title: “How To Connect A Landline Phone To A Modem” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Roger Brown”
How to Connect a Landline Phone to a Modem
Before you begin, your modem and internet service must be set up. Unless your modem has an extra phone port, you’ll have to connect the phone through your router.
Connect your router to your modem if they are not already connected. Turn off your router and modem by unplugging the power supply. With the phone disconnected from the power supply, connect the phone line from the phone to the Phone port on your router. If there are two phone ports, look for the port labeled “Phone 1” or “Tel 1. ” You would only use the second one if you have two lines with separate numbers. If you have a DSL modem, use another telephone cable to connect the DSL port to a wall jack. deepblue4you / Getty Images Plug in the power supply for your modem, router, and phone in that order. Wait a few minutes for everything to power on and boot up. If everything is connected properly, the phone light on your router will blink then turn solid. Depending on your service, you may need to call a number to activate your phone line. Check with your ISP for further help setting up your internet and phone. Pick up the phone and listen for a dial tone, then make a test call.
Can I Connect My Landline Phone to My Router?
As long as your router has a phone port, you should be able to connect it to a landline phone. Depending on how your home is wired, you may be able to connect additional phones to the wall phone jacks. If you want to connect multiple phones to the same modem or wall jack, you may need a phone splitter. Either way, you must connect a phone to the modem to activate your phone service.
If you have a dial-up modem, plug one end of a phone line into the “Line” port of the modem, and plug the other end into the wall jack. Then, connect another phone line from the phone to the “Phone 1” or “Tel 1” port on the modem.
Can You Connect a Landline to Wi-Fi?
You can’t connect your phone to your router or modem wirelessly. You must have a physical connection. Even if you have a wireless phone, the phone base must be plugged into a phone port. With this setup, the modem may use a technology know as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to turn audio data into signals which can be transferred via the internet.
How Do I Connect My Home Phone to My NBN Modem?
If you live in Australia, your modem must be compatible with the National Broadband Network (NBN) standard. Follow the instructions above to connect a phone to your NBN modem. If you have a fiber optical connection, connect the phone line to the Uni-V port on your NBN Connection Box.
