THOMSON TCW710 - Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

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Chapter 1: Connections and Setup.....................................................................................................................1
Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1
Wireless Cable Gateway Features................................................................................. 1
What’s on the CD-ROM................................................................................................ 2
Computer Requirements............................................................................................. 2
Wireless Cable Gateway Overview...................................................................................... 3
Cable Internet Service Requirements........................................................................... 3
What the Wireless Cable Gateway Does ....................................................................... 3
What the Wireless Cable Gateway Needs to Do Its Job..................................................3
Contact Your Local Cable Company............................................................................. 4
Please verify the following with the cable company: .................................................... 4
Important Information ................................................................................................ 4
System Overview............................................................................................................... 5
Understanding the Wireless Cable Gateway........................................................................6
Connect...................................................................................................................... 6
Your PC: Installing a PC Network Card............................................................................... 7
Your PC: Installing a TCP/IP Stack......................................................................................8
Your PC: Configuring DHCP on a TCP/IP Stack on a PC.....................................................10
Configuring Windows Me PCs.......................................................................................... 11
Configuring Windows 2000 PCs.......................................................................................12