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Chapter 6: Setting up Internet access
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6 Setting up Internet access
The LANCOM provides a central point of Internet access for all of the compu-
ters in the LAN. The connection to the Internet provider can be established via
the WAN connection which is connected to an ADSL or cable modem. For
models not equipped with a WAN connector, a LAN interface is configured as
a DSLoL connector and is connected to a compatible ADSL modem.
Does the Setup Wizard know your Internet provider?
The Wizard is preset with access data for the principal Internet providers in
your country and offers you a selection list. If you find your Internet provider
in this list, then you generally do not have to enter any additional parameters
to set up your Internet access. All that is required is the authentication data
as supplied to you by your Internet provider.
Internet provider unknown
If the list in the Setup Wizard does not contain your provider, you will be asked
step-by-step for all of the necessary data. This access data will have been sup-
plied to you by your Internet provider.
Other connection options
In addition you can use the Wizard to activate or deactivate additional options
(if supported by your Internet provider):
Billing by time or flatrate – select the method by which you are billed by
your Internet provider.
In case of billing by time, you can set the LANCOM to cut connections
automatically if no data flows for a certain time (the hold time).
You can also set up line polling that detects inactive remote sites very
quickly and, in such cases, can close the connection before the hold
time expires.
In case of flatrate billing you can also set up line polling to monitor
the function of the remote site.
Apart from that you can opt to keep flatrate connections permanently
active ("keep-alive"). In case a connection should fail, it is re-estab-
lished automatically.
