Connection 3
Connecting to the
Internet using a USB data
communication terminal
The product can be connected to the Internet by connecting a commercially-available data communication
terminal that supports USB ports to the USB port. Connect a USB data communication terminal to the
product before specifying the destination in the “Basic configuration page” to connect to the Internet.
Before configuring the settings
Note
• After canceling/changing your provider contract please be sure to delete or reconfigure the connection
configuration of the product. Failure to observe this could result in unexpected charges from your telephone
carrier or provider.
• If your data (packet) communications service contract is based on a pay-as-you-go plan or your flat-rate contract
does not cover data communications, prolonged communications or transfer of large amount of data result in
hefty fees. Pay careful attention to the communication charges before using your communications service.
The product have a function that issues an alert or restricts communication by monitoring communication
time and communications traffic for each connection or on a cumulative basis. Please use it as necessary.
• A constant Internet connection increases the risk of illegal access or attack via the Internet. Be sure to use
the product with extra attention to your network security. For more information, see “Enhancing security”
(page 92).
• Be sure to use a communication terminal as instructed in its instruction manual and under environmental
conditions specified therein.
• This function does not support 64K data communications.
• The descriptions in this manual use Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9 screens as examples. For other
environments, you have slightly different screen displays, though operations stay the same.
You need the setup document supplied by the provider.
To configure destinations and connect to the Internet, you are required to have the following information
provided by your provider (some connection modes may not need all of the information).
• User ID (authentication ID and account name)
• Passwords (authentication password and initial password)
• IP address
• Netmask
• Name server addresses (DNS server address, name server IP address, and DNS server IP address)
• Default gateway address
• Access point name
• CID (Context Identifier)
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