Hi, we have moved into another home built 2013 and need your help to connect my Vonage phone.
All the network and existing phone lines are coming into a structured media box in a closet in Room 1.
1. The cable modem & wireless router had to be placed in a different room (say Room 2) as the attic space above the closet was not accessible due to low roof there to run a few additional CAT5e networking cables through the attic.
2. In room 2, the wireless router has a CAT5e cable going to a CAT5e RJ45 wall plate - which is connected via a prewired CAT5e cable and terminated in a networking module in the structured media box in room 1 closet. I installed a Wired switch in the structured media box. And I connected a patch cable from the RJ45 prot coming from wireless router into the wired switch.
4.Then I connected all the other room CAT5e cables that is terminated in the media box via patch cables to the network switch. All of above is working fine.
5. Then in room 1 closet, I connected the Vonage adapter via a patch cable to the wired switch.
6. Then connected a phone in the room 1 closet itself (to test) via a regular phone cable to the to the Vonage adapter. The phone works fine here.
The issue I am facing is that I need the phone base to be in another room (Room 3).
7. In room3, there is a preinstalled wall terminated RJ45 wall plate port that has a CAT5e cable going to a "8 port basic telecom module" in the structured media box in room1 closet.
8. The room 1 closet structured media box has a RJ45 port labelled Test Bridge.
How should I connect the phone cable from the Vonage adapter to the "8 port basic telecom module" to enable me to put the phone base station in Room 3? I would appreciate your advice.
Thanks
Tom
I have taken one CAT5e cable from the wireless router and connected it
All the network and existing phone lines are coming into a structured media box in a closet in Room 1.
1. The cable modem & wireless router had to be placed in a different room (say Room 2) as the attic space above the closet was not accessible due to low roof there to run a few additional CAT5e networking cables through the attic.
2. In room 2, the wireless router has a CAT5e cable going to a CAT5e RJ45 wall plate - which is connected via a prewired CAT5e cable and terminated in a networking module in the structured media box in room 1 closet. I installed a Wired switch in the structured media box. And I connected a patch cable from the RJ45 prot coming from wireless router into the wired switch.
4.Then I connected all the other room CAT5e cables that is terminated in the media box via patch cables to the network switch. All of above is working fine.
5. Then in room 1 closet, I connected the Vonage adapter via a patch cable to the wired switch.
6. Then connected a phone in the room 1 closet itself (to test) via a regular phone cable to the to the Vonage adapter. The phone works fine here.
The issue I am facing is that I need the phone base to be in another room (Room 3).
7. In room3, there is a preinstalled wall terminated RJ45 wall plate port that has a CAT5e cable going to a "8 port basic telecom module" in the structured media box in room1 closet.
8. The room 1 closet structured media box has a RJ45 port labelled Test Bridge.
How should I connect the phone cable from the Vonage adapter to the "8 port basic telecom module" to enable me to put the phone base station in Room 3? I would appreciate your advice.
Thanks
Tom
I have taken one CAT5e cable from the wireless router and connected it
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