Basic Installation - THOMSON SPEEDTOUCH 546 - VERSION 6 Installation And Setup Manual

2 Basic Installation

Before you begin
ADSL service
Computer requirements
Connection details from
your Internet Service
Provider (ISP)
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Make sure you read the safety instructions and regulatory notices first. You can find
the safety instructions on the Setup CD (see
page 7). They may also be provided as a printed booklet.
The ADSL service must be up and running on your telephone or ISDN line.
If both telephone and ADSL service are simultaneously available from the same
copper pair, you will need a central splitter or distributed filters for decoupling
ADSL and telephone signals.
Public telephone lines carry voltages that can cause electric shock. Only try
!
to set up splitter/filters that have been designed to be installed by unqualified
personnel. For further assistance, contact your Internet Service Provider.
To connect computer(s) via Ethernet, make sure the computer(s) are equipped
with an Ethernet network interface card (NIC).
You need the following connection details from your Internet Service Provider (ISP):
Your ISP's method for connecting to the Internet (for example PPPoE)
The VPI/VCI (for example 8/35)
Your user name and password to connect to the Internet
You must have received this information when you took out an ADSL subscription
with your Internet Service Provider (ISP). You will be prompted for this information
at a given step in the installation procedure.
"2.2 Installing your SpeedTouch™" on
Chapter 2
Basic Installation
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