Connecting Your Modem To A Telephone Line; Connecting To A Phone Line - Toshiba Portege 4000 User Manual

Connecting your modem to a telephone line

Your computer comes 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


a 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.

Connecting to a phone line

Before you can communicate using the modem, you need to
connect it to a telephone line. Your computer's built-in modem
provides an RJ11 jack.
1 Plug one end of the telephone cable into the modem port on
the back of the computer.
Connecting the telephone cable to the modem port
2 Connect the other end to the RJ11 wall jack.
Connecting Other External Devices
Connecting your modem to a telephone line
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