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VT2542 Voice Gateway User Guide 6

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Configuration: Basic Advanced TCP/IP Wireless

Connecting the VT2542

Installation - Wired Connection

1 Shut down your computer and unplug your cable or DSL modem power cord or adapter.

2 Disconnect your computer from the modem. Do not disconnect your modem from the cable or phone line that

provides your Internet connection.

3 Connect one end of the blue Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your modem. Plug the other end to the

blue Ethernet port (labeled Internet) on the rear panel of your voice gateway.

4 Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to the yellow Ethernet port on your voice gateway, and the

other end of the cable to the port on your computer.

5 Plug your cable or DSL modem back into an electrical outlet.

Note:

Keep your modem off for approximately 10 minutes to clear its memory so it can recognize the

VT2542 when you turn it back on.

You must connect a

phone to the

Phone 1 port

Optional phone or fax machine

for a second line from Vonage

Cable or DSL

Modem

To AC power

Computer to configure

the VT2542

You can connect three additional

computers or devices to your VT2542.

Adding routers and hubs allows you to

create an even larger network.