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2 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity
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2 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity
Introduction This chapter provides information on how to access the Internet via your Speed-
Touch™.
Once the SpeedTouch™ has been installed and the computers prepared as outlined in
“1 SpeedTouch™ Installation” on page 5 , you are ready to connect to the Internet.
Access methods Depending on your Service Provider’s Internet Service requirements you may have:
• Direct access
As soon as the initial installation of the SpeedTouch™ and preparation of your
computer has been done, continuous and immediate Internet/WAN access is
available via the SpeedTouch™.
• Dial-in access
Internet/WAN access must be explicitly established, e.g. by “dialing” into
a Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) via a dial-in application on your
computer.
See
“2.1 Connect to the Internet via a Host PPPoE Dial-in Client” on page 16 for
more information.
The method used depends on the Service Provider's requirements.
SpeedTouch™ Internet
configuration
Your SpeedTouch™ has been prepared for providing the appropriate Internet services
out of the box, meaning that in the very most cases no specific configuration of the
device needs to be done.
By default following Internet services are readily available:
• Virtual Channel (VC) - VPI/VCI=0/35 (ETHoA, LLC/snap - Bridged Ethernet)
• Virtual Channel (VC) - VPI/VCI=8/35 (ETHoA, LLC/snap - Bridged Ethernet)
• Virtual Channel (VC) - VPI/VCI=1/101 (ETHoA, LLC/snap - Bridged Ethernet)
• Virtual Channel (VC) - VPI/VCI=1/32 (ETHoA, LLC/snap - Bridged Ethernet)
• Virtual Channel (VC) - VPI/VCI=0/100 (ETHoA, LLC/snap - Bridged Ethernet)
• Virtual Channel (VC) - VPI/VCI=8/48 (ETHoA, LLC/snap - Bridged Ethernet)
• Automatic Permanent Virtual Channel (PVC) configuration (if supported by the
Telephone Operator/Service Provider)
Note Bridged Ethernet is also referred to as (IEEE802.1b Transparent) Bridging.
In case your Service Provider instructs you to use an Internet service, other than the
ones listed above (i.e. another Virtual Channel needs to be applied for Bridged
Ethernet), please see
“4.1 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup” on page 34 .
Your Internet
connection
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.
Note In case of direct access, the remote organization might ask for a user name
and password on an Internet welcome page.