Apple G4 17-inch manual Connect Your Cables, To connect to a phone line

Note: If you’ve used the Setup Assistant to transfer information from an older Macintosh and you want to use Setup Assistant to transfer information from it again, make sure FileVault is turned off on the older Macintosh. To turn off FileVault, open the Accounts pane of System Preferences and click Security. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Step 3: Connect Your Cables

Next, connect your PowerBook to a phone line, DSL modem, cable modem, or Ethernet network. If you’re connecting to a wireless AirPort Extreme 802.11b or 802.11g network, you don’t need cables.

To connect to a phone line:

mConnect the phone cord from a wall jack to the internal modem port for a dial-up connection.

Telephone cord

W Internal modem port

Make sure you connect the internal modem to an analog phone line—the kind used typically in homes. The modem will not work with a digital phone line.

Warning: Do not connect a digital telephone line to the modem; the wrong

type of line could damage the modem. Contact your telephone service provider if you are unsure whether you have a digital telephone line.

For more information about your modem, see “Using Your Modem” on page 44. For information on other types of connections, see Appendix C, “Connecting to the Internet,” on page 79.

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