Mountain Access "Quick and Dirty" Setup Text File: http://www.mountainaccess.net/mountainaccesssetup.txt Save to your hard drive and open in any word processor. More help (with pictures!) available at: http://mountainaccess.net/helpsetup.html Quick n Dirty Win - Win XP - Win 95/98/ME - Win NT 4.0 (only 47 easy steps!) - Apple Macintosh =========================================================================== Quick n Dirty Windows Setup --------------------------- Mountain Access Windows Dialer Quick Setup Example: (Start: My Computer: Dialup Networking: Make New Connection) or (Start: Control Panels: Network: Dialup Networking) and leave it at the minimal default settings, just enter the phone number, username and password. Search domain is: mountainaccess You can use any dialup number that corresponds to the Network you are on when originally signed up. Your extension in the dialup username determines the Network you login with. mtnUSERNAME@usa '@usa' corresponds to the Star Network (st). (qw) - @pop.net (uu) - @world.net (te) - @surf.net (st) - @usa (fi) - @safeusa, @staticusa =========================================================================== Win XP Windows XP Setup Walkthrough ---------------------------- New Service Set Up STEP 1: Accessing Dial-up Connections *Click on the [Start] button *Click on [All Programs] *Click on [Accessories] *Click on [Communications] *Choose [New Connection Wizard] from the menu If you have never specified a dial-up connection in Windows XP before, you will now see a window labeled "Location Information". If you do not see this window, skip to Step 2. *Specify the values appropriate to your location in the blanks for "country/region" and "area code" *Click [OK] to continue. *At the next window, labeled "Phone and Modem Options", click [OK] to continue. STEP 2: Using the New Connection Wizard *The New Connection Wizard will now appear. *Click "Next". *Choose "Connect to the Internet", then click "Next". *Choose "Set up my connection manually", then click "Next". *Choose "Connect using a dial up modem", then click "Next". *Type "Your ISP Name" for the connection name, then click "Next". *Enter the phone number you've chosen to connect with, then click "Next". *Select the appropriate use for this connection, then click "Next". *Click once in the User name field and type yourÊusername. *Click once in the Password field and type your password. *Click in the Confirm password field and type it again. *Click [Next] to continue, then click on [Finish]. =========================================================================== Win 95+ Win 95/98/ME Setup ------------------ From the Desktop: My Computer/Dialup Networking. Open up "make a new connection". Type in any name you want for the connection name, select your modem, and click next. Type in the phone number that you will be utilizing and then click 'next', and then 'finish'. Right mouse click on the new connection and click on 'properties'. Make sure the "use country and area code" box is unchecked. Select the "server types" tab and by selecting and deselecting the necessary boxes, check ONLY: 'Enable software compression' and 'TCP/IP'. =========================================================================== Win NT Windows NT 4.0 Dial-up Networking Connection (only 47 easy steps!) -------------------------------------------- Installing Dial-up Networking 1. From the desktop, double-click My Computer. 2. Double-click Dial-up Networking. 3. If you receive a message stating The phonebook is empty. Press OK to add an entry, skip to the next section, Creating a Dial-up Networking Connection. 4. If the Dial-up Networking window opens with the phonebook list and the option to dial, again proceed to the next section to create a new connection. Otherwise, click Install, then point to the path where your NT 4.0 install files are located (for example, D:\i386) and click OK. Windows NT will now install the necessary files onto the hard drive. 5. The Add RAS Device window will appear. If you see your modem listed in the RAS Capable Devices field, then click OK and proceed to the next step. If you do not see a modem listed, then you will need to install a driver for your modem as follows: a. In the Add RAS Device window, click the Install Modem button. This will start the Install New Modem wizard. You can let Windows NT try to detect you modem automatically (recommended) by clicking Next. b. If Windows NT detects your modem, then proceed through the wizard. If Windows NT is unable to detect your modem, you will then have the option to select your modem from a list or use a disk provided by the manufacturer. You may need to follow the directions in your modem's documentation. 6. Highlight your modem and click the Configure button. 7. Make sure Dial Out Only is selected. 8. Click OK. 9. Click the Network button. 10. Make sure TCP/IP is the only box checked. 11. Click OK. 12. Click Continue in the Remote Access Setup window. 13. After Dial-Up Networking installation is complete, click Restart to reboot the computer before continuing. Creating a Dial-up Networking Connection 1. From the desktop, double-click My Computer. 2. Double-click Dial-up Networking. 3. If you receive a message stating that The phonebook is empty..., then click OK to add a new entry. If Dial-up Networking (DUN) already has other phone book entries, click New. 4. If the New Phonebook Entry Wizard window appears, check the box labeled I know all about phonebook entries... and click Finish. 5. In the New Phonebook Entry dialog, select the Basic tab. 6. Check Use Telephony dialing properties. 7. Uncheck Use another port if busy. 8. For Entry name, enter Your ISP's Name. 9. Enter the country code and area code of the number you are dialing, plus the phone number itself. 10. Under Dial using, select your modem. 11. Click the Configure button. 12. Set the Initial speed (BPS) to 19,200 if you have a 14.4k modem or 38,400 if you have a 28.8k modem. 13. Make sure all three Hardware Features boxes are checked (if applicable) and that Disable modem speaker is not checked. 14. Click OK. 15. Select the Server tab. 16. The Dial-up server type should be PPP: Windows NT, Windows 95 Plus, Internet. 17. For Network Protocols only TCP/IP should be checked. 18. Make sure Enable software compression is checked, but Enable PPP LCP extensions unchecked. 19. Click the TCP/IP settings button. 20. Select Server assigned IP address and Server assigned name server addresses. 21. Leave the Primary WINS and Secondary WINS servers at 0.0.0.0. 22. Check both Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network. 23. Click OK. 24. Select the Script tab. 25. Make sure None is selected. 26. Select the Security tab. 27. Select Accept any authentication including clear text. 28. On the New Phonebook Entry window, click OK. 29. You will now be in the Dial-up Networking program, and the phone book entry you just created should be selected in the Phonebook entry to dial field. 30. Click the Dial button. 31. A window will appear asking for a username, password, and domain. The first two are required. You will need to enter your username, and password in the usual lowercase letters. Do not enter anything for the Domain it must remain blank. There is also an option to Save Password, which can be selected if desired. 32. Click OK to dial into Your ISP's Name. 33. Once you are connected, a window will appear informing you that you have successfully connected to the Dial-up Server. Click OK to close this window. 34. You are now connected and may use any internet software such as Internet Explorer (installed with Windows NT). 35. Crack open your favorite beverage and marvel at what you just did! ========================================================================== Mac TCP/IP Control Panel for Apple Macintosh ---------------------------------------- Connect via: PPP Using: PPP Server IP Address: "Server Assigned" Subnet Mask: "255.255.255.0" Gateway Add: "0.0.0.0" Copy and Paste all the numbers into the 'Name server addr' window. Order doesn't matter, as long as they stay as pairs: 205.199.193.2 205.137.48.7 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2 198.6.1.218 198.6.100.218 216.126.128.40 216.126.136.250 206.15.168.70 206.15.168.65 Additional Search Domains: mountainaccess.net --------------------------------------------- Remote Access Dialup -------------------- Open Remote Access Control Panel and enter your username and password and phone number to dial. Click Connect. =========================================================================== All Trademarks are Copyright their respective owners. Fin