How to Set Up a Fax Machine With DSL

A fax machine that can be set up with DSL.

DSL stands for digital subscriber line, according to Indiana University's Information Technology Services website. DSL is a high speed Internet service that uses the existing telephone lines and DSL modems to send information faster than a dial-up modem. A DSL connection will affect every phone line connected to it, including the fax machine's phone jack. Unless filters are installed between your phone line and the fax machine, you will not be able to use it.

Things You'll Need

• Phone filters
• Ethernet cord
• Phone cords

Instructions

1. Plug the fax machine into the wall socket.

2. Plug the filter into the phone line. The filters should have come with your DSL modem.

3. Plug the fax machine's phone line into the phone filter.

4. Plug the DSL modem into the wall socket.

5. Plug the phone cord into the DSL modem's "Line" port and a phone jack with no filter.

6. Plug the Ethernet cord into your DSL modem's "LAN" port and your computer's Ethernet port.

7. Pick up your fax machine's telephone and check for a dial tone. Your fax machine is working if you hear one. If not, make sure your phone filter is plugged in and your fax machine is plugged into it properly.

References

• University of Indiana: What is DSL Internet service?
• Olympus: SETTING UP DSL USING AN ETHERNET CONNECTION