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  • Nov 13, 2008, 10:05 AM
    slc258
    Proper telephone jack wiring
    Please help... I am adding an additional jack.

    I bought telephone wire that has this configuration: 1) Blue 2) white with blue stripe 3) orange 4) white with orange stripe

    I have a traditional jack red, green, black etc...

    How do I hook it up?

    If it help to answer question: I have 1 phone line in house, but I do have a fax number different from main number (I believ that number somehow is going through main line since prior house owners had only one line, but I could be mistaken)... my service is through the cable company(modem etc) not local phone company

    Thank you
  • Nov 13, 2008, 10:33 AM
    KISS

    See here for colors:

    Doing your own telephone wiring

    T1, R1 would normally be the main line
    T2, R2 would normally be the fax line

    A Line1, Line 2, Line1+Line 2 adapter would normally be placed in the jack containing the fax and the fax machine would be plugged into the Line 2 port.

    FAX service COULD be provided by distinctive ring, but I doubt that's available under VoIP.

    There can be 3 lines on a telephone jack, but most are wired for 2.

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