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VT1000v Series Voice Terminal User Guide

Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, check that you received the following items with your

Motorola voice terminal:

You also need:

■

DSL, cable modem, broadband gateway, or other high-speed Internet connection

■

One or two touch-tone telephones

You may need an additional 10/100Base-T category 3 or better straight-through

Ethernet

cable with RJ-45 terminators.

Item

Description

AC power adapter

and line cord

Connects the Motorola voice terminal to an AC

electrical outlet

Ethernet cable

Connects the Ethernet port on the Motorola voice

terminal to a computer, if necessary

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Precautions

Caution!

Postpone installation until there is no risk of thunderstorm or lightning activity in the area.

To prevent overheating the Motorola voice terminal, do not block the ventilation holes on

its sides.

Do not open the Motorola voice terminal.

Refer all service to your VoIP provider.

Wipe the Motorola voice terminal with a clean, dry cloth. Never use cleaning fluid or similar

chemicals. Do not spray cleaners directly on the unit or use forced air to remove dust.

Signing Up for Service

marked

MTA MAC ID

on the bottom of the Motorola voice terminal to your VoIP provider.

If you have a DSL modem, you need to obtain the Service Name, User Name, and

Password from your DSL provider.

Contact your VoIP provider before connecting your Motorola voice terminal

to your existing telephone wiring. Connect each LINE port to a telephone

only

; never to a traditional telephone service.

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VT1000v Series Voice Terminal User Guide

Installation

Depending on whether you have a single computer or a home network with multiple

computers and a broadband access router, perform

one

of the following:

■

Installation With A Single Computer

■

Installation With A Home Network

Caution!

Contact your VoIP provider before connecting your Motorola voice terminal to

existing phone wiring. Connect each LINE port to a telephone

only

; never to a

traditional telephone service.

Be sure the LINE connectors are neither connected together nor connected to

wall jacks on the same network.

To modem, gateway,

or router

To computer

To phone

To AC power

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Installation With A Single Computer

1

Be sure the Motorola voice terminal is unplugged. Be sure power is off to your

broadband modem (cable or DSL) and computer.

2

Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (RJ-45) to the Ethernet connector on your

broadband modem. Connect the other end of this Ethernet cable to the

WAN

connector on the Motorola voice terminal.

3

Connect one end of another Ethernet cable to the

PC

connector on the Motorola

voice terminal. Connect the other end of this Ethernet cable to the Ethernet

connector on the computer.

4

Connect a telephone to the

LINE 1

connector using a phone wire (RJ-11). For a

VT1005v

only

, you can connect a second telephone to the

LINE 2

connector.

5

Power on the broadband modem, following the instructions provided with your

modem. Wait about two minutes for it to boot.

6

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.

7

Check that the POWER light on your Motorola voice terminal turns on solid green.

Wait about two minutes for the Motorola voice terminal to boot.

Broadband

Modem

Motorola voice

terminal

Computer

WAN

PC

Ethernet port

Ethernet port

Phone

LINE 1

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Power up your computer. If your broadband Internet service does not work as it did

before you installed your Motorola voice terminal, please refer to “Troubleshooting”

on page 21.

If you have a cable modem, skip to step 10.

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If you have a DSL modem, enable PPPoE

on your Motorola voice terminal as

described in “Basic Configuration” on page 13.

10

Pick up your telephone hand set and listen for a dial tone. If you hear a dial tone,

you can now call anyone as you would with any telephone.

If you have any problems, please refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 21 or call your

VoIP provider.

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