Basic Installation - THOMSON SpeedTouch 585 Installation And Setup Manual

2 Basic Installation

Before you begin
ADSL service
Computer requirements
Wireless client
adapters
Internet connection
details
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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 line.
If both conventional 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).
For wireless networking, you will need a wireless 802.11 b/g compatible client
adapter for each computer you intend to connect wirelessly.
You can use one of the following wireless client adapters:
SpeedTouch™110g CardBus
SpeedTouch™121g USB adapter
Any other Wi-Fi certified WLAN client
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 subscribed to DSL at 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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