HP Pavilion a400 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Users Guide 5990-6416 - Page 16
connecting the modem
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other ways to connect There are other ways to connect to the ISP that do not use the telephone modem, such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). Check with your ISP for specifics on your connection. See "setting up the ethernet connection" on page 9 if you are connecting through a LAN. A Modem connector (select models only) B Telephone connector (select models only) C Back of PC D Modem/telephone cable E Wall socket F Telephone (not provided) connecting the modem The modem is used for connecting to an ISP that provides telephone dial-up connection to the Internet. NOTE: Your PC may not come with a modem. Check with your ISP for specifics on your connection. Before you can connect to the Internet and send or receive e-mail and faxes using telephone dial-up, you must connect your telephone service line to the modem, which is inside the PC. The quick setup poster shows you how to plug in a modem/telephone cable to the PC modem connector and to your telephone line wall socket connector. To identify the modem connector, look at the back panel of the PC. The modem connector looks similar to one of the following illustrations. NOTE: Your PC may have only one modem/telephone connection. A C BA C BA C D E F 8 user's guide