To use your ISDN phone line you will need either an ISDN Terminal Adapter
(TA) or an ISDN LAN Router.
ISDN Terminal Adapter
An ISDN TA acts very much like a standard analog modem by connecting to your computer and then plugging into the ISDN phone line. In fact, Windows uses a TA just like a modem; requesting it to go off hook, dial, etc. To use a TA you use standard Dial-Up-Networking in Windows. The TA connects to your computer by either a serial port cable (just like a standard modem) or USB.
ISDN LAN Router
An ISDN LAN Router is very much like a network hub, but it also connects to your ISDN phone line. Your computers will connect to the router via an Ethernet cable and are configured to route all requests for internet activity to the router. When your computer requests a web page from the router the router will dial your ISP and connect to the internet. The router is configured with all the information it needs to know to call your ISP (user name, password, phone number, etc).
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