Black Box MD403A user manual Connections, USB and communications connectors

CHAPTER 2: Introduction

2.6 Connections

To use your modem, you must connect its USB cable connector to your computer (“USB”) and to a telephone line (“LINE”).

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USB Connector RJ-11 Connector

Figure 2-1. USB and communications connectors.

2.6.1CONNECTING TO THE COMPUTER (“USB”)

Connect the USB connector on the Modem to a USB connector on the back of your computer.

2.6.2CONNECTING TO THE TELEPHONE LINE (“LINE”)

Plug one end of the cable provided with the Modem into the telephone jack in your home or office. Plug the other end into the LINE jack on the modem.

NOTE

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Industry Canada, and other regulatory agencies impose certain restrictions on equipment connected to public telephone systems. See pages 1–3 for more information.

2.6.3SURGE PROTECTORS AND LIGHTNING

Your modem has self-resetting lightning protection to protect it from electrical spikes on the telephone line. During an electrical storm, unplug your computer equipment from both the power outlet and the telephone line.

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