Users connect the adapter via an Ethernet cable to a router, and then plug the adapter into a wall socket.

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Next, the user plugs the second adapter into any other wall socket, and then connects it to a device via a second cable.

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The Phone Port adapter plugs into a common electrical wall socket and then connects to any device on your phone line: a plain old phone, a fax machine or even a Caller ID box.

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