WAN Types | Characteristics | Popular Internet Service Providers |
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Dynamic IP | Cable or DSL modem | MediaOne (RoadRunner) and other |
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| Earthlink |
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DSL/PPP over | Requires special software: | Verizon (Online DSL), Bell Atlantic |
Ethernet | IVasion MacPOET/WinPOET, | (Infospeed DSL), Pacific Bell/ |
| Sympatico Access Manager, | Southwestern Bell (Basic DSL), Ameri- |
| NTS EnterNet | tech (SpeedPath 768 DSL*), SBC |
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| (DSL Web Solution), Bell Canada |
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| (Sympatico*), Earthlink (DSL) |
DSL (always on) | DSL modem | Verizon (Online Business DSL), Pacific |
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| Bell/Southwestern Bell (Enhanced |
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| DSL, Business DSL), Telocity |
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Cable | Cable modem | AT&T@Home, Excite@home, Char- |
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| ter@home, Cox@home |
Cable (BigPond) | Cable modem | A proprietary cable connection re- |
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| quired by some ISPs in Australia |
Cable (Static IP) | Cable modem | Optivision, Cox |
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Static IP Address | Cable or DSL modem | See DSL (always on) |
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| Analog modem (v.90, 56K) to | AOL, CompuServe, Earthlink, NetZero |
| router’s COM port | and many others |
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ISDN | ISDN TA to router’s COM port | QWest, Pacific Bell (Easy ISDN) |
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PPTP | A Microsoft protocol, PPTP may be | |
| tocol) A VPN protocol | used by any number of service provid- |
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| * use PPP over Ethernet |
6.If you have changed any of the settings, click Save. You will be prompted to restart your router for changes to take effect. Click the Restart Router but- ton and follow the prompts. Your router will be restarted and you will have to log in again.
7.If none of the settings have changed, click Back to return to the Setup screen.
8.Release and Renew the IP addresses of all client computers. For more in- formation, refer to Appendix A, Renewing IP Addresses.
9.To verify your Internet connection, try connecting to the www.asante.com website from your web browser.
The basic configuration of your Asanté router is now complete. See
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