RCA SpeedTouch 536 - Manual (Page 33)

Chapter 3
Internet Connectivity Dial-In Clients
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3.2 IGD Control Agent
Introduction MS Windows XP users can easily establish PPP sessions, thanks to MS Windows
XP’s Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Discovery and Control Client that allows you to
control the SpeedTouch™ directly from you PC.
Preconditions Following conditions must be met:
Following subcomponents of Windows XP’s Networking Services must be
added to your Windows XP system:
UPnP™ (see “ SpeedTouch™ not detected by UPnP™ or IGD Control Client”
on page 91 ).
IGD Discovery and Control Client (see “ Adding IGD Discovery and
Control” on page 92 ).
UPnP™ must be enabled on your SpeedTouch™. To enable UPnP, see
“4.5.2 Game & Application Sharing” on page 57 .
Starting an Internet
session
Proceed as follows:
1 In the Windows task bar, click Start.
2 Select (Settings >) Control Panel.
3 The Control Panel window appears. Go to (Network and Internet Connections
>)
Network Connections.
4 The Network Connections window appears:
You will find an Internet Gateway icon, representing the SpeedTouch™ IGD
Internet connection ability.
5 Double-click the Internet Connection icon.
As a result the SpeedTouch™’s embedded PPP dial-in client establishes the
Internet connection. The Internet Gateway icon displays connected and your
PC is online.
6 You can open a web browser and surf the Internet.
The IGD control client only allows to connect or to disconnect a fully
configured connection.