METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND INFORMING A USER ABOUT CONNECTIVITY

摘要

Disclosed herein is a method for managing an Internet connection and informing a user about connectivity to the Internet (7) of a user terminal (2) via a gateway (3), the gateway (3) being connected to the user terminal (2) via a local area network (4), and to an Internet Service Provider (5) via a broadband line (6). The method includes: remotely provisioning through said first communication link the configuration of said gateway for Internet connection; detecting completion of configuration of the gateway (3) for Internet connection in accordance with a service subscribed by said user, determining the state of the broadband line (6); and providing the user with a visual indication of availability of connectivity to the Internet (7) when configuration of the gateway (3) for Internet connection is completed and the broadband line (6) is active; and managing the activation and deactivation of the connection to the Internet (7) by user terminals (3) connected to a gateway (3) via the local area network (4).