MichiganTelephone
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For just a minute there I nearly had a heart attack - I thought I might have actually implied that someone should plug their adapter directly into the RJ31X jack. I had to go look at my page, where I was quite relieved to find that I had actually said this:
"Many home alarms are wired using a RJ31X jack (an 8-pin modular jack, usually located close to one of the alarm's components), and there is a single pair of wires that connects the RJ31X jack to the Network Interface Box outside. If that is your situation, you could disconnect that wire pair coming from the Network Interface Box at the RJ31X jack, and substitute a connection to your VoIP adapter, as shown in the graphic (note that RJ31X jacks may vary in design by manufacturer, so it's remotely possible that the proper screw terminals may not be in the same position as shown on the graphic). If the screw terminals or punch-down connections in the RJ31X jack are numbered, the pair in question is usually on connectors 4 and 5. ....."
Nowhere in that text does it say or imply that you should plug your VoIP adapter into the RJ31X jack. I guess I should add explicit language saying not to do that, but I thought it was pretty clear from the diagram. What you did in your Test #3 is basically what I was telling you to do, only you did it back at the network interface rather than the RJ31X jack.
Anyway, in case anyone else is similarly confused, please do NOT plug your VoIP adapter into the RJ31X jack!!!!! |
