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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.
1 Plug one end of the telephone cable into the modem port on
the back of the computer.
Connecting the telephone cable to the modem port
2 Connect 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.