User Guide Voice Terminal VT1000 Series

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Network Installation With Calls Not Prioritized
If you already have a home network, you can connect your Motorola voice terminal to
your router or wireless access point, as shown on page 5 or page 6:
1 Be sure your Motorola voice terminal is unplugged. Be sure power is off to your
broadband modem (cable or DSL) and router.
2 If necessary, connect your router or wireless access point to your modem, following
the instructions provided with the router or access point.
3 Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (RJ-45) to an open Ethernet LAN port on
your router or wireless access point. Follow the instructions provided with the
device. Connect the other end of this Ethernet cable to the WAN connector on your
Motorola voice terminal.
4 Connect a telephone to your LINE 1 connector using a phone wire (RJ-11). For a
VT1005 or VT1005v only, you can connect a second telephone to the LINE 2 connector.
5 Power on your broadband modem, following the instructions provided with the
modem. Wait about two minutes for it to start up.
6 Power on your router, following the instructions provided with the router. Wait about
two minutes for it to start up.
7 Plug the AC power adapter to the POWER connector on your Motorola voice
terminal and the electrical outlet. This turns your Motorola voice terminal on. You do
not need to unplug it when not in use.
Broadband
Modem
Motorola
voice
terminal
Computer
See “Connecting a
Computer to Display the
Configuration Pages”
WAN
Computer
PC
LINE 1
Computer
(only if
necessary)
Phone
Ethernet port
Router or
wireless
access point