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Installation checklist
Use the checklist in Table 1 to ensure a smooth installation. As you check off each item, record the information in the “Installation worksheet” on page 33.
Table 1 | Installation checklist | |
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| Type of Account | Instant Internet can provide access to your entire network |
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| through a single Internet Protocol (IP) address for |
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| unlimited access to the Internet: |
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| • If you want to use public IP addresses, request a |
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| network account. |
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| • If you want to use Network Address Translation (NAT) |
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| or you are using the Instant Internet unit as an |
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| Your ISP will provide you with a user name, password, |
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| primary access phone number, optional alternate access |
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| phone number, and name server IP address. Record this |
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| information on page 33. |
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| If you are using a | |
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| ensure that your ISP supplies true IP service using PPP |
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| protocols for analog and ISDN connections. ISDN |
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| requires the synchronous PPP protocol with |
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| authentication via Password Authentication Protocol |
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| (PAP) or Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol |
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| (CHAP). |
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| For a 128K connection, Multilink PPP must be supported. |
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| Some ISPs use their own proprietary protocols or, for |
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| ISDN, V.120 rate adaption. Instant Internet does not |
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| support these proprietary protocols. |
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| ISDN Service | When you obtain ISDN service, your telephone company |
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| may assign one or two Service Profile Identifier (SPID) |
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| numbers to your line. Record the SPID number(s) on |
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| page 33. |
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| Connection | synchronous PPP or frame relay. The Instant Internet |
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| T1 Connection | If you are using a T1 connection, ask your T1 service |
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| provider for the framing format, line encoding, data type, |
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| line |
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| information on page 33. |
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