Firstly and DSL Modem comes with a Low Pass Filter which needs to be fitted and if you have more than 1 extention you need filters on every extension. Now there should have been a Low Pass Filted supplied with the Modem and it is important to plug it in and plug in t5he Modem to the Modem Side and the Phone to the Phone side of the filter.
Once you have this setup correctly you need to go into the modem generally with a HTTP address and set it up to the specs supplied by your ISP. This will at the very least involve changing the User Name & Password amd maybe some other settings before it will work correctly. And you need to Save these Changes or you have just wasted your time in making them.
If you constantly hear a buzzing on the phone line every few minutes you have the Low Pass Filter installed incorrectly and you need to pay attention to this as it will also affect the quality of any speach that you are involved in as well as Fax transimmions if they apply here.
When you attempt to setup the Modem I alwaus use a USB Lead to do the settings and then connect through a RJ45 connection as they are more stable and generally speaking faster. But you must make sure that there is nothing else connected at the time as this can affect the setup procedure.
After you have saved the settings you need to unplug the power lead for about 30 seconds and then plug it back in and watch the Led's on the display to make sure that the Modem is connecting with the DSL connection if it's not you need to look at the Filters and the Settings of the Modem again.
There should have been a piece of paper supplied with the Modem from your ISP which will tell you the changes that you have to make to the Modem and it's also a great idea to change the default password as well to prevent any unauthorised action through the modem.
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