Connecting The Modem To The Internet; What You Need Before You Begin; Adsl Microfilter Requirements; Adsl Microfilter - NETGEAR DG632 Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to set up the modem on your Local Area Network (LAN) and connect
to the Internet. It describes how to configure your DG632 ADSL Modem Router for Internet
access using the Setup Wizard, or how to manually configure your Internet connection.

What You Need Before You Begin

You need to prepare these three things before you can establish an Internet connection through
your modem:
The modem connected to an ADSL line and a computer properly connected to the modem as
1.
explained below.
Active Internet service such as that provided by an ADSL account.
2.
The Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your DSL account.
3.

ADSL Microfilter Requirements

ADSL technology uses the same wires as your telephone service. However, ADSL adds signals to
the telephone lines which create noise in the telephone service. You must use ADSL microfilters to
filter out these signals before they reach your telephone.

ADSL Microfilter

Phone
Figure 3-1: ADSL microfilter
Each device such as a telephone, fax machine, answering machine, or caller ID display will require
an ADSL microfilter.

Connecting the Modem to the Internet

Connecting the Modem to the Internet
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