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does not happen, check that the power switch is on, the power supply
is solidly connected, and the AC outlet is live.
Surge Protectors and Lightning
Your modem has self-resetting lightning protection to protect it from
electrical spikes on the telephone line. Nonetheless, power surges and
other transient voltages on power lines, such as those caused by light-
ning strikes, can damage or destroy your modem. Therefore, we recom-
mend that you plug the modem into a surge protector rather than
directly into a wall outlet, preferably a surge protector that provides pro-
tection against electrical spikes on the telephone line as well as on the
power line. Note that not even a surge protector can guard against
damage from a nearby lightning strike. During an electrical storm, your
safest course is to unplug your computer equipment from both the pow-
er outlet and the telephone line.