Q: I have a Motorola modem that attaches to my Linksys wireless router that provides wireless to my computers at House. The modem and router are about fifty feet from my nearest computer. With VOIPo, where would the VoIP adapter go in this system? Would this router or on my desk with the wireless phone base? Is there a diagram of the configuration available online
A: The configuration of any individual VoIP system varies depending on your home network, ATA (VoIP adapter) to your VoIP company sends you, and your phone system. For specific information on how to configure your system, please consult the supporting documentation provided by your VoIP company. VOIPo provides a number of different ATAs, depending on your particular host system. The company provides information on how to connect your equipment and each with their online help center.
In general, a VoIP adapter goes between your modem and your router. This means that most systems will look something like this, with solid arrows indicating a physical connection with a cable or Ethernet or phone, and hollow arrows indicating either a physical connection or a wireless connection:
If you do not have a modem, but instead of connecting directly to your router to an Ethernet port in the wall, you would connect the VoIP adapter to the harbor wall, then connect the router to the VoIP adapter. Some VoIP adapters work with the positions of the router and the adapter exchanged either with the VoIP adapter receives its connection from the router rather than the modem. Again, please refer to the installation instructions provided by your VoIP company.
In your case, this configuration means that you will either launch a long phone cable to the area where your router is sitting at your desk to connect your phone, or run a cable from the long Ethernet modem to your office, and moving the router and VoIP adapter there. Alternatively, you can find a place near your modem, router and adapter to place the base station of your phone system, and a wireless handset on your desk. Think of it this way: with VoIP, your Internet connection becomes your telephone socket via the VoIP adapter. One way or another, you must have a physical connection to your Internet connection to your phone . You can do this by moving the phone or moving the map, but you will have a physical cord of some kind of connection all the way from the wall to your phone.
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