Step 3: Connect The Modem - HP Compaq NC6110 Getting Started Manual

Step 3: Connect the Modem

To connect the modem so that you can access the Internet:
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Follow the instructions in this section for connecting the
modem to an analog telephone line.
– or –
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Follow the instructions provided by your Internet service
provider to connect the notebook to the Internet through
a DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) modem, cable modem, or
network connection. For more information about these and
other Internet connection methods, see the
Internet"
✎
It might be easier to connect your modem to a telephone line
now and set up other Internet connections later, after you have
completed software setup.
Jacks for analog telephone lines vary by country.
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If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in
a country where RJ-11 (modem) jacks are standard, follow
the instructions in the
in this chapter.
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If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in
a country where RJ-11 (modem) jacks are not standard,
follow the instructions in the
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the
modem from the telephone network before accessing an internal
compartment of the notebook. Internal compartments include the
memory compartment, the battery bay, and the hard drive bay.
Getting Started
section in Chapter 3, "Next Steps."
"Connecting the Modem Cable"
later in this chapter.
"Connect to the
"Connecting the Modem with
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