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CHAPTER 2

2.3 System Requirements

You must have access to an ISP that meets the following

minimum requirements:

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Internet access from your local telephone company or

Internet Service Provider (ISP) using an xDSL modem,

Cable modem, ISDN TA, or PSTN analog modem. You

may also have access over the telephone system to an ana-

log modem at another site.

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A PC using a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address

assigned by DHCP, a Gateway server address, and a DNS

server address from your service provider.

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For wired LAN connection, you need a computer equipped

with a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet

card, or a USB-to-Ethernet converter. For wireless LAN

connections, each computer must have an 11 Mbps wire-

less adapter.

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TCP/IP network protocol installed on each PC that needs

to access the Internet.

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A Java-enabled Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet

Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or

above installed on one PC at your site for configuring the

Gateway.