Chapter 2 Installing the DOCSIS Residential Gateway
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What Types of Service Accounts Do I Need?
Depending upon the features your residential gateway provides, you may need to
establish any of the following accounts with a service provider in order to take full
advantage of these features:
A high-speed Internet access account, if your residential gateway supports an
Internet connection
An account for telephone service, if your residential gateway supports digital
telephone service
Refer to one of the following topics to learn more about the types of service accounts
that you may need to establish.
I Do Not Have a High-Speed Internet Access Account
If you do
not
have a high-speed Internet access account, your service provider will
set up your account and become your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Internet access
enables you to send and receive e-mail, access the World Wide Web, and receive
other Internet services.
You will need to give your service provider information about the residential
gateway in order to use the high-speed internet feature that this product offers. Refer
to
Information Your Service Provider Needs
(on page 11) to learn how to locate the
information your service provider needs to establish a high-speed Internet access
account for the residential gateway
I Already Have a High-Speed Internet Access Account
If you have an existing high-speed Internet access account, you will need to give
your service provider the serial number and MAC address of the residential gateway
in order to use the high-speed internet feature that this product offers. Refer to
Information Your Service Provider Needs
(on page 11) to learn how to locate this
information.
