Using The Ms Windows Xp Internet Gateway Device Control Client - THOMSON SpeedTouch 545 Setup And User Manual

2.1.1 Using the MS Windows XP Internet Gateway
Introduction
Preconditions
Starting an Internet
session
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Device Control Client
MS Windows XP users can easily establish PPP sessions, without the need of first
browsing to the SpeedTouch™ web pages, due to MS Windows XP's Internet Gateway
Device Discovery and Control Client that allows you to control the SpeedTouch™
directly from you PC.
Following conditions must be met:
•
UPnP™ (subcomponent of Windows XP's Networking Services) must be added
to your Windows XP system (see
page 89)
•
Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client (subcomponent of
Windows XP's Networking Services) must be enabled on your Windows XP
system (see "7.5 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems" on page
•
Make sure UPnP™ is fully enabled on the SpeedTouch™ (see
page 59)
Proceed as follows:
Click (Settings >) Control Panel on the Start menu.
1
The Control Panel window appears. Go to (Network and Internet Connections >)
2
Network Connections.
The Network Connections window appears:
3
Next to your Network connection(s), you can find an Internet Gateway icon, repre-
senting the SpeedTouch™ Internet Gateway Device Internet connection ability.
Double-click the Internet Connection icon.
4
As a result SpeedTouch™'s embedded PPP dial-in client establishes the Internet connec-
tion. The Internet Gateway icon displays connected and your PC is online.
You can open a web browser and surf the Internet.
2 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity
"7.5 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems" on
89)
" NAPT" on
25