User guide

Useful Information on Internet Access 99
Configuration Examples
Using the Web
A Web browser not only enables you to use the Forum 523/524
Configurator from every workstation computer but also to obtain
a wealth of information from the Internet. Simply enter the
desired URL in the address field of the browser. Access from a
stand-alone PC via an online service differs from Internet access
via the Forum 523/524 in the following respects:
z When you request a Web page, dialling in results
automatically. There is no display of dialogues with manual
confirmation of dialling in or hanging up.
z Requesting Web pages is not a connection-orientated service.
When the Web page has been loaded completely, the TCP/IP
connection is cleared. If you do not request further Web pages,
the Forum 523/524 automatically releases the connection to
the Internet after a certain, specifiable duration.
z It is possible to call up Web pages simultaneously from several
workstations.
z The Forum 523/524 can block access to certain Web pages by
means of filter lists.
E-Mail
One of the most important services in the Internet is e-mail. E-
mails are buffered in individual e-mail accounts on a mail server.
Mail servers are operated by ISPs for example. With the
Forum 523/524 you can set up one or more e-mail accounts for
every user account configured on the Forum 523/524. These e-
mail accounts are then checked at regular intervals.
If there are new e-mails in an e-mail account, and the Forum 523/
524 has been configured for this function, the user specified in the
Forum 523/524 user account is notified of the new e-mail on his
system terminal. Forum Phone and Forum Free system terminals
can also display information such as the sender or the subject of
the e-mail.