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and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are provided subject
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Brin g in g it all to g ethe r
Your complete guide
to getting started with
BT Total Broadband
and BT Broadband Talk
Please keep a note of your BT Total Broadband and Talk details.
When signing in at http://bt.yahoo.com, please make sure you add
'@btinternet.com' after your username.
Email address
(username):
Password:
You'll need these when installing your BT Total Broadband service.
Broadband Talk
phone number:
Broadband Talk
account password:
You can find this information in your welcome emails/letter.
@btinternet.com

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Summary of Contents for BT Voyager 2500V

  • Page 1 Your complete guide to getting started with BT Total Broadband and BT Broadband Talk Please keep a note of your BT Total Broadband and Talk details. When signing in at http://bt.yahoo.com, please make sure you add ‘@btinternet.com’ after your username. Email address @btinternet.com...
  • Page 2: In This Guide

    Getting started – simple steps: Learn about your desktop icons Launch your browser Learn about your security features Thank you for choosing BT Total Broadband as your high-speed Learn about your email service internet service. Set up sub accounts After setting up your broadband connection using the installation...
  • Page 3 And then follow the steps in this guide to make the most of your new service. Your BT Voyager 2500V is a broadband router. It can be used to connect your desktop computer, laptop computer and games console to your broadband line.
  • Page 4 PC users only. You will be prompted if it’s needed. For more details, please go to page 35. Please do not connect any of the BT Voyager 2500V cables until Set-up BT Broadband Talk prompted by the installation CD-ROM. You will use this icon to manually activate your Broadband Talk service if a problem occurred during installation.
  • Page 5 Your web browser will take you to a sign in screen. The sign in screen at no extra charge for BT Total Broadband Option 2 and above makes it easy for each member of your family to connect directly with customers.
  • Page 6 • turn it on and off in the Toolbar at the top of your BT Yahoo! Browser activity reports so you know which web sites your children and in the BT Yahoo! Companion toolbar.
  • Page 7 You can create up to four sub accounts on BT Total Broadband Go to the BT Yahoo! Mail Homepage or go to Option 1 and 2 or up to ten sub accounts on BT Total Broadband bt.yahoo.com/mail Option 3 and above.
  • Page 8 We strongly recommend that you advise anyone in your house to use a standard phone, rather than your Broadband Talk service, in If you turn off the BT Voyager 2500V you will be unable to make or the event of an emergency. The enclosed stickers can be used to receive BT Broadband Talk telephone calls.
  • Page 9 BT Softphone transforms your Windows PC or MAC into a phone, letting you use your BT Broadband Talk account from any compatible PC with a headset. BT Softphone keeps you in contact with your friends and family by making and receiving phone calls online, but also offers much more than just phone calls.
  • Page 10 flashes when data is passing) • USB (illuminated when a USB connection is made, flashes when To connect a second computer to your BT Voyager 2500V, simply data is passing) insert the installation CD-ROM into the additional computer and, when �����������������������...
  • Page 11: Connecting Wirelessly

    BT Voyager 2500V router when attempting to connect To connect wirelessly to the BT Voyager 2500V, follow these steps for wirelessly for the first time. Follow the instructions provided with your each device: wireless adapter to ‘connect to a wireless network’.
  • Page 12 Windows 2000/Windows XP – USB driver uninstall Select ‘System’ from within the Windows Control Panel, How can I set up my BT Voyager 2500V for gaming packages? For Xbox click on the ‘Device Manager’ tab. Click on the ‘+’ sign next •...
  • Page 13: Frequently Asked Questions

    ‘General’ tab • click on ‘Delete Files’ and then click ‘OK’ If your CD-ROM still doesn’t work, please call the BT Total Broadband • click on ‘Delete Cookies’ and click on ‘OK’ Technical team on 0845 600 7030.
  • Page 14 What is a monthly usage guideline? Your BT Total Broadband service has a monthly usage guideline. This is the amount of data you can send (upload) and receive (download) through your broadband connection each month. Everything you send or receive over the internet is bits of data, whether it’s a web page, an email, a music track or a video clip.
  • Page 15 The code will be supplied free-of charge, though there may be a charge to cover the cost of the medium on which the code is supplied, plus ����� ���������������� ���� post & packing. For further information, please visit the BT Voyager web site www.bt.com/voyager ��������� ��������...
  • Page 16 Software that allows you to control internet access e.g. by blocking access to specific sites and limiting a user’s time online. Email address ����������������������� A unique address used to send email, e.g. for BT Yahoo! POP3 ����������������������������������� yourusername@btinternet.com An email transfer protocol. An email program, such as Outlook ����...
  • Page 17 Router A device that links computers and other equipment (such as printers and modems) to allow data to be sent between them. Spam Unwanted and/or undesirable email – the internet equivalent of junk mail. Streaming audio (or video) Audio or video files can be played over the internet by streaming files. This means you do not need the file saved on your hard drive.
  • Page 18 It will give you an instant diagnosis and fix common problems. The icon should be on your desktop but you can also access BT Broadband Desktop Help from your system tray (bottom right of your screen) or from the Start >...