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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide January 2006 ESL320TEU.A1G[...]

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    FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harm ful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference re ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operatio n. This equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with[...]

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    Table Of Contents BEFORE YO U START ...................................................................................................... VI Installation Overview .......................................................................................................... .............................vi Setup Wizard ..................................[...]

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    Firmware ....................................................................................................................... .................................. 39 Test........................................................................................................................... ....................................... 40 STATUS .....[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide vi About This User Guide This user’s guide p rovides instructions on how to in sta ll the DSL-320T ADSL Modem and use it to provide Internet access for an Ethernet netw ork or single com puter. If you are usi ng a computer with a functioning Ethernet port, the quickest and ea siest way to set up t he DSL-320T is to [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide vii Installation Notes In order to establish a conne ction to th e Internet it will be necessa ry to provide information to the Modem that will be stored in its m e mory. For some users, only their accou nt informat ion (Username and Passwor d) is required. For ot hers, various parameters that control and define the I[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide viii Information you will need from your ADSL service provider: Username This is the Username used to log on to y our ADSL service provider’s network. It is commonly in the form − user@isp.co.uk Your ADSL service provider uses this to identify your account. Record info here Password This is the Password used, in c[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide ix Information you will need about your DSL-320T ADSL Modem: Username This is the Username needed acce ss the Modem’s management interface. When you attempt to connect to the device through a web browser you will be prompted to enter this Username. The d efault Username for the Modem is admin . The user cannot chang[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 1 1 Introduction This section pr ovides a brief description of the Modem, its associated t echnologies, and a list of Modem features. Modem Description and Operation The DSL-320T Modem is designed to provid e a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connectio n for a private Ethernet networ k. The Modem combines hi g[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 2 Front Panel Display Place the Modem in a location that perm its an easy view of the LED indicators on the front panel. The LED indic ators on the front panel incl ude Power, Status, ADSL, an d Ethernet. The ADSL and Ethernet indicators monitor link status and activ ity (Link/Act). Power Steady green light indicates [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 3 Rear Panel Connections All cable connections to the Modem are made at the rear pane l. Connect the power adapter here to power on the Mode m. Use the Reset button to restore the settings to the factory defa ult values in th e next chapter fo r instructions on using the reset button). Connect network cables: 1. Inser[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 4 2 Hardware Installation The DSL-320T Modem maintains two sepa rate interfaces, an Ethernet LAN an d an ADSL (WAN) interface. Place the Modem in a location where it can be connected to the variou s devices as well as to a power source. The Modem should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or exce ssive[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 5 your service provider. The AD SL connection represents the WAN inte rface, the co nnection to the Inte rnet. It is the physical link t o the service provider’s network backbone and ultimately to the Internet. Connect Modem to Ethernet The Modem may be connected to a single computer or Ethern et device through the [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 6 3 Basic Modem Configuration The first time you setup th e Modem it is recommended that yo u configure the WAN connection using a single computer connected dire ctly to the Modem . Once the WAN connection is functioning properl y, you may continue to ma ke changes to Mo dem configuration includi ng IP settings and DH[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 7 Access the Configuration Manager In order to make sure your computer’s IP setting s allow it to communicate w ith the Modem, it is advisable to configure your system be a DHCP client – that is, it will get IP settings from the Modem. Appendix B d escribes how to configure different Windows operating systems to ?