chriscu wrote:So does the ooma become the router in some way? I am using a laptop and I only use it wirelessly. I guess I can plug it in, but I think the only way to do that would mess up the rest of the networked stuff around here?
You only temporarily use the Network cable wired connection from the Laptop wired LAN port, to the Ooma Home port, to allow access to Ooma Setup, so that you can do initial settings that will allow alternate access to Ooma setup. You need to setup port forwarding, the Ooma Telo Wireless Wi-Fi dongle if that's the type Internet connection you are going to use, etc., in the Ooma Setup page.
If you are going to use the Ooma Telo USB Wireless Wi-Fi dongle, you need to access Ooma Setup Wireless page to setup and connect to your Router's Wi-Fi.
Once in Ooma Setup, click on the Advanced page and setup port forwarding to 172.27.35.1:80 .
Then you have to reserve an IP address with a permanent lease, in you Router, for the Ooma Telo Wi-Fi dongle, or if you are using the Ooma device connected to the Router, the IP address that is issued to by the Router to the Ooma device.
Then with the network cable removed from the computer to the Ooma device Home port, you should be able to type
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the IP address that you reserved in the Router for the Wi-Fi dongle or Internet connection), and the Ooma Setup pages will open. You may go back to using Wi-Fi for your Laptop Internet connection.