Exploring Your Computer’s Features

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Setting up for communications

6Click OK to close the properties dialog box for that specific modem.7Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog box.8Close the Control Panel.

Connecting the modem to a telephone 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 RJ-11 jack, allowing you to connect the modem to a standard voice-grade telephone line.

1Plug one end of a telephone cable (purchased separately) into the modem port on the back of the computer.

Sample connecting the telephone cable to the modem port2Connect the other end to the RJ-11 wall jack.Sample connecting to a wall jack

The modem is designed for use with a standard analog telephone line. Do not connect the modem to a digital telephone line. A digital line will damage the modem.