[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 8 Home When you successf ully connect to the web manager, the Home d irectory tab will display the Setup Wizard window. You can launc h the Setup Wizard fr om this pa ge or use the buttons located in the left pa nel of the web page to view other windo ws used for basic confi guration. Web Manager – First Time Log On[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 9 The initial window summarizes th e setup process. Click the Next button to proceed. You may stop using the Se tup Wizard at any time by clicking t he Exit butto n. If you exit the wizard you will return to the opening Setup W izard window without sav ing any of the settin gs changed during the process. The first win[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 10 Using the Setup Wizard - Choose Connection Type Now select the Connection Type used for the Internet conn ection. Your ISP has given this information to you. The connection types available for “Multi-User” Mo de are PPPoE/PPPoA , Static IP Address , and Bridge Mode . Each connection type has different settings [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 11 Using the Setup Wizard - For PPPoE/PPPoA connections: 1. Type in the Username and Password used to identify and verify your account to the ISP. 2. Select the specific Connection Type from the drop-down menu. The available PPP c onnection and encapsulation types are PPP oE LLC , PPPoA LLC and PPPoA VC-Mux . 3. If yo[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 12 Using the Setup Wizard - For Static IP Address connections: 1. Select the specific Connection Type from the drop-dow n menu. The avai lable Static IP Address connection and encapsulat ion types are 1483 Routed IP LLC an d 1483 Routed IP VC-Mux . 2. Change the IP Address , Subnet Mask , ISP Gateway Address , Primary[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 13 Using the Setup Wizard - For Bridge Mode connections: 1. Select the specific Connection Type from the drop-dow n menu. The availa ble Bridge Mode connection and encapsulation types are 1483 Bridged IP LLC and 1483 Bridge d IP VC-Mux . 2. If you are instructed t o change the VPI or VCI value, type in the correct set[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 14 Using the Setup Wizard - Finish and Restart Finally you can confirm that the setup pr ocess is com pleted. If you are satisfied that you have entere d all the necessary information correctly, click the Restart button to save the new configuration settings and restart the Modem. If you need to change settings from a[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 15 After the system is finished restarting, you will be return ed to the opening page of the web manager. You may now continue to c onfigure the Modem as desire d.[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 16 WAN To configure the Modem’s basic conf iguration settings without run ning the Setup Wizard, you can access the windows used to con figure WAN, LAN, an d DHCP sett ings directly from the Home directory. To access the WAN Settings window, click on the WA N link button on the left side of the first window that app[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 17 Select the Connection Type used for your account. The window will display setti ngs that are appropriate for the connection type you select. Fo llow the instruction be low according to the type of connection you select in this window. PPPoE/PPPoA Follow the i nstructions below to configure t he Modem to use a PPP o[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 18 14. The Modem will save the new settings and restart. Upon restarting the Modem will automatically estab lish the WAN connection. The following provides additio nal description of the settings for PPPoA and PPPoE connections: PPPoA/PPPoE Parameters Description User Name For PPP connections, a User Name an d Passwor[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 19 by your ISP. Static IP If you have selected the Static IP option in the IP Control drop-dow n menu, type in the global IP address used for your WAN interface. Y our ISP should provide this IP address to you. Connection Setting Select the desired option: Always ON, Connecti on On Demand, or Manual. Most users will w[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 20 Static IP Address When the Modem is conf igured to use Static IP A ddress assignment fo r the WAN conn ection, you must manuall y assign a glo bal IP Address, subnet m ask and gateway IP Addr ess used fo r the WAN conn ection. Follow th e instruction below to configure the Modem to use Static IP Address assig nment[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 21 To configure a Static IP connection for the WAN, follow these steps: 1. Click the Static IP Addre ss radio button in the WAN Settings section in the middle of the window. 2. The settings under ATM VC Setting at the top of the window should not be changed unless you have been instructed to ch ange them. However, if [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 22 connection to the Modem for IP routed traffic that is outside your ISP’s network. That is, this will be the primary connection fr om the Modem to most of the Internet. Get this IP address from your ISP. Primary DNS Address This is the IP address of the first choice for Domain Name Service (DNS) used to match the [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 23 Bridge Mode For Bridged connections it will be necessary for most users to install additional software on any co mputer that will the Modem for Internet access. The additional soft ware is used for th e purpose of identifying and verifying your account, and then granting Intern et access to the computer requesting [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 24 2. The settings under ATM VC Setting at the top of the window should not be changed unless you have