3Com 3C892 When to Select Private Network, To an ISP, Setting Up a Connection to the Internet

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When to Select Private Network

Select private network when you want to connect directly to a remote, private LAN such as a corporate network, shown in Figure 41. For instance, if you want to dial into your main office from home in order to access the servers at your office for e-mail, printing, and so on, then select private network as the type of service provider you want to configure. If the private network you are dialing into provides the option of accessing the Internet and you want to be able to reach the Internet through your corporate LAN (as opposed to through a direct connection to an ISP), then choose that option when configuring your private network parameters.

Direct Connection to Private Network

Remote office LAN

Direct Connection to Private Network & ISP via Private Network

Remote office LAN

Internet or

online service

ISDN

LAN Modem

ISDN outlet

ISDN

LAN Modem

ISDN outlet

	Figure 41 Direct Connection to a Private Network
Setting Up a Connection	This section describes how to set up your ISDN LAN Modem for access to the
to an ISP	Internet.
	Before You Begin
	Before you begin, you will need the following information from your ISP:
	■ Telephone number(s) you must dial to access this ISP
	■ User ID and password
	■ DNS IP address(es)
	This information is required only if your ISP does not provide the IP address
	dynamically.
	Setting Up a Connection to the Internet
	To set up a connection to an ISP, do the following.

1From the ISDN LAN Modem main page, click the Service Providers graphic.

2Select New (Internet Service Provider) from the drop down list box.