Installation13For assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033“How the KX-HGW200 WorksYour current setupwithout the KX-HGW200Internet and home networkwith the KX-HGW200Before installing the KX-HGW200≥The computer communicates with your ISPthrough cable/xDSL modem.≥Then the computer sends your accountinformation to your ISP, and the ISP checkswhether or not you are a member.That’s why computer stores all the informationfor ISP recognition, i.e., login name andpassword.After installing the KX-HGW200≥The KX-HGW200 communicates with yourISP instead of your computer. Therefore, theKX-HGW200 needs to hold the sameaccount information as your computerwould.≥If you currently use a cable/xDSL modemwithout the KX-HGW200, all the ISPinformation that needs to be entered in theKX-HGW200 is in your computer.Please see p. 21 for details on how to collectthe information you have to enter in theKX-HGW200.Before you install the KX-HGW200, please confirm that you canaccess the Internet with its current connection to a cable/xDSLmodem.If you can not connect to the Internet from your computer, please setup your computer to access the Internet according to the instructionsgiven by your cable/xDSL service provider before installing theKX-HGW200.ComputerISPInternetCable/xDSLmodemAll the informationto access the ISPis stored.ComputerISPInternetCable/xDSLmodemKX-HGW200All the informationto access the ISPhas to be stored.