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Step by step set up guide
continued
Step 1
Position the FDX 840 near to your
broadband cable modem or ADSL router
in the upright stand. Ensure there is some
space above it in order to prevent problems
with overheating.
Take account of proximity to mains
power and optionally to standard telephone
sockets. (It is possible to plug the FDX 840
into the standard telephone service so
that if the mains power to the FDX 840
or the internet connection fails, then it
is still possible to make telephone calls
from the Broadband Voice phone over
the standard telephone circuit. This is
an optional feature of the device and if
not required then simply leave the line
socket unplugged).
Ensure that your broadband cable
modem or ADSL router, FDX 840
and your home networking interface
(PC/ethernet router/hub) is powered off.
With the FDX 840 disconnected from
mains power, take the following steps to set
up the FDX 840 connections, starting with
the WAN port and ending with the Line port.
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Step 2
You will be connecting the FDX 840 to the
broadband cable modem or ADSL router
using the existing ethernet cable that is
used to connect the cable modem/ADSL
router to your home network.
The WAN port of the FDX 840 is designed
to be connected into your Cable Modem/
ADSL router via a straight ethernet RJ-45
cable. Assuming your cable modem/ADSL
router is currently connected to either your
PC or to another device such as an ethernet
router, then unplug the existing ethernet
cable from your PC/ ethernet router and
connect it to the WAN port of the FDX 840.
Step 3
The LAN port of the FDX 840 is
designed to connect to your PC,
home networking ethernet hub
or home networking ethernet router.
The FDX 840 automatically allocates
a single or multiple private IP address(es)
to the device or devices attached to the
LAN port.
Using the blue LAN cable provided,
plug one end into the LAN port of the
FDX 840 and the other end into your
PC/ethernet router (the same socket
as the one you removed your existing
cable from in Step 2).
You can use the blue ethernet cable
provided to connect the FDX 840 to
your PC or ethernet router/hub.
We provide a single 2m length cable,
but longer or shorter cables can be
purchased from computer stores.
Step 4
Connect the master socket adapter
supplied into the RJ-11 port labelled
"Phone 1". Then attach a standard
touchtone telephone into the master
socket adapter. This is your Broadband
Voice telephone handset.
The "Phone 2" connector is currently not
used, but may be offered in the future.
Step 5
The LINE port allows the FDX 840 to
connect to your existing telephone line.
It gives your Broadband Voice handset
the dual characteristics of both a PSTN
extension and an individual Broadband
Voice line.
If you want to use this feature then
connect the LINE port to your telephone
socket using the connecting lead provided
(RJ-11 to BT phone socket cable).
This connection is "optional" and allows
calls to be made from the Broadband
Voice telephone over the traditional
Telephone Network (PSTN) if:
a the internet fails
b you choose to route an individual call
or call type over the PSTN
c the power to the FDX 840 fails
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