; listen for a dial tone, then dial the desired number. For services such as call waiting,
use the hook switch (or FLASH button) to change calls. The following procedures describe some
of the possible connection schemes for using telephony devices with the Residential Voice
Gateway.
1.
Connect a standard phone line cord directly from the phone (fax machine, answering
machine, caller ID box, etc.) to one of the LINE jacks on the
Residential Voice Gateway.
2.
If there is a phone line in your home which is NOT connected to another telephone service
provider, connect a standard phone line cord from a jack on this line to one of the LINE jacks
of the Residential Voice Gateway. Connect a standard phone line cord directly from the phone
(fax machine, answering machine, caller ID box, etc.) to one of the other jacks in the house
that uses that line.
3.
If you have a multi-line telephone, connect a standard phone line cord (not an RJ-14 type line
cord) from the phone to the LINE jacks on the Residential Voice Gateway. (Other phones can
be added to each line by using standard phone line splitters.
Fig. 5: Phone/Fax Connection