Physical FXS to FXO Relay - Not functional in OBi110 Hardware ver 3.4
kokosin:
An alternate procedure to ensure you have PSTN service during a power failure is to disconnect the Line port cable and Phone port cable from the OBi110 and connect the two lines together. A regular phone line connector will work. Takes the place of the missing relay...
chip:
I also have the newer version and noticed the lack of relay function in the unit. Quite a pain actually because during a power outage, even with the modem, router, switch and OBI110 on a UPS, there isn't a guarantee the cable company will maintain power on their side. In fact during power outages, even with my equipment on a UPS, I do lose internet access (thank you Comcast).
I guess OBI wanted to save the $$$ on the cost of components stooba has listed above. Thank you for the breakdown and photos. Those are exactly the parts needed for a fallback.
Although it's possible to connect the cables together during a power outage to take place of the missing relay, I'd prefer not to fiddle around with cables in the dark. It's easier to leave one lesser used phone hard connected to the PSTN side as an emergency phone. My land line company is a bit more reliable than my ISP.
Mango:
At the risk of resurrecting a thread, I just wanted to find out if the hardware version has changed since earlier this year and if the FXS to FXO Relay has been fixed by now. If not, do we have an ETR?
Thanks if anyone can tell me!
Ideasmiths:
Edit by myself: Problem solved
ProfTech:
I think you have some other problem. My Obi 110 is Hardware version 2.8 and the relay still works after installing build 2744. You may need to reset to factory defaults.
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