Please use these
instructions if you are using Microsoft Windows version Windows 95, 98,
2000, ME or XP.
- Starting at the Desktop,
find the "Internet Explorer" icon.
- Right-click on the icon, and select "Properties"
from the drop-down menu.
- When the "Internet Properties" dialog
box opens, click on the "Connections" tab.
- On this page, there is a section labeled
"Dial-up and Virtual Private Network Settings".
In this section, there is a window which displays
any previously existing connections. Unless you are supposed to have
more than one internet service provider (not likely), it is usually
best to delete any existing connections which may be shown within the
white window. Do this by:
- Clicking on each connection one at a time
- Then click the "Remove" button to the
right
- Repeat until the window is empty
- Proceed to the next step.
- Near the top of the page, there is a button labeled
"Setup...". Click this button to launch the "Internet
Connection Wizard".
- Click the circle (called a "radio button")
next to "I want to set up my internet connection manually...".
Then click the "Next" button.
- Click the circle next to "I connect through
a phone line and a modem". Then click the "Next" button.
- Enter the phone number below that corresponds to
your county in the "Telephone number" box.
| Cannon |
683-1383 |
Dibrell |
597-1010 |
Smith |
683-1383 |
| DeKalb |
683-1383 |
Rutherford |
409-1383 |
Wilson |
408-1383 |
- If you have call waiting, follow these steps to
disable it during internet sessions:
- Enter the following sequence
in the "Telephone number" box: *70, followed by the
phone number.
For example, if the number given you was
777-8888, you would enter *70 ,7778888 in the box.
The dash in the phone number is optional.
- If there is a check mark next to "Use area
code and dialing rules", uncheck it by clicking in the small
box.
- Click the "Next" button.
- Enter your user name and password that were
provided by DTC. Make certain to enter these exactly as provided,
they are case-sensitive.
- Then click the "Next" button.
- Enter a friendly name for this connection, such
as "DTC Online" for instance. This is for you to identify
the connection easily.
- At this stage, you have completed the initial connection
setup process.
If you are asked if you would like to configure an e-mail account at
this time:
- Select "Yes", then click "Next".
Click "Create a new Internet mail account",
then click "Next".
Now, skip to the "Outlook
and Outlook Express E-mail Account Configuration"
section to continue configuring your e-mail account.
If you are not prompted to create an e-mail account at this time,
- Click the "Finish" button to complete
the process and close the Internet Connection Wizard.
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