Gateway none manual System Requirements

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2.3 System Requirements

You must have access to an ISP that meets the following minimum requirements:

zInternet access from your local telephone company or Internet Service Provider (ISP) using an xDSL modem, Cable modem, ISDN TA, or PSTN analog modem. You may also have access over the telephone system to an ana- log modem at another site.

zA PC using a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address assigned by DHCP, a Gateway server address, and a DNS server address from your service provider.

zFor wired LAN connection, you need a computer equipped with a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet card, or a USB-to-Ethernet converter. For wireless LAN connections, each computer must have an 11 Mbps wire- less adapter.

zTCP/IP network protocol installed on each PC that needs to access the Internet.

zA Java-enabled Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or above installed on one PC at your site for configuring the Gateway.

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