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The PWR light should become steady on, and the LINK light
should blink once. If the PWR light doesn’t turn on, make sure
there is power at the wall outlet or power strip where you
plugged in the power cube.
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3 Turn the computer on.
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4 Plug one end of the supplied phone cord into the modem’s
ADSL jack and the other end into the ADSL wall jack. The
LINK light should blink and then become steady on. If it
doesn’t, consult Appendix E, Troubleshooting.
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5 Finally, while phone filters are not absolutely required, we
HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you install a filter on
EVERY phone that is sharing the DSL phone line.
Phone filters block the DSL frequencies so that someone
making a normal phone call won’t hear noise on the line.
They also keep phone conversations from interfering with
DSL performance.
You may have received DSL filters with your modem. If you
did not, or need more filters, they are available at most retail
stores that carry consumer electronics.
Plug the phone or fax cord into the filter’s PHONE end and
plug the filter’s LINE end into the wall jack.
Continue below with Configuring Internet Explorer.
Step 3: Configuring InternetExplorer
Macintosh and Linux users: Your Web browser is set up
automatically, so you can skip this section. Turn to the TCP/IP
Settings Appendix on page 79 to make sure that the computer’s
network, or TCP/IP settings, are configured correctly, and then go