How Do I Set Up Voice Over IP at Home?
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a telecommunications technology for telephone service on the Internet. Instead of using phone lines, calls are placed and received over an Internet connection, often for a fraction of the cost of traditional telephone company service. A subscription with a VoIP company is needed to establish service. The company will then deliver all the equipment needed to connect VoIP service.
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Things You'll Need
- VoIP subscription service
- VoIP adapter box
- Ethernet cables
- Landline telephone
- Modem with Internet service
Instructions
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Sign up with a VoIP service, have them activate your service and obtain the necessary connection hardware from them.
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Unplug the landline phone from the wall jack and insert the plug on the end of the phone cable into the telephone jack on the back of the VoIP adapter box until it clicks into place.
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Connect an Ethernet cable from the Internet service modem to the Ethernet port on the back of the VoIP box. The plugs insert with the locking tabs turned upward.
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Insert the plug on the DC power adapter into the jack on the VoIP box and plug the other end into a wall outlet. Wait a minute for the VoIP box to initialize and connect to the Internet through the modem.
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Press the "Enter" button on the top of the VoIP box when prompted by the scrolling message on the LCD screen, also on top of the VoIP box.
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Pick up the phone and place a call normally when "Connected" appears on the LCD screen.
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Tips & Warnings
Connect the Ethernet and landline cables before plugging the equipment into the electrical outlet.
A VoIP subscription must be activated before the VoIP box will work with the Internet modem.
If the Internet connection is interrupted, the telephone will not work.
References
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