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Step 1
Getting Started
First: Remove or disable conflicting applications
Applications that enable a computer to share its Internet connection (often called Internet sharing software) and PC based firewall applications typically interfere with the Intelligent Gateway and should be removed or disabled before you install the Intelligent Gateway. The Intelligent Gateway provides all of the same features as the products listed below so you don’t need to worry about losing Internet sharing and security capabilities.
If you have any of the following (or similar) applications installed on your computers, remove or disable them according to the manufacturer’s instructions before proceeding.
| Internet sharing applications such as... |
| Proxy software such as... |
| Security software such as... |
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• | 3Com HomeClick | • | WinGate | • | Norton Internet Security |
• Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing | • | Sygate | • | McAfee | |
• | Intel Anypoint ISS |
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| • | Black Ice |
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| • | Zone Alarm |
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Second: Check your computer’s system and browser requirements
Verify that your computers meet the following minimum requirements:
System Requirements
Windows:
•Windows 98, 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
•At least 32 MB of RAM
•At least one computer with
•5 MB of available hard disk space for Intelligent Gateway software
•Available Ethernet or USB port
Macintosh:
•Mac OS 8.6 or higher (USB connectivity is not supported for Mac OS 10.0 or 10.1)
•At least 32 MB of RAM
•At least one computer with
•10 MB of available hard disk space for Intelligent Gateway software
•Available Ethernet port
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