How to Set Up High-Speed DSL
High-speed DSL is a commonly available Internet service that delivers a fast Internet connection through your telephone line. Unlike dial-up, DSL doesn't tie up your phone line, and it moves much more quickly. Installing a new DSL modem and setting up service is a fairly quick and easy process.
Items needed:
- DSL filter
- DSL modem
- DSL service
- Ethernet cord
- Phone cord
- Call your local Internet service provider to set up DSL service at your home. Keep in mind that you may not be able to get a startup date right away.
- Remove the phone line from your wall jack. Connect the DSL filter to your wall. This filter has two ports – one for your phone line and one for the line that runs to your modem.
- Connect your phone line into the “Phone” port and the DSL cord into the “DSL” slot.
- Run the cord from the “DSL” slot to the “Line In” port on the back panel of your DSL modem.
- Insert an Ethernet cord into the “Line Out” port on the back panel of your modem.
- Locate the “Ethernet” port on your computer. This is usually on the back panel of your computer’s tower.
- Plug in your DSL modem, and turn it on. If you have an installation CD that accompanies your modem, insert it into your computer’s CD drive and run the installation program. Once the program and drivers are installed on your computer and the modem is connected to the computer, you should have access to your new high-speed Internet connection.