Zoom Gateway/Router Zoom V3 - Manual (Page 67)

Appendix A: DSL Internet Settings Tables 67
Appendix B
VoIP Phone Installation
Options
Your V3 gateway makes it easy to make both VoIP calls over
the Internet and regular phone calls using your standard phone
service. You can plug a single telephone into the V3’s PHONE PHONE PHONE PHONE
jack. You may prefer to connect more than one phone to the
V3 so that you can make VoIP calls from other rooms. You
have a choice of two ways to accomplish this without running
wires.
• Plug Multiple Phones Directly into the V3 Plug Multiple Phones Directly into the V3 Plug Multiple Phones Directly into the V3 Plug Multiple Phones Directly into the V3
• Use Cordless Phones to Link to the V3 Use Cordless Phones to Link to the V3 Use Cordless Phones to Link to the V3 Use Cordless Phones to Link to the V3
Each of these ways is very easy and virtually foolproof.
Plug Multiple Phones Directly into
the V3
If you want more than one phone near the V3—in a small office,
for example—you can use standard telephone adapters to connect
multiple phones. These adapters are called T-adapters or 2-jack
modular adapters; many people use them to plug in their answering
machines. You can plug in as many phones as you’d like. (If you
plug multiple phones directly into the V3, just be sure that when
you add up all their Ringer Equivalence Numbers (RENs), the total
is 5 or lower. Virtually all phones show the REN somewhere. Most
phones have a REN that’s 1 or lower.)
Use Cordless Phones to Link to the
V3
If you have a cordless phone that has more than one handset,
simply plug the base station into the V3—you can then make VoIP
and regular calls using all the handsets.
Note: If you have a wireless network that operates over the typical
2.4GHz frequency and you want to use cordless phones, it is best if
you use 900MHz or 5GHz phones; that way, you will minimize any
chance of interference.