How to Install DSL Telephone Modems
- 1). Place your DSL modem in a safe place, close to a phone jack and close to a computer. It also needs to be in a place where air can circulate around it to ensure it does not overheat.
- 2). Install the power cord for the DSL modem, plugging it into the wall. The device will turn on automatically and lights may begin to flash on the modem.
- 3). Attach a standard phone cable from the DSL modem to the phone jack in the wall. This will usually make additional lights flash on the modem.
- 4). Attach an Ethernet cable to the port on the back of the DSL modem. The net light should turn on.
- 5). Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to the port on your computer. A light next to the port should light up and you should be ready to use the Internet.
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