{"id":20381,"date":"2023-12-07T10:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=20381"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T12:26:12","slug":"master-sockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/help\/connect\/master-sockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Sockets &#038; Micro Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20381\" data-post-id=\"20381\" data-obj-id=\"20381\" class=\"elementor elementor-20381 dce-elementor-post-20381\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3273e5a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"3273e5a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tMaster Sockets &#038; Micro Filters\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__7be03d8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__7be03d8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__7be03d8d\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-188a3bdf\" data-id=\"188a3bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"help-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5091e1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5091e1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52726dfc custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52726dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Master Socket is the primary socket where your phone line connects inside your home or business. There are two types of Master Sockets &#8211; one with a single socket and another with two sockets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c8eb2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77c8eb2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single Socket<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a5dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16a5dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have a Single Socket Master Socket, you&#8217;ll need to use a Micro-Filter to split the frequency of your line so that you can use the broadband and telephone line at the same time.<\/p><p><ins><strong>Master Socket with a single socket :<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><p>Below is an image of all the different Single Socket Master Socket that may be installed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c952aa dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c952aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20370\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS2.png 400w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS2-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ff253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8ff253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have more than one socket, you&#8217;ll have an extension socket that needs to be connected to the Master Socket. However, please note that any onsite checks need to be done at the Master Socket rather than the extension socket. This is referred to as an Internal Setup.<\/p><p>An extension socket typically looks like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6902c857 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6902c857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20368\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f2dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f2dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have one of these then a <strong>Micro-Filter<\/strong> will need to be connected to it and the <strong>DSL cable<\/strong> connected to the Filter<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823e28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"823e28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Double Socket<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9648122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9648122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have a Double Socket Master Socket, you won&#8217;t need to use a Micro-Filter as the frequency of your line will be split into the two sockets so that you can use the broadband and telephone line at the same time already.<\/p><p><strong>Master socket with a split socket: <\/strong>Below is an image of all the different Double Socket Master Sockets that may be installed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f64ce0 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f64ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS3.png 304w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS3-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddf261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dddf261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Micro-filter: <\/strong>Below is an image of a Micro-Filter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b86dad dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b86dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MS4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20383\" alt=\"\" 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The Test Socket is located behind the faceplate of the Master Socket and bypasses any internal wiring of the main socket, connecting you to the main line outside of the building. 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