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hp digital entertainment center owner’s guide 85
installing and setting up
step 5: connect to the internet
dial-up
To set up your dial-up connection, you need to:
■ gather the ISP information you need to enter (below)
■ test the dial-up connection (page 87)
■ register (page 91)
gather information
Because the digital entertainment center accesses the Internet in the same way your PC does,
most of the information to be entered for dial-up connection is accessible on your PC.
Locate the following information within your PC's network settings and note it here, then
follow the onscreen instructions to enter it on the digital entertainment center. (For information
on using the onscreen keyboard, see “typing with the onscreen keyboard” on page 18.) For
any information you cannot locate on your PC, you may have a printout from your ISP
detailing the information; or call your ISP’s information/support line.
■ Internet Service Provider (ISP) _____________________
The digital entertainment center can automatically configure certain settings according
to the ISP it’s connecting to. Onscreen, select your ISP or Other.
■ Dialing prefix _____________________
If your PC uses a dialing prefix to access your ISP – such as 9 for an outside line or *70
to disable call waiting – you probably want (and may need) the digital entertainment
center to use the same dialing prefix. If you use more than one prefix, you can simply
enter them together (for example, “9*70”) or separated by commas (for example,
“9,*70”).
■ Dial-up number _____________________
This is the number your PC dials to reach your ISP. When you enter the number
onscreen, punctuation is not required, although dashes are allowed. Include “1” and
area code only if your PC needs to dial them. Enter only one phone number.
tip
about the dial-up
connection
If your digital entertainment
center is configured for dial-up,
any operation that requires an
Internet connection causes the
digital entertainment center to:
■
dial to establish the
connection
■
perform the operation
■
hold the connection open
for a short period of time
(a couple of minutes)
This hold time lets the
digital entertainment center
perform subsequent Internet
operations without requiring
a new connection each time.