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Chapter 2 Installing the DOCSIS Residential Gateway
What Types of Service Accounts Do I Need?
Depending upon the features your residential gateway provides, you may need to
establish any of the following accounts with a service provider in order to take full
advantage of these features:
A high-speed Internet access account, if your residential gateway supports an
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Internet connection
An account for telephone service, if your residential gateway supports digital
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telephone service
Refer to one of the following topics to learn more about the types of service accounts
that you may need to establish.
I Do Not Have a High-Speed Internet Access Account
If you do not have a high-speed Internet access account, your service provider will
set up your account and become your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Internet access
enables you to send and receive e-mail, access the World Wide Web, and receive
other Internet services.
You will need to give your service provider information about the residential
gateway in order to use the high-speed internet feature that this product offers. Refer
to Information Your Service Provider Needs (on page 11) to learn how to locate the
information your service provider needs to establish a high-speed Internet access
account for the residential gateway
I Already Have a High-Speed Internet Access Account
If you have an existing high-speed Internet access account, you will need to give
your service provider the serial number and MAC address of the residential gateway
in order to use the high-speed internet feature that this product offers. Refer to
Information Your Service Provider Needs (on page 11) to learn how to locate this
information.
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