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E-DOC-CTC-20080118-0003 v1.0
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1 Installation
1.1 Preliminary Steps
DSL service
The DSL service must be up and running on your telephone line.
If both conventional telephone and DSL service are simultaneously available from the same copper pair, you
will need a central splitter or distributed filters for decoupling DSL and telephone signals.
Computer requirements
To connect a computer via Ethernet, make sure the computer is equipped with an Ethernet Network
Interface Card (NIC).
For wireless networking, you will need a WiFi-certified wireless client adapter for each computer you
want to connect wirelessly.
Internet connection details
You may 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 for PPP connections
Your IP settings in case of static configurations
You may 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.
Voice over IP (VoIP) connection details
If you want to be able to make phone calls over the Internet, you will need following details for your VoIP
connection:
A user account at your VoIP Service Provider
The server settings of your VoIP Service
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.
Optionally your ISP may indicate the Service Profile to use during Setup.
These settings may be provided by your Internet Service Provider.