Chapter 8

Set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

If you have a DSL line and use that phone line to send faxes, follow these instructions to set up your fax.

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Telephone wall jack

 

 

 

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Parallel splitter

 

 

 

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DSL/ADSL filter

 

 

Connect one end of the phone jack that was supplied with the device

 

 

to connect to the 1-LINE port on the back of the device. Connect the

 

 

other end of the cord to the DSL/ADSL filter.

 

 

 

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Computer

 

 

 

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Computer DSL/ADSL modem

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: You will need to purchase a parallel splitter. A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2–line phone splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the back.

To set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.

2.Using the phone cord provided in the box with the device, connect one end to the DSL filter, and then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the device.

NOTE: If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the DSL filter to the back of the device, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office.

3.Connect the DSL filter to the parallel splitter.

4.Connect the DSL modem to the parallel splitter.

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