Comtrend Corporation AR-5381u Install Manual

3 R ivers C ommunications D SL S elf-­‐ -­‐ -­‐ I nstall I nstructions
Before y ou i nstall y our D SL m odem, b e s ure o f t he f ollowing:
You h ave been contacted by 3 R ivers Communications (by a t elephone call or p ostcard) that your High Speed
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Internet h as b een p rovisioned.
You h ave d isabled f irewall a nd o ther s oftware t hat r uns i n t he b ackground o n y our c omputer.
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These are t he s teps necessary to s elf-­‐ -­‐ -­‐ i nstall y our DSL:
Step 1 – I nstall D SL f ilters
Step 2 – I nstall DSL h ardware
Step 3 – I nstall D SL s oftware
Step 4 – C onfigure W ireless C onnection
STEP 1 – I NSTALL D SL F ILTERS
Identifying d evices n eeding f ilters
NOTE: D SL f ilters a re s ometimes l abeled a s " ADSL L ine C onditioners". T hese a re i nterchangeable t erms.
Why d o I n eed a D SL f ilter?
DSL f ilters b lock t he D SL s ignal f rom r eaching y our t elephone, f ax, o r a nswering m achine. E xcept f or y our D SL m odem,
every t elephone m achine s haring t he p hone l ine t hat h as D SL r equires a f ilter.
What w ill h appen i f f ilters a ren't p roperly i nstalled?
If D SL f ilters a re m issing o r n ot w orking p roperly y ou m ay e xperience r educed D SL s peeds a s w ell a s s tatic o r h issing o n
your p hone l ine. Y ou m ay a lso e xperience p roblems w ith D SL c onnectivity.
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