Technical Help Needed

[chrisjp]

A digital voice adapter does NOT plug into the hub/router. Instead it plugs into any electricity socket in your house and connects wirelessly (via DECT) to the hub/router. You then plug a normal corded phone into the adapter.
If however, when you say "adapter", you actually mean a base station for a digital phone (which is not the same as digital voice) then yes, this does need to be connected to the hub/router DV socket (usually green) and it will also need to be plugged into an electricity socket to keep its batteries charged up.
If you only have a 2 outlet socket nearby and both of these are in use, then you can simply use a plug in multi-socket block, or an extension cord plugged into one of the 2 sockets, with, typically, 3, 4 or 6 sockets. This is a standard way of providing more sockets and, providing the cord isn't causing a trip hazaard, is NOT dangerous or a potential fire risk.

[iniltous]

If the adapter is plugged into the SH2 router phone port and then you plug a the phone  into the adapter , why have an adapter , you may as well connect the phone directly into the router phine port and put the adapter in the cupboard….as stated , the adapter is so a corded phone can be used remotely ( in a different room ) from the router ….the adapter connects to the router wirelessly via DECT turning a corded phone into a DECT phone , the idea is the adapter is used when  a corded phone is no where near the router so can’t be plugged directly into it .

[imjolly]

There is no reason you can't connect  DV adapter to power socket in another room and then connect your cordless base station to the DV adapter.  Obviously you will need a power socket for DV adapter and also cordless base station

[user8050]

Thank you. This is very helpful. Does the DV adapter automatically connect with the router? Also, do people tend to experience technical problems with the phone reception, etc, or does this set up work well?

[licquorice]

You have to register it with the router but once connected it works very well.