CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A DIAL UP CONNECTION-MSN
Contact your Internet Service Provider for helping setting up your computer to connect to the Internet.
The Help Desk does not provide that support. When you call your Internet Service Provider, ask to
speak with someone who knows Macintosh computers. INSTEAD OF INSTALLING INTERNET
SOFTWARE ON THE STUDENT IBOOKS, FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS TO CONNECT TO YOUR
ISP.
If you need help with connecting to MSN on your iBook, you may call the following number
intended for Macintosh Computer Users:
1-888-MSN-4MAC
To complete these directions, you will need to know:
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Your user name
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Your password
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The phone number your computer dials to connect to the network (You can get this from
your ISP
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The address of your service provider (earthlink.net, erols.com, etc.)
Directions for Dialup Users
1. Plug in the phone cable to your iBook.
1. There is one location on iBooks this year- AUTOMATIC. Automatic has the ability to know which
way to connect by the cable that is plugged in. If you plug in your modem (phone) cable, it will
automatically select the modem settings. If you plug in an Ethernet cable, it will automatically
select settings for DSL or cable modem. If you have nothing plugged in and a wireless network is
available, it will automatically pick up the wireless network signal.
2. Open the Macintosh Hard Drive.
3. Open the Applications Folder
4. Open INTERNET CONNECT.
5. Click on the INTERNAL MODEM button in the toolbar at the top of the screen. The following
machine will appear:
CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A DIAL UP CONNECTION-MSN
6. Click on the drop down menu beside CONFIGURATION and select EDIT CONFIGURATIONS. The
following screen will appear:
Your user name for msn
must be preceeded by
msn. For example, my
user name would be:
msn/daroethke
7. Type a name for your new configuration. In this example I typed MSN. You may name your
configuration whatever you would like.
8. Enter the phone number that your computer dials to connect to your ISP. The local dial up
numbers for MSN are:
RICHMOND
804-523-0004
804-644-1908
804-201-4676
804-674-7390
MECHANICSVILLE- 804-781-3040
9. Enter your account name and password. Check with your service provider to be sure you have
entered your account name correctly. Different service providers use different configurations for
user name. MSN uses msn/droethke.
10. Click on the drop down menu beside MODEM and select APPLE INTERNAL 56K MODEM (v.90).
11. Click OK. Your information will be entered in Internet Connect and your screen will look like this:
CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A DIAL UP CONNECTION-MSN
12. Click Connect to connect to the Internet. You can watch your computer connect to the Internet
by looking to the left of the Connect button. You should see a message that says:
13. Close Internet Connect. Quit Internet Connect
14. You do not have to open Internet Connect after you
have set up your modem connection. Click on the
phone icon in the menulets bar in the upper righthand corner of your computer. Click on Connect.
15. If you have problems connecting, click on Open
Internet Connect. Most connecting problems are
because of incorrect user names or passwords. Visit
this link for instructions on connecting to area
Internet Service Providers.
http://staffdev.henrico.k12.va.us/parents/connecttointernet.htm