Don Vandervort, Head Homeboy, has written more than 30 DIY home improvement books, been a segment host on HGTV, served as MSN.com's home improvement expert and written countless magazine articles.
Telephone circuits require the use of at least two wires. The pair consists of a “tip” wire and a “ring” wire, the former usually green and the latter red. Throughout your home’s telephone system, always connect the green to the green and the red to the red.
Certain types of wire have different color-coding. Simply utilize the chart below to make your connections.