- 1). Plug one end of a CAT 5 straight-through patch cable into the eight-pin LAN port on the DSL modem. Push the connector into the port until you hear a "click."
- 2). Plug the other end of the CAT5 straight-through patch cable into the WAN/Internet port on a router/firewall or the eight-pin network port on a computer. Push the connector into the port until you hear a "click.'
- 3). Power up the computer or power up the router connected to the DSL modem. Plug the power adapter for the DSL modem into a wall socket to power up the modem.
- 4). Watch the green and amber lights on the DSL LAN port and the WAN/Internet port on the router or on the network port of the computer and verify that the lights are blinking on both sides, indicating that communication is established.
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