Sony computer User Manual

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Setting up a dial-up Internet connection 
Before you can connect to the Internet, you need to connect your computer to a telephone line via a telephone cable (not
supplied). Once you set up your telephone cable, you're ready to connect to the Internet. 
To connect a telephone cable 
1.
Locate the Modem jack on your computer. For location information, see "Locating Ports and Controls" in the
"Setting Up" chapter of your printed VAIO
®
 Computer Quick Start. 
2.
Plug one end of the telephone cable into the Modem jack. Make sure it clicks into place. 
3.
Plug the other end into the wall jack. 
  Connecting a Telephone Cable 
  
 
Your computer does not work with party lines, cannot be connected to a coin-operated telephone, and may not
work with multiple telephone lines or a private branch exchange (PBX). Some of these connections may result in excess
electrical current and could cause a malfunction in the internal modem. 
If you connect a telephone cable coming through a splitter, the modem or connected device may not work properly. 
To set up a dial-up connection to the Internet 
1.
Connect your computer to a telephone line. See 
2.
Click Start, point to All ProgramsAccessoriesCommunications, and click New Connection Wizard. The New
Connection Wizard
 appears. 
  New Connection Wizard 
3.
Click Next. If the Location Information dialog box appears, follow the on-screen instructions. 
4.
If it is not already selected, click to select Connect to the Internet, and click Next
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions. 
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