158 Exploring Your Options
Using your computer at the office
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Using your computer at the office
By connecting an external monitor, external full-size
keyboard, an external mouse and an external diskette drive,
you can work with your notebook as if it were a standard
office computer.
An external monitor connects to the RGB (monitor) port.
An external mouse, keyboard and diskette drive connect to
the USB ports.

Setting up for communications

In order to connect to the Internet, use an online service, or
communicate across the telephone lines with another
computer, you need:
❖A modem (one comes with your computer)
❖A telephone line
❖A browser or communications program
❖An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if
you plan to use the Internet

Determining the COM port

Your modem is connected to one of the computer’s COM
(communications) ports. The default setting for the modem is
COM3.
The following procedure is intended to support you if you
need to either upgrade your modem or reset the port to the
default settings.
If you’re having trouble connecting through the modem, you
may need to determine the current COM port name and
possibly change it.
To find out which port your modem is connected to in the
operating system:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.