Getting To Know Your Modem; Features; Simple Setup; Instant Protection - Virgin Home Modem User Manual

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MODEM

FEATURES

The Virgin Broadband At Home Modem provides home phone functionality, along with wireless
broadband Internet. Simply plug your modem in, connect your phone and computer, and you'll be
making calls and you could be surfi ng the Internet within minutes. The Modem supports advanced
mobile technologies including compatibility with GSM and 3G mobile networks and support for GPRS,
EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA.

SIMPLE SETUP

The Modem provides you with a quick installation and setup that gets you easily and quickly
connected to the Internet; using an Internet browser (e.g. Microsoft
® ®
Firefox or Safari ) and most personal computers, including Windows
Setup Wizard' introduces you to the basic settings that need to be confi gured for use with the mobile
network.

INSTANT PROTECTION

The Modem provides a hardware fi rewall and supports Network Address Translation (NAT). This
network service hides the computers in your network so they cannot be easily accessed from outside
your network (the Internet) until a request is made.

ADDITIONAL SECURITY

The Modem supports both Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA and
WPA2) security encryption to protect your network. Security logs keep you aware of potential
security risks and intrusion attempts. You can view logs through the security section of the
Management Console.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Ethernet Port if connecting via Ethernet cable.
Wireless Networking Adapter if connecting wirelessly.
Compliant Internet Browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Mozilla Firefox 2 and Safari 2 or
later versions of each.
MAC OSX (10.4 OR ABOVE)
WINDOWS XP
WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC
WINDOWS VISTA HOME
PREMIUM/ ULTIMATE
V3.3.3
• APPLE™ COMPUTER WITH AN INTEL
• 512MB OF RAM
• PENTIUM™ 300MHZ PROCESSOR OR EQUIVALENT • 128MB OF RAM
• 1 GHZ 32-BIT (X86) OR 64-BIT (X64) PROCESSOR • 512 MB OF RAM
• 1 GHZ 32-BIT (X86) OR 64-BIT (X64) PROCESSOR • 1 GB OF RAM
® Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0,
®
and Macintosh
® , POWERPC G3, G4 OR G5 PROCESSOR
®
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