Just
as susceptible to crippling power surges through electricity as
through telephone lines, modems need data line protection. This kind
of protection shields your PC hardware from power surges and spikes
that can enter your PC through your modem and telephone lines.
Avoiding Modem Electrocution with Data Line Power Protection
Make sure your surge protectors and UPS units
all include data line protection. The goods news: Even relatively
inexpensive surge protectors and UPS units now include data line
protection as a standard feature.
Even more important, make sure data line
protection is being used properly. Just as a surge protector or UPS
unit sits between your PC hardware and an electric outlet, data line
protection must be placed between your modem and the telephone jack.
Take this recommendation seriously and highlight these paragraphs.
I’ve seen some small businesses get hit with extremely heavy
hardware damage to both modems and PC systems by ignoring the need
for data line protection. Don’t become one of these statistics
when the prevention is so inexpensive and easy to implement.
Power Protection Action Items
Are you aware that crippling surges and
spikes can enter your PC systems through telephone lines and modems?
In addition to a basic surge protector or battery backup unit, does
every modem in your company have data line protection sitting
between the modem and the telephone jack?
