1. Introduction To determine which version of the operating system, click on the icon for your hard disk to highlight it, then click on the apple iconicon in the top lefthand corner of the desktop and select the About This Computer option. The screen will then display a dialogue box indicating in it which version of the operating system you are using, such as the one below:
Earlier versions of the operating system may be configured differently. Instructions for configuring older versions of the Macintosh operating system for the OUCS dial-up service can be accessed from here. 2. Dial-up configuration
Double-click on the Internet Setup Assistant icon:
This will start the configuration process: Click on the Yes icon to display the following dialogue box:
Clicking on the Yes if you have had a CNSP dial-up account set up. (You can set up a dial-up account by ringing CNSP on 1(877)321-9165 (hours: 1000-1800) system.) The following screen of information is then displayed:
Click on the forward arrow to display the following dialogue box:
Enter an appropriate name to be assigned to the configuration settings you are about to enter. The Macintosh allows you to name your configurations so that you can set up several Internet configurations (for example: an ethernet connection; dial-up to CNSP; dial-up to another Internet Service Provider, etc.) and switch between your named configurations. See Switching Between Internet Configurations below. Having entered an appropriate name for this configuration click on the forward arrow to display the screen below:
Ensure that the modem and port settings are correct for your system. If this is the first time you have set up your Internet connection and you have not made any changes to the settings on the Modem Control Panel (apple icon followed by Control Panels then Modem) then it is likely that the correct settings for the modem and the port will be displayed. Click on the forward arrow to display the screen below:
You will need to enter the phone number. Enter the password for your dial-up account, it will be initially displayed in plain text to allow you to type the password correctly it will be obscured by the next mouse click. Clicking on the forward arrow will display the following screen:
You need not make any changes to the above screen. Click on the forward arrow to display the next screen:
You need not make any changes to the above screen. Click on the forward arrow to display the next screen:
Leave the DNS's blank. Click on the forward arrow to display the next screen:
You can choose to configure your e-mail account at this point if you wish by entering your e-mail address and the password for your e-mail account.
Again, this field can be left blank. Click on the forward arrow
to display the next screen:
Leave the proxy server settings blank. Click on the forward arrow to display the next screen:
If you wish to test the Internet connection you have just set up leave the tick mark in the Connect when finished box and click on the Go Ahead button to test your Internet setup. The screen will display the following dialogue as the system attempts to access the CNSP dial-up service using the settings you entered:
If the connection is successfully established the dialogue box will clear. To check whether you are connected to the Internet go to the apple icon on the menu bar, select Remote Access Status, if you are successfully connected you will see a display similar to the one below:
While the Remote Access Status indicates you are connected to the Internet you can use any applications you have installed which require Internet access such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, Outlook Express, NCSA Telnet, Fetch etc. When you no longer wish to use the Internet use Remote Access Status to disconnect by clicking on the Disconnect button. 3. Connecting and Disconnecting
Clicking on the Connect button will dial into the CNSP Dial-up service and allow your machine to connect to the Internet. You can use the Remote Access control panel or the Remote Access Status (under the apple icon menu) to disconnect from the Internet.
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