Installation guide

Installing the system 13
Installing the system 4
Note: Before installing any part of your
DIRECWAY system, please read the ReadMeFirst
document and print the user guides from the
Installation CD to aid you during installation. The
ReadMeFirst file may have updates made after this
and other guides were released.
This chapter addresses the following installation
topics:
• Professional installation or service requirement
on page 14
• Items required for installation on page 15
• The five step installation process on page 16
• The two different power supplies on page 17
• The two satellite modems on page 17
• Assembling the satellite modem components
on page 18
• Installing the software on page 21
• Registering your system for service on
page 25, including:
– Commissioning your system using either
Satellite Based Commissioning or Dial-Up
Commissioning
– Entering the Site Account Number (SAN)
– Creating e-mail accounts, and
– Viewing the DIRECWAY Getting Started
help tool
• The DIRECWAY Help tools on page 40
• Surfing on page 38
• The Antenna Pointing-Transmitter screens on
page 42
• The modem lights pattern on page 43
• Configuring Microsoft Internet Explorer and
Outlook Express on page 45.