2Wire HomePortal 1500CW, User Manual

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Chapter 8:
Frequently asked questions
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How can I connect my telephone to the same telephone wall jack the
HomePortal connects to?
Use a phone-line filter and the included Y-adapter as shown in the following
figure.
Note: Phoneline filters are required if you have splitterless DSL and
sometimes they are required even if you have splittered DSL because splitters
installed by DSL service providers do not always completely eliminate noise
on the phone line. Use phoneline filters on each phone, answering machine,
fax machine, security system, and analog modem. You can order phoneline
filters from 2Wire (2Wire DSL Filter).
Connecting DSL Filter to single jack with the HomePortal
How far apart can any two computers be in my network?
Up to 300 feet for a wireless network, 500 feet for a phoneline network, and 300
feet for an Ethernet network.
IMPORTANT: 2Wire recommends using the included light-gray telephone cables
to connect computers via phoneline and the included dark-gray Ethernet cable to
connect computers via Ethernet.
How many computers can I attach to my home network?
You can attach as many as 253 computers or Internet devices (only 30 computers
via HomePNA).