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Signing up with an ISP
using Easy Internet Sign-up
Easy Internet Sign-up helps you sign up for
a new Internet account, set up an existing
account, or configure Internet access using a
LAN (local area network), cable modem, or
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line).
1 Connect the telephone service line to your
modem by using the modem cable. Refer
to the setup poster and to “Setting Up the
Modem” on page 47.
Note:
If you decide to use a DSL or a cable Internet
connection, contact your ISP for any specific
software and hardware you may need.
2 Open Easy Internet Sign-up:
■
Double-click the easy Internet
sign-up icon on the desktop.
Or
■
Click Start on the taskbar. Choose
All Programs. Click easy Internet
sign-up.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions.
Connecting to the Internet
A Web browser program searches for, finds, and
displays Web site information. How you access
and explore the Internet depends on whether you
are using an ISP that provides the browser or an
ISP that allows you to use any browser.