Toshiba a3 User Guide
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Enhancing Productivity
Connecting your modem to a telephone line
Connecting your modem to a telephone line
Your computer comes with a built-in modem that can be
connected to a standard voice-grade telephone line.
connected to a standard voice-grade telephone line.
The modem allows you to:
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Access the Internet.
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Communicate with your office’s local area network
(LAN) or larger corporate wide area network (WAN).
(LAN) or larger corporate wide area network (WAN).
For specific information about connecting to a LAN or
WAN, consult your network administrator.
WAN, consult your network administrator.
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Send a fax directly from your computer.
For more detailed information regarding your computer’s
modem, visit Toshiba’s Web site at
modem, visit Toshiba’s Web site at
.
Connecting to a phone line
Before you can communicate using the modem, you need to
connect it to a telephone line. Your computer’s built-in
modem port provides an RJ-11 jack, allowing you to connect
the modem to a standard voice-grade telephone line.
connect it to a telephone line. Your computer’s built-in
modem port provides an RJ-11 jack, allowing you to connect
the modem to a standard voice-grade telephone line.
1
Plug one end of a telephone cable (purchased separately) into
the modem port on the back of the computer.
the modem port on the back of the computer.
Sample connecting the telephone cable to the modem port
2
Connect the other end to the RJ-11 wall jack.