What are REN and RN – Ring Equivalence Numbers?
When connecting telephone and faxes you need to be careful of something called ‘REN” or Ringer Equivalence Number. In Australia it has a value of 3. In New Zealand it is abbreviated to RN and has a value of 5. This is the maximum number of phones, faxes, ADSL filters, dialup modems or telecommunications equipment that you can connect in your home.