Chapter 3

Internet Connectivity Dial-In Clients

3.2

IGD Control Agent

 

 

 

 

Introduction MS Windows XP users can easily establish PPP sessions, thanks to MS Windows

 

XP’s Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Discovery and Control Client that allows you to

 

control the SpeedTouch™ directly from you PC.

 

 

 

The IGD control client only allows to connect or to disconnect a fully

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

configured connection.

 

 

 

 

Preconditions Following conditions must be met:

 

 

 

Following subcomponents of Windows XP’s Networking Services must be

 

 

 

added to your Windows XP system:

 

 

 

UPnP™ (see “ SpeedTouch™ not detected by UPnP™ or IGD Control Client”

 

 

 

on page 197).

 

 

 

IGD Discovery and Control Client (see “ Adding IGD Discovery and

 

 

 

Control” on page 198).

 

 

 

UPnP™ must be enabled on your SpeedTouch™. To enable UPnP, see

 

 

 

“4.5.2 Game & Application Sharing” on page 69.

Starting an Internet

 

 

 

Proceed as follows:

session

1 In the Windows task bar, click Start.

2 Select (Settings >) Control Panel.

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

4 The Network Connections window appears:

You will find an Internet Gateway icon, representing the SpeedTouch™ IGD

Internet connection ability.

5Double-click the Internet Connection icon.

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

6You can open a web browser and surf the Internet.

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608, 608 WL, 605, 620 specifications

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