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Section 4:
Installation of Microfilters and Voice/DSL Line Splitter continued
Installing the Voice/DSL Line Splitter:
Use the following steps to install the voice/DSL line splitter if you will be
connecting a telephone and the DSL gateway to the same wall jack:
1 Remove the telephone line cord from the wall jack.
2 Plug the male end of the voice/DSL line splitter into the wall jack.
3 Install a microfilter in one of the female ports of the line splitter.
4 Plug the line cord from the telephone into the microfilter.
5 Plug the line cord from the gateway into the remaining open port of
the line splitter.
NOTE: When using a voice/DSL line splitter, ensure that the DSL gateway and
t
elephone will w
ork pr
operly by verifying the following:
• The microfilter is installed between the line splitter and the telephone.
• The microfilter is
NOT installed between the line splitter and the DSL
gateway. (Refer to the image above.)
NOTE: If you have a two-line telephone that will be connected to the same line
as the D
SL ga
t
e
w
a
y, you’ll need to use the included two-line microfilter. If you
need additional two-line microfilters, contact your local electronics or computer
retail store.
6 McLeodUSA DSL Help Desk: 888-84
9-0640 | dslhelp@mcleodusa.com
Voice/DSL
Line Splitter
Microfilter
Telephone Wall Jack