Motorola VT2442 安装指导
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE
This Quick Installation Guide has everything you
need to get your Vonage
need to get your Vonage
®
Internet Phone Service
working with the Motorola VT2442 voice gateway.
Take a look at the equipment, follow the simple
instructions provided here, and in no time at all you’ll
be part of the telephone revolution.
Take a look at the equipment, follow the simple
instructions provided here, and in no time at all you’ll
be part of the telephone revolution.
This guide contains enough information for most customers to begin using their Internet phone service.
The VT2442 User Guide on the accompanying CD-ROM contains more detailed instructions and
troubleshooting information, as well as a glossary of relevant networking terms.
The VT2442 User Guide on the accompanying CD-ROM contains more detailed instructions and
troubleshooting information, as well as a glossary of relevant networking terms.
Motorola VT2442 Voice Gateway
The device that will connect your phone to your broadband Internet connection.
For information about the front panel lights, refer to the VT2442 User Guide on the
CD-ROM.
The device that will connect your phone to your broadband Internet connection.
For information about the front panel lights, refer to the VT2442 User Guide on the
CD-ROM.
Power adapter
(Yours may look different.)
Ethernet cables
(1 blue and 1 yellow)
(1 blue and 1 yellow)
(The yellow cable is not
always needed.)
always needed.)
Which set of instructions should I follow?
Do you already have a router, or does your DSL or cable modem have a built-in router?
HINT: If you have more than one computer connected to a single Internet connection, you have a router. Some Internet service
providers supply combination modem/routers. Look on the back of your modem. If it has multiple Ethernet ports, it is a modem
with a built-in router. If you are not sure, call your cable or DSL provider.
providers supply combination modem/routers. Look on the back of your modem. If it has multiple Ethernet ports, it is a modem
with a built-in router. If you are not sure, call your cable or DSL provider.
If you answered yes to either question, follow instruction set A on the next page.
Do you have a standard DSL or cable modem?
Follow instruction set B on page 5.
What do I need?
To connect your VT2442, you need a broadband Internet connection and an
active Vonage account. If you purchased your VT2442 Voice Gateway from a
retail location, you must first activate your Vonage phone service. (You will
need to provide the WAN MAC ID on the bottom of the VT2442.)
active Vonage account. If you purchased your VT2442 Voice Gateway from a
retail location, you must first activate your Vonage phone service. (You will
need to provide the WAN MAC ID on the bottom of the VT2442.)
In the US, visit
www.vonage.com/activate
.
In the UK, visit
www.vonage.co.uk/activate
.
Shut down your computer. Unplug your modem power cord. Unplug your router power
cord. Disconnect the cable connecting one computer to the router. Leave your modem
connected to the cable or phone line that supplies your Internet connection.
cord. Disconnect the cable connecting one computer to the router. Leave your modem
connected to the cable or phone line that supplies your Internet connection.
Connect one end of the blue Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your router. Connect
the other end to the blue Internet port on the rear panel of the VT2442.
the other end to the blue Internet port on the rear panel of the VT2442.
Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to the yellow Ethernet 1 port on the rear
panel of the VT2442. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the computer you
disconnected in Step 1.
panel of the VT2442. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the computer you
disconnected in Step 1.
Plug your modem power cord into an unswitched AC power outlet.
IMPORTANT: Before you continue, be sure to allow enough time for your modem to complete its start-
up process. Refer to the information provided by the modem manufacturer.
up process. Refer to the information provided by the modem manufacturer.
1
2
3
2
3
Power connection
Reset button
Ethernet connectors
(to your computers)
Internet port
(to your cable or DSL
modem)
Phone ports
(to phone lines 1 and 2)
What will I be looking for?
Here’s what you’ll find on the rear of the
VT2442 Voice Gateway:
VT2442 Voice Gateway:
To AC power
Welcome to
Internet
Computer for
configuring the
VT2442
configuring the
VT2442
Existing router
Cable or DSL modem
You must connect a phone to
the Phone 1 port
the Phone 1 port
Optional phone or fax machine
for a second Vonage line
for a second Vonage line
A
Installation with an Existing Router or Modem/Router
(continued)
(continued)
Plug your router power cord into an unswitched AC power outlet.
IMPORTANT: Before you continue, be sure to allow enough time for your router to complete its
start-up process. Refer to the instructions provided with the router.
start-up process. Refer to the instructions provided with the router.
Connect the adapter supplied with your VT2442 to the Power port on the rear panel of
the VT2442. Plug the other end into an unswitched AC power outlet.
the VT2442. Plug the other end into an unswitched AC power outlet.
Turn on the computer connected to the VT2442. The Ethernet 1 light on the VT2442
front panel should light. Open your Web browser and check your Internet connection
by visiting any website.
front panel should light. Open your Web browser and check your Internet connection
by visiting any website.
IMPORTANT: Before you continue, be sure the VT2442 Power, Ethernet 1, and Internet lights are
all on.
all on.
If your Internet connection works, skip to C “Connecting Your Telephone” on page 7.
If your Internet connection does not work, see D “Troubleshooting” on page 8.
6
7
4
VT2442
What is included?
4
5
Telephone jack adapter
(UK only)
(UK only)
A
Installation with an Existing Router or Modem/Router
CD-ROM