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Abstract

An automated installation and configuration system automatically configures Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modems and associated user systems without a user having any knowledge of operating or networking systems. The system eliminates the need for a truck roll and makes it possible for a DSL modem to be installed across an ordinary telephone line using a conventional modem. The automated system eliminates the errors that occur during the DSL installation and configuration process, and thus facilitates efficient and cost-effective access to DSL technology. The automated system provides three methods for installing a DSL modem. In the first method, an analog modem connects the subscriber's system to a DSL service provider's server and retrieves a configuration file. The automated system then uses the configuration file to configure the subscriber's DSL modem. In the second method, the configuration file is located on a disk or CD-ROM. The automated system retrieves the configuration file from the disk or CD-ROM, and then uses the configuration file to configure the subscriber's DSL modem. In the third method, the automated system uses the user interface of the subscriber system to prompt the subscriber to enter configuration information. The automated system then uses that entered information to create the configuration file, and then uses the configuration file to configure the subscriber's DSL modem.

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