Laptop User Manual

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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Setting up for communications
Connecting a modem to a telephone line
(Available on certain models.)
Your computer may come with a built-in modem that can be
connected to a standard voice-grade telephone line.
The modem allows you to:
❖ Access the Internet
❖ Communicate with your office’s local area network (LAN) or
larger corporate wide area network (WAN)
For specific information about connecting to a LAN or WAN,
consult your network administrator.
❖ Send a fax directly from your computer
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 RJ-11 jack, allowing you to connect the modem to a
standard voice-grade telephone line.
1 Plug one end of a telephone cable (purchased separately) into
the modem port on the back of the computer.
(Sample Illustration) Connecting the telephone cable to the modem
port
2 Connect the other end to the RJ-11 wall jack.
(Sample Illustration) Connecting to a wall jack