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Chapter 4
SpeedTouch™ Internet Connectivity
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4.2 Using the SpeedTouch™ Web Pages
Introduction
As the SpeedTouch™ web pages are controllable from any Operating System with
an installed web browser, the method to establish PPP sessions described below
can be used by any computer system.
Starting an Internet
session
Proceed as follows:
1
Open a web browser on your computer and browse to the SpeedTouch™ web
pages (see
“5.1 Accessing the SpeedTouch™ Web Pages” on page 44 for
more information):
2
Enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields.
3
Click Connect .
As a result SpeedTouch™’s embedded PPP dial-in client establishes the Internet
connection.
You can open another web browser or continue with this one and surf the Internet.
During the Internet
session
You are able to overview and monitor your Internet connectivity as long as the
session is running via the SpeedTouch™
Status pages. See “5.4 Status” on
page 52 .
Terminating an Internet
session
To close an active Routed PPP connection:
1
Open a web browser on your computer and browse to the SpeedTouch™ web
pages (see
“5.1 Accessing the SpeedTouch™ Web Pages” on page 44 for
more information).
2
You web browser opens the Connect to Internet page.
3
Click Disconnect .
As a result SpeedTouch™’s embedded PPP dial-in client will close the Internet
connection. The entry's session state will change to
Down and your computers are
offline.