Connecting The Modem Cable - Sony VGC-V517G VAIO User Manual

Connecting the Modem Cable

Your computer is equipped with a single modem line jack to connect your installed modem with your telephone wall jack. To
use your wall jack for both telephone and modem lines, purchase an additional RJ-11 telephone cable and a "1-to-2" jack
adapter device (splitter).
To connect the modem
1.
Unplug your telephone from the wall jack and set aside.
2.
Plug the supplied modem cable into the modem line jack, located on the interior panel of your computer.
3.
Pass the modem cable through the cable guide to protect against accidental disconnection.
4. Plug the other end of the modem cable into the telephone wall jack.
To connect the telephone and modem cables
1. Unplug your telephone cable from the wall jack.
2. Insert the telephone cable into one of the RJ-11 jacks on a splitter device (optional).
3.
Insert one end of the modem cable (supplied) into the other RJ-11 jack on the splitter device.
4.
Insert the plug end of the splitter device into the wall jack.
5.
Plug the modem cable into the modem line jack, located on the interior panel of your computer.
6.
Pass the modem cable through the cable guide to protect against accidental disconnection.
Connecting the telephone and m odem cables
Your computer has a protective sticker
100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Using other cables or a telephone cable may result in an electric current
overload that can cause a malfunction, excessive heat, or fire in the port. For help on connecting to a network, see
your network administrator.
covering the Ethernet port. Connect only 10BASE-T and
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