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Dialling in to your account using Mac OS 8.0

These instructions guide you through the steps you need to follow to set up MacOS 8 to connect to your account.

Checking you have the components installed

Step 1 Checking the components are installed

1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels.
2. Do you see PPP?
   • If yes, continue to "Setting up your connection".
   • If no, continue with step 2.

Step 2 Installing any missing components

1. Place your MacOS 8 CD in the CD ROM drive
2. Open the Software Installers folder
3. Open the Open Transport/PPP folder.
4. Double click on the Installer icon.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install PPP.

Setting up your connection

Step 1 Setting up PPP

1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels.
2. From the Control Panels menu, select PPP.
3. In the Name field, type your full User ID (username@yourmailserver.com.au)
4. In the Password field, type your account password exactly as provided. It is displayed in dots on the screen to keep it secure.
5. Click once to remove the tick beside Save password and the computer will prompt for the password each time a connection is made. It is insecure for the computer to remember your password.
6. Type the number of your Point of Presence in the Number field.
7. Click once on the Options button.
8. Click once on the Protocol tab and complete the screen as follows.
   • Display a tick beside Allow error correction and compression in modem.
   • Display a tick beside Use TCP header compression.
   • Ensure Connect to a command-line host is deselected
9. Click once on the Connection tab and complete the screen as follows.
   • Display a tick beside Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications.
   • Display a tick beside Flash icon in menu bar while connected.
   • Ensure all other options are deselected.
10. Click once on the Redialing tab and complete the screen as follows.
    • From the Redial menu, select Redial main number only.
    • Select the number of times you wish your computer to try redialling if the line is engaged and the time between each attempt.
11. Click OK to save your settings.
12. Now you can close the PPP Control Panel by selecting Quit from the File menu.

Step 2 Setting up TCP/IP

1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels.
2. From the Control Panels menu, select TCP/IP
3. From the Connect via menu, select PPP.
4. From the Configure menu, select Using PPP Server.
5. In the Starting domain name field, type yourdomain.com.au
6. In the Name server address field, type 2oe.8.183.1. On the next line type 192.189.54.17 (Vic., Tas, S.A., NT, or W.A.) or 192.189.54.33 (Qld, N.S.W., ACT).
7. From the File menu, select Quit to close TCP/IP and save your settings.

Step 3 Setting up your Modem

1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels.
2. From the Control Panels menu, select Modems.
3. From the Connect via menu, select the port into which your modem is plugged, usually the Modem Port.
4. From the Modem menu, select your modem make, model and speed. If you can't find a your modem, or one similar to it try 'Hayes Accura 288'.
5. For the Sound setting, click once in the circle to display a black dot beside On.
6. For the Dialing setting, click once in the circle to display a black dot beside Tone.
7. From the File menu, select Exit to close the Modems screen and save your settings.

Making a connection

• Double click on the browse the Internet or Mail icons installed on your desktop to launch the appropriate application and connect to your account, OR
• Open your Internet software, for example Netscape Navigator, which will then initiate a connection to your account.

1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels
2. Select the PPP control panel
3. Click once on the Options button.
4. Click once on the Connections tab.
5. Click once to display a tick in the box beside Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications.
6. Click OK.
7. Click once on the Save button.

Closing a connection

When you have finished your Internet session, you must close your connection as well as your Internet applications. Click once on the Disconnect button in the PPP control panel.

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