58 CHAPTER 6: ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONyour LAN; in other words, all (up to 25) computers on the LAN have access to andmay connect to that ISP and therefore the Internet. You may wish to review theprofile for this ISP connection to determine if you would like to make any changes.For instructions, refer to “Editing Service Provider Profiles.”ISP Versus PrivateNetworkThere are two types of service providers you may configure on your LAN Modem,an ISP and a Private Network. A description of each follows.When to Select ISPChoose ISP when you wish to set up a direct connection to the public Internet, viaan Internet Service Provider.When to Select Private NetworkSelect Private Network when you wish to connect directly to a remote, private LANsuch as a corporate network. For instance, if you want to dial into your main officefrom home in order to access the servers at your office for email, printing, etc.,then select private network as the type of additional service provider to configure.If the private network provides the option of accessing the Internet through theirconnection, and you want to reach the Internet through your corporate LAN (asopposed to a direct connection to an ISP), then choose that option whenconfiguring your private network parameters.Setting Up a Connectionto an ISPThis section describes setting up your 56K LAN Modem for Internet access.Before You BeginBefore you begin, you will need the following information from your ISP:n Telephone number(s) you must dial to access this ISPn User ID and passwordn DNS IP address(es). This information is required only if your ISP does notprovide an address dynamically.
