Toshiba 3000-s353 User Guide
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Exploring Your Options
Connecting to the Internet
sections of your modem and Windows
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Millennium Edition
documentation.
6
Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog box.
7
Close the Control Panel.
Signing up with an Internet Service Provider
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a company that has the
equipment and the telecommunication lines necessary to maintain
an Internet connection.
equipment and the telecommunication lines necessary to maintain
an Internet connection.
Microsoft’s Web browser, Internet Explorer, which is preinstalled
on your system, is automatically configured so that when you first
start it, it guides you through signing up for a new ISP account, or
assists you in setting up your computer to work with your existing
ISP.
on your system, is automatically configured so that when you first
start it, it guides you through signing up for a new ISP account, or
assists you in setting up your computer to work with your existing
ISP.
Once you have established an ISP account, you can access the
Internet.
Internet.
Getting started
1
Connect your computer’s modem to a telephone line.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you are using the telephone line at
home, disable Call Waiting before you connect through the
modem. Call Waiting interrupts data transmission.
home, disable Call Waiting before you connect through the
modem. Call Waiting interrupts data transmission.
2
Start your Web browser. Have your modem dial the ISP’s
telephone number, and establish a connection with the ISP’s
computer.
telephone number, and establish a connection with the ISP’s
computer.
If you are using your computer at the office, then you probably
connect to the Internet through your company’s local area
network. For more information, see
connect to the Internet through your company’s local area
network. For more information, see
.