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Connecting the modem
A modem is hardware that may already be installed inside your computer. The
modem enables your computer to send and receive faxes and telephone calls,
to connect to the Internet, to access online services, and to communicate with
other computer users. (You use the modem through the appropriate software
already installed on your Performa. See your modem documentation for
further information.) You can confirm whether you have an internal modem by
seeing if you have an internal modem connector on the back of your computer,
as shown in the next illustration. (Also, a standard telephone cord will have
come with your computer.)
Note: If your computer came with an Ethernet card installed instead of an
internal modem and you want to connect now, skip to the section “Turning
the Computer on for the First Time,” later in this chapter, and then see
Chapter 3 for information on connecting to an Ethernet network.
If your computer came with an internal modem and you want to connect the
modem now, follow the next illustration. If your computer came with an
external modem, connect it to the external modem port and follow the
instructions in the modem manuals that came with your computer or with
the modem.
IMPORTANT
When connecting a modem, make sure you connect to an analog
phone line—the kind used typically in homes. (Connecting to a digital phone
line could damage the modem.) If you’re connecting the modem at home, you
probably have an analog phone line.
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