The Best Way to Connect Modem to DSL Phone Line

Connect your modem to your DSL phone line.

Once you've received the DSL modem for your high-speed Internet service, you have two options for a quick and easy installation: connect your modem directly to your DSL phone line with the telephone cord that comes with the modem, or install a DSL filter in your telephone jack and connect the modem to the filter. A DSL filter should be used only if you are using a telephone on the same line as the DSL service.

Instructions

Installation with No Filter

1. Insert the gray DSL telephone cord into your telephone wall jack. The cord will make a single clicking noise to confirm it was inserted properly.

2. Connect the other end of the telephone cord into your DSL modem's port labeled "PHONE LINE."

3. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, then insert the other end into your modem's "Power" port. Wait for the modem's lights to turn a solid green.

Installation with DSL Filter

1. Insert the DSL filter's cable into the telephone wall jack until you hear a single click.

2. Insert the gray DSL cord into the DSL filter's port labeled "DSL/HPNA" until you hear a single click, then insert the other end into your DSL modem's "PHONE LINE" port.

3. Insert the telephone cord into the "PHONE" port on the DSL filter and plug the other end into your landline telephone's jack. Wait for your modem's lights to turn a solid green before attempting to connect to the Internet.

References

• 2Wire: Wireless Support
• Motorola: Netopia User Manual