been instructed to ch ange them. However, if you are instructed to ch ange the VPI or VCI values, type in the values assigned for yo ur account. Leave the Vir tual Circuit setting at the default ( Enab led ) value fo[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 25 ATM Traffic Shaping The ATM settings section in the WAN Settings windows for the different connection t ypes can be used t o adjust Q o S parameters for AD SL clients. This may not be avai lable to all ADSL acc ounts. ATM Settings for WAN Connection Additional ATM settin gs for PPPoE or PPPo A connections: ATM Para[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 26 SCR Sustainable Cell Rate – The SCR is de fin ed for the VBR service category. This is the rate that can be sustained for “bursty”, on-off traffic sources. It is a function of Maximum Burst Size (MBS) and the ti me interval (between cells). CDVT Cell Delay Variation Tolerance – CDVT is a measur e of the cel[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 27 ATM VC Settings ATM VC settings can be configured for all connection types in the WAN Settings windows of the Home directory. ATM VC Settings in WAN Settings windo w The table belo w describes the ATM VC set tings used to configure a PPPoE or PPPoA connecti on for an ADSL account. ATM VC Parameters Description PVC [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 28 LAN You can configure the LAN IP address to suit yo ur preference. Many users will find it convenien t to use the default settings together with DHCP service to manage the IP settings for their private network. The IP address of the Modem is the base addr ess used for D HCP. In order to u se the Modem for DHCP on y[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 29 DHCP The DHCP server is enabled by default for the Mod em’s Et hernet LAN interface. DHCP se rvice will supply IP settings to workstations configured to automatically ob tain IP settings that are connected to the Mod em though the Ethernet port. When the Modem is used for DHCP it becomes the default gateway for D[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 30 The Ending IP Address is the highest IP address number in the pool. Type in the Lease Time in the entry field provided. Th is is the amount of time in seconds that a workst ation is allowed to reserve an IP address in the pool if the workstation is disconnected from the network or powered off. Disable the DHCP Serv[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 31 Save Settings and Reboot When you have configur ed the DSL-320T with the settings you desire, make sure you sav e those settings. To save the system configuration settings , click the Tools tab. You will be presented first with th e Administrator Settings window. This window i s described in the next chapter. To sa[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 32 4 Advanced Modem Management This chapter i ntroduces and describes t he management features that h ave not been presented i n the previous chapter. These include t h e more advanced fe atures used for network management and security as well as administ rative tools to manage the Modem , view statistics and other in[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 33 ADSL The ADSL Configuration window allows the user to set the config uration for A DSL protocols. For most ADSL accounts the default setti ng, ADSL2+ ( Multi-mode), will work. Th is configura tion works with all ADSL implem entations. If you have bee n given i nstructions to change the Modulation T ype used, select[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 34 ATM VCC This ATM Virtual Circuit connection window is used to configure the WAN connection. This window can be used as an altern ative to configuring the sam e settings found on the WAN Settings windows in the Home director y. ATM VC Setting window To configure t he PVC configu ration set, click t h e correspondin [...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 35 Tools Click the Tools tab to reveal the win dow buttons for vari ous functions l ocated in this dir ectory. Admini strator Settings is the first window that appears in the Tools directory. This window is used to change th e system password used to access the web manager, to save or load Modem configurati on setting[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 36 Time The Modem pr ovides a number of o p tions to m aintain current date an d time. Time w indow To configure syste m time on the Modem, select the method used to maintain time. The options available in clude using your computer ’s system clock (default) or setting the time and date manuall y. Click the Apply but[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 37 Remote Log Use the Remote Log Se ttings windo w to set up logging to server s or co mputers that are located outside the LAN or subnet of the Modem . Remote Log Settings w indow Select the Log Level from the pull-dow n menu. Th e levels availab le are: Alert, Critical, Debug, Error, Info, Notice, Panic , and Warnin[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 38 System Once you have configured th e Modem to your satisfaction, it is a go od idea to back up th e configuration file to your computer. To save the cur rent configuration settings to your computer, click the Sys tem button in the Tools directory to display the System Settings window. Click the Sav e button to Save[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 39 Restore Factory Default Settings To reset the Modem to its factory default settings , click the Restore button in the System S etting s window. You will be prompted to confirm your decision