Before You Install Your Gateway; Powering Up The Gateway; Connecting The Cable/Dsl Gateway - 3Com OfficeConnect 3C855 User Manual

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HAPTER ARDWARE
Before you Install your
Gateway
Powering Up the
Gateway
Connecting the
Cable/DSL Gateway
I
NSTALLATION
Before you install and configure your Gateway, you need the following additional
information. If you do not have this information, contact your Internet Service
Provider. Space is provided below for you to record this information.
If your ISP allocates IP information dynamically over PPPoE, you need a User Name
and Password:
PPPoE User Name
PPPoE Password
PPPoE Service Name
Only enter a PPPoE Service Name if your ISP requires you to do this. Do not enter
anything if your ISP does not require a service name
If your ISP allocates fixed or static IP information, you need the following
information:
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway address : ____.____.____.____
DNS address
If your ISP allocates IP information dynamically over a protocol other than PPPoE,
you do not need any further information.
1 Plug the power adapter into the power adapter socket located on the back panel
of the Gateway (refer to "Power Adapter socket" on page 12).
2 Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical wall socket.
The first step for installing your Cable/DSL Gateway is to physically connect it to a
cable or DSL modem in order to be able to access the Internet.
To use your Cable/DSL Gateway to connect to the Internet through an external
cable or DSL modem (Figure 5):
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