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Appendix C: Installing the Gateway on Other Operating Systems
Follow these instructions if you are using an operating system that is not supported by the Setup Wizard CD
(such as any Macintosh OS prior to 10.2, UNIX, or Linux).
Install your DSL phone filters
(New DSL customers only - Existing DSL customers with filters already installed should proceed to “Connect
your first computer to the gateway” on page 12.)
Why do I need filters on my phones?
Regular telephone and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) signals are carried over the same line. Converting your
regular telephone line to DSL can cause high-pitched tones and static to be present when talking on the
phone.
Installing a filter on every telephone or telephone device sharing the same telephone number as your DSL,
separates these signals and eliminates the noise.
How do I install DSL filters?
1. Locate the phone jack where you want to connect your gateway.
2. Insert the DSL filter into the jack.
3. If you have a phone, answering machine, fax machine, satellite TV
equipment, or other phone device in this jack location, plug it into
the filter port labeled
PHONE.
4. Now, install a DSL filter on ALL other phone devices in your house.
Dial-Up Modems Fax Machines Caller ID Devices TV Set Top Boxes
Plug each of these devices into the filter port labeled PHONE.
What if I have a wall-mounted phone?
If you have a wall-mounted telephone, install a wall-mount DSL filter following the instructions below. If you
do not have a wall-mounted phone, continue to “Connect your first computer to the gateway” on page 12.