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Connecting your modem to a telephone line
Connecting to a phone line
Before you can communicate using the modem, you need to
connect it to a telephone line. Your computer’s built-in modem
port provides an RJ11 jack, allowing you to connect the modem to
a standard voice-grade telephone line.
1Plug one end of the telephone cable into the modem port on
the back of the computer.
Connecting the telephone cable to the modem port
2Connect the other end to the RJ11 wall jack.
Connecting to a wall jack
CAUTION: The modem is designed for use with a standard
analog telephone line. Don’t connect the modem to a digital
telephone line. A digital line will damage the modem.