Apple iBook G4 manual Connect Your Cables, To connect to a phone line

Step 2: Connect Your Cables

Next, connect your iBook G4 to a phone line, DSL modem, cable modem, or Ethernet network. If you’re connecting to a wireless AirPort Extreme 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 39. For information on other types of connections, see Appendix C, “Connecting to the Internet,” on page 75.

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