Step 2: Connect Your DSL Modem

1. Shut down your computer.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Ethernet Cable (Blue): An Ethernet cable looks like a wide phone cable:
   
   
   
   • Insert one end into the modem’s Ethernet port, and the other end into your computer’s Ethernet port. (If there is already a router plugged into your computer’s Ethernet port.)
   • If you don’t have an Ethernet port on your computer, you’ll need to purchase and install an Ethernet adapter (also called a Network Interface Card or NIC) from an electronics or computer store.
     
     
     
3. Dual-Jack DSL Filter (White):
   
   
   
   • NOTE: If you already have DSL filters installed from a previous service connection, unplug them.
   • Insert the dual-jack DSL filter, included in the Welcome Kit, into the phone jack nearest your computer.
   • If you wish to use a two-line phone, you must use a dual-line DSL filter, which can be purchased from an electronics or computer store.
     
     
4. DSL Phone Cord (Black):
   
   
   
   • Find the black DSL phone cord provided with your DSL modem.
   • Insert one end into the gray side of the dual-jack DSL filter (labeled DSL/HPN), and the other end into the modem port labeled DSL LINE.
     
     
     
5. Power Supply:
   
   
   • Plug the power supply into an electrical outlet or a surge protector.
   • Surge protectors (available at most electronics stores) protect your DSL modem and other equipment. EarthLink strongly recommends using a surge protector

    

6. Plug power cord into modem.
   
   
   

Step 3: Install DSL Filters

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