Deciding what else to connect
In the last step, you connected the HP LaserJet 3100 product to the
wall jack. Generally, there are only three other devices you might
want or need to connect to this same jack: a telephone, an answering
machine, and an external modem or computer with an internal
modem. (Having and using both an internal computer modem and an
external modem is a very rare situation.) Which, if any, of these you
connect to this jack depends on your situation, which should be one
of the following:
Situation 1: You connected the HP LaserJet 3100
product to a jack for a phone line that receives only
fax calls (a dedicated fax line).
You do not need to connect any other devices. However, if you want
to use the fax line for access to the Internet or e-mail, you may want
to connect your external modem or computer with internal modem to
the same jack as the HP LaserJet 3100 product. You may also want
to connect an extra telephone to this jack if you would like to make
outgoing voice calls on this phone line. See “Connecting other
devices” later in this chapter.
Note
If you have another wall jack for this phone line, you can connect the
extra phone and/or external modem or computer with internal modem
to the other jack.
Since this is a dedicated fax line, you should never have an
answering machine or computer voicemail on it. If you are using
computer voicemail, you must connect the computer with internal
modem or the external modem to your dedicated voice line. You will
access the Internet or e-mail using the dedicated voice line.
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Situation 2: You connected the HP LaserJet 3100
product to a jack for a phone line that receives both
fax and voice calls (a shared line).
Connect all other devices you have to the same jack as the HP
LaserJet 3100 product. See “Connecting other devices” later in this
chapter.
Note
If you have another jack for this phone line, you can connect some of
the devices to it. However, if you have an answering machine or
computer with voicemail, connect it to the same jack as the HP LaserJet
3100 product.