Starting an Internet session

2 SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity

2.1.1Using the MS Windows XP Internet Gateway Device Control Client

Introduction MS Windows XP users can easily establish PPP sessions, without the need of first browsing to the SpeedTouch™ web pages, due to MS Windows XP’s Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client that allows you to control the SpeedTouch™ directly from you PC.

Preconditions Following conditions must be met:

•UPnP™ (subcomponent of Windows XP’s Networking Services) must be added to your Windows XP system (see “7.5 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems” on page 89)

•Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client (subcomponent of Windows XP’s Networking Services) must be enabled on your Windows XP system (see “7.5 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems” on page 89)

•Make sure UPnP™ is fully enabled on the SpeedTouch™ (see “ NAPT” on page 59)

Proceed as follows:

1Click (Settings >) Control Panel on the Start menu.

2The Control Panel window appears. Go to (Network and Internet Connections >)

Network Connections.

3The Network Connections window appears:

Next to your Network connection(s), you can find an Internet Gateway icon, repre- senting the SpeedTouch™ Internet Gateway Device Internet connection ability.

4Double-click the Internet Connection icon.

As a result SpeedTouch™’s embedded PPP dial-in client establishes the Internet connec- tion. The Internet Gateway icon displays connected and your PC is online.

You can open a web browser and surf the Internet.

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