to reset the Modem. The Modem will reboot with the factory default settings including IP setting s (192.168.1.1) and Ad minist[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 40 Test The Diag nostic Test window is used to test connectivity of the Mod em. A Ping test may be done through the local or external interface to test conn ectivity to known IP addresses. The diagnostic s feature executes a seri es of tests of your system soft ware and hardware co nnections. Use this wi ndow when wor[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 41 Status Use the various windows in this section to view system information and m onitor performance. Device Info Use the Device Inform ation window to quickly view bas ic current informati on about the LAN and WAN inter faces and device information including Firmware Version and MAC ad dress. In additio n, this wind[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 42 Log The system log dis plays chronological eve nt log data. Use the navigation buttons to view or scroll log pages. You ma y also save a sim ple text file containing the log to your comput er. Click the Save Log button a nd follow the prom pts to save the file. View Log w indo w Click Clear Log to delete the curren[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 43 Statistics Use the Traffic Statistics window to m onitor traffic on the Ethernet or ADSL Internet connectio n. Select the interface for which you want to view packet statistics and the information will appear below. Traffic Statistics window Click Refresh to view traffic information.[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 44 ADSL Use the ADSL Status window and the Diagnostic Test window ( Tools > Test ) for troubleshooting t he ADSL connection. ADSL Status window[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 45 Help Help window Click the desired hyperlink to access helpfiles.[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 46 A Technical Specifications General Standards: ADSL Standards • ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 • ITU G.992.1 (G.dmt) AnnexA • ITU G.992.2 (G.lite) Annex A • ITU G.994.1 (G.hs) • ITU G.992.5 Annex A ADSL2 Standards • ITU G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A • ITU G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) Annex A Protocols: • IEEE 802.1d Span[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 47 Physical and Environmental DC Inputs: Power Adapter: Input: 120V AC 60Hz Output: 9V DC, 1A Power Consumption: 11.25 Watts (max) Operating Temperature: 0° to 40°C Storage Temperature -20° to 70°C Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) Dimensions: 109 mm x 142.8 mm x 32.1 mm Weight: 200 gm EMI: CE Class B, FCC Clas[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 48 B Configuring IP Settings on Your Computer In order to configure your system to receive IP settings from the Modem it must first have the TC P/IP protocol installed. If you have an Ethern et port on your compu ter, it probably alr eady has TCP/IP protoco l installed. If you are usin g Windows XP the TCP/IP is enabl[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 49 3. In the Network and Internet Connections window, click Network Connections . 4. In the Net work Co nnections win dow, right-click o n Local Area Connection , then click Proper ties . Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon and sele ct the Properties option from the pull-do wn menu. Click Network Connectio n[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 50 5. In the Gener a l tab of the Loc al Area Connection Properties window, hig hlight Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP) under “This c onnection uses the fol lowing items:” by clicking on it once. Click on the Proper ties button. 6. Select “Obtain an IP address automati cally” by clicking once in the circle. Click t[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 51 Windows 2000 First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connecti ons icon. 3. In the Networ k and Dial-up Connections window, right-click the Local Are[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 52 Windows 95 and Window s 98 First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 1. In the Windows task bar, cl ick the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . Double-click the Network i con. 2. The Network d ialog box displays with a list of currently installed network compon ent[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 53 Your computer is now r eady to use the Modem’s DHCP server. Windows NT 4.0 Workstations First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 1. In the Windows NT task bar, click the Sta rt button , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. In the Contr ol Panel window, double-click th e Net[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 54 C Low Pass Filters for DSL Most ADSL clients will be required to install a simple device that prevents the ADSL line fr om interfering with regular telephone services. These devices are commonly referred to as microfilters or low pass filters. Th e two basic styles of low pass filters commonly used are described be[...]

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    DSL-320T ADSL Modem User Guide 55 Three Port Filter Another style of filter is installed at the same point where the Modem connects to the telephone line. Only a single filter is required. The connection ports are typ ically labeled as follows: • Line - This port connects to the wall jack. • ADSL – This port connect s to the Modem. • Phone [...]

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