Nortel 100 Manual Do Utilizador

Chapter 2 Installation preparation

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Before you can access the Internet with your Instant Internet unit, you must make 
the following decisions:

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Who will be your Internet service provider (ISP)?

•

What type of connection will you use—dial-up connection (analog or ISDN), 
leased-line connection (T1, DDS, V.35, or X.21) built in to Instant Internet, 
cable modem, xDSL modem, PPPoE, or an external router?

There are thousands of Internet service providers (ISPs) from which to choose. 
Nortel Networks maintains an updated list of the major, national ISPs and as many 
local ISPs as possible. You can choose an ISP from this list, or you can locate a 
different one. Either way, try to choose an ISP that has a local access number so 
that you do not have to pay long distance charges. You can look in the yellow page 
directory for local or regional ISPs, or you can call a national ISP and ask if it 
offers local dial-up access in your area. 

If your ISP is not on the selection list you see during Instant Internet installation, 
select the 

! Default

 provider from the list. If you cannot connect to the Internet 

with the 

! Default

 provider selected, do one of the following:

•

Call Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Center at 800-2LANWAN, Express 
Routing Code 169#, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 
(see 

).

•

Send an e-mail message to support@nortelnetworks.com.

Be sure to have your provider’s name, location, and contact person’s phone 
number so that Nortel Networks can create a dial-up script specific to your ISP’s 
access requirements and add your ISP to the list.

Note: Only a dial-up connection (analog or ISDN) requires this type of 
service from an ISP. If you are using a cable modem, xDSL modem, or 
external Ethernet device, you do not have to obtain dial-up service.