Splitting the OBi Phone Port

[bsdaiwa]

Does anyone know if I can put a RJ11 two line splitter on the phone port of an OBi 110? I need to run one line to a local phone another to the RJ11 jack that supplies the rest of the house. I have a DSL connection and the POTs line is attached to a filter then to the OBi. I would like all the phones to have access to the OBi and in order to do that I need to split the port in the manor described.

Thanks for any advice.

[hwittenb]

Yes you should be able to attach all your house phones to the OBi as long as they are not also connected directly to the PSTN line.  There is a maximum number of phones that the OBi's ring voltage can ring for an incoming call.  The OBi specs say the Maximum Ring Load is 5 REN (Ringer Equivalence Number).  As long as the sum of the REN numbers for each phone connected does not exceed 5.

[bsdaiwa]

Yes you should be able to attach all your house phones to the OBi as long as they are not also connected directly to the PSTN line.  There is a maximum number of phones that the OBi's ring voltage can ring for an incoming call.  The OBi specs say the Maximum Ring Load is 5 REN (Ringer Equivalence Number).  As long as the sum of the REN numbers for each phone connected does not exceed 5.

Thanks, so do you feel its ok to attach a RJ11 two line splitter to the phone port on the OBi?

[hwittenb]

Thanks, so do you feel its ok to attach a RJ11 two line splitter to the phone port on the OBi?

Sure it just hooks the wires together.  Most of the splitters I have seen might block other port attachments though and you might need to remote it somehow.

[giqcass]

I have my OBi set up in a similar fashion so yes it can work.

[bsdaiwa]

Great input, thanks to all for their guidance.