Motorola SURFBOARD SVG2500 - Manual (Page 35)

2 INSTALLATION
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Signing Up for Service
You must sign up with an Internet Service provider to access the Internet and other
online services. To activate your service, call your local Internet Service provider.
You need to provide the MAC address marked HFC MAC ID printed on the Bottom
Label on the SVG2500. You can record it in the SVG2500 Quick Installation Guide.
You should ask your Internet Service provider the following questions:
• Do you have any special system requirements?
• When can I begin to use my SVG2500?
• Are there any files I need to download after connecting the SVG2500?
• Do I need a user name or password to access the Internet or use e-mail?
Computer System Requirements
You can connect Microsoft ® Windows ® , Macintosh ® , UNIX ® , or Linux ® computers to
the SVG2500 LAN using one of the following:
• Ethernet — 10Base-T or 10/100Base-T Ethernet adapter with proper driver
software installed.
• Wireless — Any IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b device. This includes any Wi-Fi
certified wireless device, such as a cellular telephone equipped with this feature.
In addition, your computer must meet the following requirements:
• PC with Pentium © class or better processor
• Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Macintosh, Linux, or UNIX
operating system with operating system CD-ROM available
• Minimum 256 MB RAM recommended
• 10 MB available hard disk space
You can use any web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer ® , Netscape
Navigator ® , or Mozilla ® Firefox ® , with the SVG2500.
The following operating systems are not supported by the SVG2500. Microsoft
support for these products has ended:
• Windows ® 95
• Windows ® 98
• Windows ® 98 SE
• Windows
® Me
• Windows NT
®
Note: UNIX, Linux, or Macintosh computers only use the Ethernet connection .