INSTALLATION |
1. Click on the Start button. Click on Settings->Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. Open (double click) on the Dial-Up Networking icon. The window you see next, depends on whether you have previously used Dial-Up Networking before. If you have not previously used Dial-Up Networking, the Welcome to Dial-Up Networking window appears. If the Welcome to Dial-Up Networking window appears, select Next. The Make New Connection window appears. Otherwise, if you have previously used Dial-Up Networking, the Dial-Up Networking window appears. In this case double click on the Make New Connection icon. The Make New Connection window appears. 2. The Make New Connection window requests that you specify a name for the service and which device you will use to connect to that service. In the Type a name for the computer you are dialing field, enter a name of your choice for the connection you are creating. For example IDSL Modem. Under the Select a device list, there may well be several modems installed on your computer. Select IDSL MODEM at 115200 as the modem. Click the Next button.
3. In the new window you need to define a telephone number to call. The IDSL Modem does not require a telephone number. Simply leave Area Code blank, and add a single figure 1 to the Telephone number field. The Country or region code will not be used, so leave whatever entry is there. Click the Next button.
4. The new window should indicate that the newly named connection has been created. Click the Finish button. This returns you to the main Dial-Up Networking window. 5. Highlight the new IDSL MODEM icon in this window. Click on File. Then click on Properties. The IDSL Modem properties window appears 6. Select the General tab and remove the tick against Use area code and Dialing Properties. Then Click on the Networking tab.
7. Under the Networking tab, remove all ticks under Advanced options. Under Allowed network protocols, ensure that only TCP/IP is ticked. Click OK to return to the previous window.
This completes the Windows ME Dial-up Networking Setup. Your installation is complete and you are now ready connect to the Internet. STEP 4 - Connect to the Internet From the Dial-Up Networking window double click on the IDSL MODEM icon to access the Connect To window. To establish the IDSL MODEM connection, your User name and Password must be entered in this window. These will be allocated when you subscribe to specific services. Click on Connect to access Internet. If connection is successful, open a web browser and surf! EXTRA POINTS: |