Office phone at home help / wireless

[Abc321]

DISCLAIMER: I am not up to scratch AT ALL with the technical jargon, which is probably why I need help in this matter. However I will do my best to explain my quandary.

The office is in Sheffield centre. We have 'internal' phones which call each other (102, 103, etc). When WFH I plug my office phone into my internet hub(?) using an ethernet cable and all works and is fine.

My issue is that my wifi is in my living room and I have to have cables running throughout the house to plug into my phone as I work in my office. Its also a nightmare setting it up plugging in/unravelling cables/etc everytime I WFH.

How can I/ is it possible to have my work phone in my office? If I buy a wireless phone would that work? Or is there some magical connector which I can plug in to my internet hub and another in the back of my office phone and that works?

Edited by Abc321 on Tuesday 26th September 15:51

[Ham_and_Jam]

I think you need a pair of power line adapters if I have understood you right. They use your mains wiring as a wired internet connection.

Plug the powerline adapter into the mains and connect it your router using ethernet cable.

Plug the other adapter into the mains in the other room you want to use your phone and plug in into the adapter.

They work as long as the 2 rooms use the same consumer board.

https://www.currys.co.uk/computing/networking/powe...

[TonyRPH]

You could ask your IT department if a 'softphone' is available.

This is an app that runs on your laptop / PC and emulates the hardware phone.

You will need a (USB is best) headset with microphone as well.

The softphone will use the wireless connection in your laptop to connect.

[MrBen986]

TonyRPH said:

You could ask your IT department if a 'softphone' is available.

This sounds by far the best solution and is what I have used for some years. A big advantage is that you can then work from anywhere with an internet connection, without needing to lug your office phone around (although arguably you could just forward the office phone to your mobile)!

[Alex Z]

It's highly likely that you [1] can get a softphone to work on that Voice Over IP phone system as the other folk have suggested.

[1] Your employer's IT team.

[Abc321]

Thank you all for the suggestions. I’ll speak to IT tomorrow and see if they can do the soft phone.

Tried on here first as he’s generally difficult to get hold of our IT guy!