ooma Linx Quick Start Manual

Getting Started
Quick Start Guide
The Ooma Linx device allows you to connect remote
telephones and other telephony devices to your Ooma base
unit. Since the Linx operates wirelessly, it can be installed
anywhere within range of your base unit.
To complete the setup process, you will need the following:
Ooma Linx
IMPORTANT: If you are using the Linx with an Ooma
Office system, please folllow the direction included
with your Ooma Office unit, or go to
extensions and click Add Extension.
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Step 1
Plug the Linx device in
Telephone cable To register your Linx device with your Ooma base unit,
(not included)
find a power outlet located close to or in the same room
as your Ooma base unit. Plug the Linx in. The system
status indicator should light up amber and then begin to
blink as it looks for a base unit to register with.
office.ooma.com/
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Step 2 Step 3
Put your base unit in registration mode Connect your phone to the Linx
Press the Page key on your Ooma base unit and hold it Your Linx is now ready to be installed anywhere in your
down for three seconds. The Linx should detect the base home. Move the Linx to a power outlet close to the phone
unit and register. Once it is is connected, the system status or telephony device you want to connect it to. Plug the Linx
indicator will turn blue. in and verify that the system status indicator turns blue
after a few seconds.
NOTE: The Linx device may require a software upgrade the
first time it is connected. While it is upgrading, the system Using your existing telephone cord, plug your telephone or
status indicator on the Linx will blink blue and amber. telephony device into the phone jack at the bottom of the
DO NOT UNPLUG THE LINX WHILE IT IS UPGRADING. Linx device.
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Congratulations, you're done! Quick Reference
You're all set! Your telephone (or telephony device) is
now connected to your Ooma system. Pick up the phone
connected to the Linx. Hear the melodious dialtone? That's
the sound of Ooma. Dial now!
IMPORTANT: If you are connecting a fax machine
or modem to the Linx, you must complete your
setup online at my.ooma.com/linx.
Front view
Bottom view
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System status indicator
• Lights up blue when
connected to the base unit.
• Lights up amber when it
does not detect the base.
• Blinks amber when it is
attempting to register with
a base unit.
• Blinks blue and amber
during a software upgrade.
Line status indicator
• Lights up blue when the
line is idle
• Lights up amber when the
line is in use.
Reset pinhole
Used to factory reset the Linx
device.
Telephone jack
Connect your device to the
Linx with a standard telephone
cable (not included).
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