User Manual

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SOMAport Setup Guide
v
Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window.
vi
Click
Close
on the Local Area Connection Status window.
vii
Restart the computer if prompted to do so.
7
Check your Internet connection by launching a Web browser on the computer
connected to the SOMAport.
If your browser automatically opens to your service provider’s Web site, full
service has already been activated.
If your browser does not automatically open to your service provider’s Web site,
go to step 8.
8
Enter a valid Internet address (such as www.web.com) in the
Address
field and
press Enter.
If the Web.com Web page opens, full service has already been activated and
you can begin using your SOMAport for Internet service.
If your service provider’s Web page opens, activate full service by following
the sign-up procedure that is provided on the Web site.
If your computer attempts to connect to the Internet using an old dial-up
connection, see “The computer uses an old dial-up connection to connect to
the Internet” on page 74.
If you do not get an Internet connection, see “Finding problem causes” on
page 64.