Surfing The Internet - THOMSON SpeedTouch 510 Setup And User Manual

2 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity

2.1 Surfing the Internet

Introduction
Access methods
Dial-in access
Your Internet
connection
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Once the SpeedTouch™ and the computers have been configured as outlined in
"1.3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup" on page
Depending on the configuration of the SpeedTouch™ you may have:
D
•
irect access
As soon as the initial configuration has been performed, continuous and imme-
diate access is available via the DSL line.
• D
ial-in access
Access must be explicitly established, e.g. by "dialing" into a Broadband Remote
Access Server (BRAS).
The method used depends on the configuration profile/file you used to configure the
SpeedTouch™ and the Service Provider's requirements.
Depending on the SpeedTouch™ configuration, dial-in access is provided via:
• The SpeedTouch™'s Routed PPPoA or Routed PPPoE packet services with
embedded PPP client.
See "2.2 Connect to the Internet via SpeedTouch™'s embedded PPP client." on
page 35 for more information.
• A dial-in application on your computer.
See "2.3 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial-in Client" on page 38
more information.
Regardless of whether a direct access or a dial-in access method is used to make your
connection, once the connection is established, opening your web browser is enough to
access the World Wide Web (WWW) or Internet.
In case of direct access, the remote organization might ask for a user name
Note
and password on an Internet welcome page.
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