Establishing an Internet Connection
Client configuration to access the Internet
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Usually, you can let the Magnia SG20 manage the modem for you, and you do not need
to manually intervene and either hang up or dial. However, if you wish to stop the modem
from dialing out, or to terminate a current active connection, you can do so from the
Administration Web site.
To access the modem management features:
1
From a client computer, click the
Admin
icon to start the Administration Web site.
2
Click the
Network
tab, and select the
Internet
menu item.
The Internet connection screen appears, containing a Hangup button.
Sample Modem hangup screen
3
Click
Hang Up
to disconnect the current session and hang up the modem.
The modem may redial and attempt to access the Internet because of ongoing network
activity from other client computers, or because of internal server cache activities.
Manually connecting the modem
Under normal circumstances, the modem will automatically dial whenever it needs to
access the Internet to service any internal or client computer request. However, you can
manually force the modem to connect using the current configuration. This may be useful
when you are working to resolve a connection problem.
To manually force a dialout to your ISP, go to the Administration Web site, click the
Network
tab, and select the
Internet
menu option. Click
Connect
. This will cause the
modem to dial out and connect to your ISP using the current configuration.
NOTE: Be careful when hanging up the modem, because you could disconnect
ongoing sessions for other client computers accessing the network, downloading
files, or retrieving email.
