Caller ID
curt00:
Quote from: Mango on January 23, 2015, 08:46:18 pm
I'm glad to hear the Caller ID issue is sorted.
I guess the reason why Line 3 works with nothing plugged in is that you are using a 4-wire phone cable. This allows a single cable to be connected to both ph1 and ph2 ports. I suspect that things will work as you intend when you add the second FPL number, but if not, let us know.
I would avoid using your ATA on Line 2 and POTS on Line 3 as this could theoretically damage your ATA.
Currently, I have the following:
Line 1: POTS
Line 2: SP2/"Phone 1"
Line 3: Nothing, but I get a dial tone and SP1/Google Voice will work here.
Soon, I will replace the POTS with a second Freephoneline number, so that I have the following:
Line 1: SP3/"Phone 2"
Line 2: SP2/"Phone 1"
Line 3: Nothing, but I get a dial tone and SP1/Google Voice will work here.
Ideally, I would like to have two Freephoneline numbers and Google Voice connected to the 3 lines on the Nortel Venture phone, and have Caller ID work on the two Freephoneline numbers. Unfortunately, I don't think the above will work because Caller ID did not work on Line 1. After I get the second Freephoneline number set up on SIP, I will play around and see what I can get to work. I will post my findings.
Mango:
Another reason this will not work is because your OBi202 only has two phone ports. You will not be able to set up three separate lines, unless you buy another OBi.
You can of course assign multiple service providers to a single phone port. So for example, you can have both FPL numbers ring on Line 2 of your Venture phone.
Lavarock7:
This may not help but is useful to know.
Keep in mind that an Obi202 has BOTH phone lines appear on the Phone-1 port but only line 2 on Phone-2. Thus a two line phone and a 4 wire cable plugged into Phone-1 gets both separate lines delivered to the phone in the correct place.
A single line phone plugged into Phone-1 should only use a 2 wire cable as the phone itself can do things to the other pair of wires which is line 2. This used to be an issue with Princess phones decades ago. The second set of wires was used to light the dial on the phone.
Many people using HP printers have a problem when they use a 4 wire cable to hook up their Fax instead of the 2 wire cable supplied by HP with the fax machine.
curt00:
Quote from: Mango on January 23, 2015, 08:46:18 pm
I guess the reason why Line 3 works with nothing plugged in is that you are using a 4-wire phone cable. This allows a single cable to be connected to both ph1 and ph2 ports. I suspect that things will work as you intend when you add the second FPL number, but if not, let us know.
I would avoid using your ATA on Line 2 and POTS on Line 3 as this could theoretically damage your ATA.
I added the second Freephoneline number. The following is how I've got it configured:
SP1: Google Voice
SP2: Freephoneline.ca SIP 1st number
SP3: Freephoneline.ca SIP 2nd number
Phone 1
Primary Line for Outgoing Calls Route to: SP3
Phone Rings on Incoming Calls from: SP1,SP3
Voicemail Notification Alert from: SP3
Emergency Service Call Routes to: SP2
Phone 2
Primary Line for Outgoing Calls Route to: SP2
Phone Rings on Incoming Calls from: SP2
Voicemail Notification Alert from: SP2
Emergency Service Call Routes to: SP2
Line 1: SP2/"Phone 2" (using 2 wire cable)
Line 2: SP3/"Phone 1" (using 4 wire cable)
Line 3: Nothing, but I get a dial tone and SP2/"Phone 2" will work here as well.
When you start pressing the number keypad or pick up the handset on the Nortel Venture phone, Line 1 is the default line and is activated. I wanted SP2 to be on this default line. However, since Caller ID does not work on Line 1, I used a 4 wire cable to connect SP3/"Phone 1" to Line 2. This way, SP2/"Phone 2" will work on Line 3 as well and show the Caller ID, as Caller ID works on Line 3 (and Line 2).
Ideally, I would like Caller ID to work on all 3 lines, so that I can have SP2 on Line 1, SP3 on Line 2 and Google Voice on Line 3. But it does not seem that this is possible.
Thanks for your help.
BernieCruzIn16:
Dear Forum,
1. Is there an online manual or roadmap explaining each parameter in the OBi Expert Configuration Menu?
2. When I go into the Expert Config for my OBi202, the parameters are greyed out and I'm unable to change anything. Given that I'm uninitiated, this is probably a blessing, but I am wondering how I can un-grey it to be able to change settings?
Thanks a million.
Rob
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