How to Run Telephone Wiring for VOIP

The Internet has progressed to the point where we no longer need telephone companies, but can still use their telephone wiring to make VoIP service more pronounced. VoIP stand for voice over Internet protocol. In most situations, the VoIP terminal box is connected to the router for the Internet and then a phone is connected to it so you can dial a number. It's possible to connect the VoIP terminal directly to the telephone wiring and phone jacks of the previous service. This allows you to be able to connect multiple phones to the VoIP system. This article will explain the methods on how to connect the VoIP terminal to the telephone wiring of your house. Keep in mind that you can be voiding the VoIP terminal warranty and potentially damaging property owned by the telephone company.

VoIP and CAT3 Connection

In order to connect a VoIP terminal up to the phone line you have to make sure that you have a CAT3 terminal. The junction box that contains these lines is often found outside the home and attached to the wall. Look up at the pole of the phone wires and follow them down to your house. Even though you do not have phone service currently from the phone company they do not disconnect the telephone wires coming inside the home or connected outside. Once you find the box you will have to open it up and determine which wires lead back to the pole and which wires go inside the home. The one from the phone company would have to be disconnected, since they will probably cause line noise. If you are still using service from the phone company you will be disrupting that service.

Connecting to a Wall Jack

This is probably the simplest of methods of connecting VoIP to the telephone wiring. If you are lucky enough to have a copper pair of wires provided by the phone company then this would be incredibly simple. You would disconnect the lines coming into the phone box outside and then simply connect the VoIP terminal to a telephone jack. You will lose the use of that jack, but the copper wiring will act as a bus and you will be able to use the VoIP service from other phone jacks in the home. Jacks further away from the VoIP box's connection point will be less clear unless you find a central location in the house. In this case, the VoIP will sound fairly clear from all points.

Origin Connection

The second possibility is to connect the lines right at the source. This requires that you splice the wires in the box leading to the home together, which is then connected to a junction box. You can connect up to four lines in the box, in which case you will follow the simple color coding. When you're ready you can connect the phone adapter and Ethernet cable to the right port, and then the plug from the junction box to the adapter for the phone.