Patent ID: 6978296

Claim:
A terminal apparatus setting method, comprising the steps of: connecting a terminal apparatus to a setting server which is provided for registering with one or more Internet service providers associated with said setting server before said terminal apparatus is coupled to anyone of said one or more Internet service providers; receiving, by said terminal apparatus, information regarding said one or more Internet service providers associated with said setting server from said setting server; selecting a desired one of said one or more Internet service providers associated with said setting server and sending selection information indicative of said selected Internet service provider to said setting server; receiving an input request regarding registration items required by said selected Internet service provider from said setting server; inputting registration information in response to said required registration items in said input request and sending said registration information to said setting server; and receiving setting information from said setting server for setting up said terminal apparatus necessary to utilize said selected Internet service provider; whereby said terminal apparatus is free from having installed therein, prior to being connected to said setting server, information associated with and needed for selecting from and registering to said one or more Internet service providers.