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Motorola vt2442 Voice Gateway


Motorola Voice Gateway

Description of Lights- VT2442

Motorola Voice Gateway lights and what they mean.

Phone 1, 2 Indicates the status of phone line one and optional line two, respectively:

  • Solid green � The phone for that line is on hook, registered with Vonage, and ready for use.
  • Blinking green � The phone for that line is ringing or off hook.
    Blinking orange � You have voice mail.
  • Both blinking rapidly in unison with the Power light � The voice gateway is downloading a firmware upgrade.  Do not unplug or disconnect your voice gateway while it is downloading firmware.
  • Off � The phone line is not registered for Vonage service. You cannot use it for phone calls.

During a normal start-up, it lights in the following sequence:

  • Blinking once � You have turned the voice gateway on by plugging it in to AC power.
  • Blinking twice � The voice gateway is retrieving its IP address.
  • Blinking three times � The voice gateway is downloading its configuration file from Vonage.
  • Blinking four times � The voice gateway is connecting to the Vonage server.
  • Blinking rapidly in unison with the Phone 1 and 2 lights (This may or may not happen.) � The voice gateway is downloading a firmware upgrade.  Do not unplug or disconnect your voice gateway while it is downloading firmware.
  • Solid green � The voice gateway has successfully registered with Vonage. If a firmware upgrade was
    needed, it has been successfully completed.
    .

Back Panel of the Motorola VT2442 Voice Gateway

Display of connections on a Motorola VoIP ATA voice gateway.

  • 1 Power Connector for a 12 V adapter that you plug into an AC power outlet.
  • 2 Reset Press to restart the VT2442; you can also restart your voice gateway using its graphical user interface (GUI).
  • 3 Ethernet ports 1, 2, 3, 4 for up to four computers or other devices.
  • 4 Internet Blue Ethernet port to your cable or DSL modem.
  • 5 Phone Line Green ports for phones one and two.  If you subscribe to only one phone line typically you must connect your phone to the Phone 1 port.

Instructions to set PPPoE on a Motorola VT2442 Voice Gateway.