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Gathering the Information You Need, To set up a telephone dial-up connection

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Gathering the Information You Need You can write the information you get from your Internet service provider (ISP), your network administrator, or your other computer on these pages, then enter it in Network Setup Assistant. To set up a telephone dial-up connection, gather the following information: • Service provider name • User or account name • Password • ISP phone number • Alternate phone number • Dialing prefix to obtain an outside line To set up a DSL, cable modem, LAN, or AirPort Extreme wireless connection: m First, choose your connection method (ask your system administrator or your ISP, if you don't know): • Manually • Using DHCP with a manual address • Using DHCP • Using BootP • PPP If you're unsure which method to use, "Using DHCP" may be a good choice, because the network supplies most of the required information for you automatically. If you selected "Manually" or "Using DHCP with a manual address," gather the following: • IP address • Subnet mask • Router address Note: If you selected "Using DHCP with a manual address," you don't need a subnet mask or router address. If you selected "Using DHCP," gather the following optional information (ask your ISP if you need it): • DHCP client ID • DNS servers Appendix C Connecting to the Internet 77

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Appendix C
Connecting to the Internet
77
Gathering the Information You Need
You can write the information you get from your Internet service provider (ISP), your
network administrator, or your other computer on these pages, then enter it in
Network Setup Assistant.
To set up a telephone dial-up connection, gather the following information:
•
Service provider name
•
User or account name
•
Password
•
ISP phone number
•
Alternate phone number
•
Dialing prefix to obtain an outside line
To set up a DSL, cable modem, LAN, or AirPort Extreme wireless connection:
m
First, choose your connection method (ask your system administrator or your ISP, if
you don’t know):
•
Manually
•
Using DHCP with a manual address
•
Using DHCP
•
Using BootP
•
PPP
If you’re unsure which method to use, “Using DHCP” may be a good choice, because
the network supplies most of the required information for you automatically.
If you selected “Manually” or “Using DHCP with a manual address,” gather the following:
•
IP address
•
Subnet mask
•
Router address
Note:
If you selected “Using DHCP with a manual address,” you don’t need a subnet
mask or router address.
If you selected “Using DHCP,” gather the following optional information (ask your ISP if
you need it):
•
DHCP client ID
•
DNS servers