Hooking up Your Phone. Plug a telephone wire into the telephone jack. The telephone wire should connect just like the company phone lines connector attached to the Network Interface Device box; youll hear a soft click when the connector is in place. Attach the other end of the wire to your landlines receiver.

How do you hook up a phone line to a house?

4:1211:21House Phone Line Wiring - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipNow typically a single line telephone in residential environments only runs on whats known as oneMoreNow typically a single line telephone in residential environments only runs on whats known as one pair a tip and a ring tip. And Reema thats just telephony. Speak for the green and the red tip.

How many wires does a phone line use?

four wires In a typical home, the telephone cables connecting your phones within you home contain four wires red, green, yellow and black. They are used in pairs for each phone line you have. Repairmen in fact refer to the wires in terms of pairs, so technically a standard four wire telephone line has two pairs.