Router question with VOIP - Democratic Underground

lizziegrace

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:31 AM
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Router question with VOIP

I have a router (not wireless) and it has two phone ports I use for Vonage. I'd like to get a wireless router with phone ports, but the reviews are iffy on one model and the other is hard to find (and expensive)

If I bought a wireless router (without phone ports), can I link it to the wired router with phone ports?

If so, would it be hard to configure the security on the wireless router? This stuff makes my head hurt. :(

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flvegan

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:42 AM
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1. My Vonage isn't wireless capable.

I don't know if yours is different. There's probably an adapter somewhere that would enable it.

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lizziegrace

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:48 AM
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4. My sister used Vonage with a wireless router

she said she had an adapter box? I want to upgrade to a wireless router but need phone ports. There are two wireless routers with phone ports but one has iffy reviews and the other is very expensive.

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flvegan

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:51 AM
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7. Ask your provider to upgrade you to a wireless router w/ports.

Oftentimes they'll do this and hook it up for you for nothing.

Also, as I mentioned to someone else, your tech support is bundled with your ISP being responsible for the equipment and the service.

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_testify_

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:42 AM
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2. Did your VOIP equipment come with an adapter?

It would have your standard telephone jack on one end and either an ethernet cable or the ability to connect an ethernet cable to it. Then you'd be able to buy whichever wireless router suits you and plug your VOIP equipment into one of the wired ports on the back.

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lizziegrace

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:48 AM
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5. I found a Vonage adapter box

$45. Add to that the cost of a wireless router. More than I can spend.

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_testify_

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:54 AM
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8. Ah. I understand.

I was hoping maybe they included it with your welcome kit. Sorry :(

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lizziegrace

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:57 AM
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9. I signed up with Vonage when Vonage sent the routers out

so I have a Linksys router with phone ports. A few months later, you could sign up at Best Buy and other retailers.

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ChoralScholar

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:43 AM
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3. You don't really need two routers...

It will cause issues, especially if you have an Xbox360, PS3, or do any online gaming... (and probably cause issues with your VOIP also)

What you really need is a 'wireless access point'. You'd just plug it in, and it would make your existing setup wireless-capable.

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lizziegrace

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Fri Nov-23-07 11:49 AM
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6. Tell me about the "access point"

I have no idea what that is or what to look for.

Thanks!

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ChoralScholar

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Fri Nov-23-07 12:05 PM
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10. All it does is receive wireless signals, and

pass them through a cable to a ethernet port.

Think about it like this:

Old scenario - PC connected directly to the network via a ethernet cable:

PC------------ethernetcable------------NETWORK

New scenario - Wireless PC (laptop or whatever) connecting to the network via a wireless access point.
It's like being plugged into your router, without being plugged into your router....

WirelessPC((( )))wirelessaccesspoint-----ethernetcable-----NETWORK

The access point basically replaces the ethernet cable.

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ChoralScholar

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Fri Nov-23-07 12:08 PM
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11. I recommend one of these two:

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F5D7330-802-11g-Wireless-Ethernet/dp/B00020H1TG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1195837592&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WAP54G-Wireless-G-Access-Point/dp/B00007KDVJ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1195837545&sr=8-1

If you find a good deal on a wireless router, though - it can be forced to act as an access point rather than a router.

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