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Splitter Issue
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Takkies
Well-Known Member
No POTS filters required
Sorry, Mate but your setup is a little weird. I think I know what you are trying to say though.
I think it's better to do it this way:
This way you need only one splitter and no POTS filters.
Remember the alarm must be upstream of the phones and connected in series.
This way the alarm always has priority even if someone leave the phone off the hook.
If you have a spare filter, keep it as a spare. These things sometimes do cook!
Sorry, Mate but your setup is a little weird. I think I know what you are trying to say though.
I think it's better to do it this way:
- Have the Telkom supply come directly into your splitter.
- Connect your Router to the DSL Port on the splitter and your alarm to the telephone Port.
- Where the wire comes back from the alarm, get a 5-way junction box (or more than one if necessary) and split the line for each telephone handset.
This way you need only one splitter and no POTS filters.
Remember the alarm must be upstream of the phones and connected in series.
This way the alarm always has priority even if someone leave the phone off the hook.
If you have a spare filter, keep it as a spare. These things sometimes do cook!
Pada
Executive Member
The arrangement that Takkies gave would be the best option, but it might not be possible for you to wire your cables that way.
Your problem is most definitely that you've connected the telephone on the "modem" socket, and here's why:
The POTS filters are low pass filters (which blocks the higher frequency signals that the ADSL modem uses), and the Splitter filter is just a normal splitter, with a low pass filter for the "telephone" socket.
So if you connect something on the "modem" socket, it doesn't get filtered at all.
All you need to do now is to get a splitter (not a filter), and connect it to the splitter filter where your alarm is currently connected. Then you connect both your alarm and telephone to that splitter, while leaving the modem socket empty.
I'm pretty sure that if you leave the phone off the hook, that the alarm won't be able to make a call, even if it upstream to the phone.
Your problem is most definitely that you've connected the telephone on the "modem" socket, and here's why:
The POTS filters are low pass filters (which blocks the higher frequency signals that the ADSL modem uses), and the Splitter filter is just a normal splitter, with a low pass filter for the "telephone" socket.
So if you connect something on the "modem" socket, it doesn't get filtered at all.
All you need to do now is to get a splitter (not a filter), and connect it to the splitter filter where your alarm is currently connected. Then you connect both your alarm and telephone to that splitter, while leaving the modem socket empty.
Are you sure about that? I was under the impression that the order doesn't make a difference.
I'm pretty sure that if you leave the phone off the hook, that the alarm won't be able to make a call, even if it upstream to the phone.
Takkies
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure. Can't speak for all makes of alarm though.