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Step 3: Connect the Modem to Your System
Placing the modem in a convenient location, connect it to your computer's serial
port, to the telephone line, to AC power, and, optionally, to your telephone. You can
also optionally connect it to a microphone and a speaker or sound card.
Note: Do not connect the modem to power until you have made all other connections.
Figure 2-3. Modem connections.
RS232 Connection
Plug one end of the serial cable into the RS232 connector on the modem, and the
other end into a serial port connector on your computer, such as COM1 or COM2.
Line Connection
Plug one end of the phone cable into the modem's LINE jack, and the other end into
a phone line wall jack.
Note: The LINE jack is not interchangeable with the PHONE jack. Do not plug the
phone into the LINE jack or the line cable into the PHONE jack.
PWR
RS232
PHONE
LINE
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