I am just installing Ooma and I have spent several hours on-line for previous days looking to find instructions for setting up Ooma with a 2 line phone system. While I have found where users say they have done this, I am unclear as to the best way to do so.
I have connected the Ooma hub directly behind my router. The router feeds a gigabit switch. So the Ooma hub is not connected to any other Internet device as my home network is running gigabit and the Ooma hub pass-through might drop that to 100k. Uplink speed is greater that 3 mb and download ranges between 6 and 9 mb.
I hope to replace an existing 3 line phone service (#3 is dedicated fax). Initially I wanted to ‘forward’ our main # to Ooma. However, in the set up I indicated what the land line number was and that appears to be the number now, and it is associated with the hub. I'm not sure what to do here.
I also added a second number which is associated with the hub.
The phone system is a Dect 6 2 Line Panasonic (KXTG9391T) WITH 6 handsets. Each handset has both a ‘Line 1’ and ‘Line 2’ button, as well as a ‘flash’ button.
I have simple access to each of our incoming land lines of which line 1 and 2 were connected to the Panasonic system.
What is the ‘Best Way’ to install this 2 line system with the Ooma hub and scout?
Consider that, if Ooma works for me over my Internet connection (I say 'if' because even though my connection has great speed, it is a wireless PPoE connection – I have the tower on my property out in rural country - no cable or wires). So, I need to verify that our bandwidth is enough to run the phones, Internet, and other users on the WAN at the same time.
As I was saying I thought I would first forward our existing number to an Ooma number - but, that seems to have gone away as Ooma shows that as the Ooma hub number. So, I am a bit confused about the Ooma phone number vs forwarding our existing.
Considering that someone here will clear that up for me - what do I do about a second line? What I have now (wired) is 'busy call forwarding', that is, when line 1 is busy, line 2 rings. How do I set up my equipment to do tha with Ooma?
Your comments are greatly appreciated!
I have connected the Ooma hub directly behind my router. The router feeds a gigabit switch. So the Ooma hub is not connected to any other Internet device as my home network is running gigabit and the Ooma hub pass-through might drop that to 100k. Uplink speed is greater that 3 mb and download ranges between 6 and 9 mb.
I hope to replace an existing 3 line phone service (#3 is dedicated fax). Initially I wanted to ‘forward’ our main # to Ooma. However, in the set up I indicated what the land line number was and that appears to be the number now, and it is associated with the hub. I'm not sure what to do here.
I also added a second number which is associated with the hub.
The phone system is a Dect 6 2 Line Panasonic (KXTG9391T) WITH 6 handsets. Each handset has both a ‘Line 1’ and ‘Line 2’ button, as well as a ‘flash’ button.
I have simple access to each of our incoming land lines of which line 1 and 2 were connected to the Panasonic system.
What is the ‘Best Way’ to install this 2 line system with the Ooma hub and scout?
Consider that, if Ooma works for me over my Internet connection (I say 'if' because even though my connection has great speed, it is a wireless PPoE connection – I have the tower on my property out in rural country - no cable or wires). So, I need to verify that our bandwidth is enough to run the phones, Internet, and other users on the WAN at the same time.
As I was saying I thought I would first forward our existing number to an Ooma number - but, that seems to have gone away as Ooma shows that as the Ooma hub number. So, I am a bit confused about the Ooma phone number vs forwarding our existing.
Considering that someone here will clear that up for me - what do I do about a second line? What I have now (wired) is 'busy call forwarding', that is, when line 1 is busy, line 2 rings. How do I set up my equipment to do tha with Ooma?
Your comments are greatly appreciated!
John Charleston