Setting up your dial-up Connection
Windows XP

Please follow these instructions to set up your computer to be Internet ready.

Step 1 (To configure Dial up Networking)

1. On your desktop click on START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS, NETWORK CONNECTIONS.

2. At the top left under NETWORK TASKS click CREATE A NEW CONNECTION

• If your computer has not had a location set you will need to enter the following information, otherwise the NEW CONNECTION WIZARD will start and you can skip to step 3.
• Set Country to Canada
• Enter Area Code 250
• Set Outside Line # if required
• Click OK
• Select Location with area code 250
• Click OK

3. You will now be on the WELCOME TO NEW CONNECTION WIZARD screen.

• Click Next
• Click CONNECT TO THE INTERNET, Click Next
• Click SETUP MY CONNECTION MANUALLY, Click Next
• Click CONNECT USING A DIAL-UP MODEM, Click Next
• Enter Cybernet as the ISP name, Click Next
• Enter 847-5154 as your phone number, or 845-0039 for Houston, Click Next
• Enter your username and password, then confirm the password, Check All Boxes, Click Next
• Click ADD A SHORTCUT TO THIS CONNECTION TO MY DESKTOP, Click Finish

Step 2 (To configure Network settings)

1. If the NETWORK CONNECTIONS WINDOW is not still open, on your desktop click on START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS, NETWORK CONNECTIONS.

2. Right click on CYBERNET. Click PROPERTIES on the drop down list that appears. Click on the NETWORKING tab. Under THIS CONNECTION USES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, select INERTNET PROTROCOL (TCP/IP) making sure that the box beside it is checked. Click PROPERTIES. (If TCP/IP is not on the list click on INSTALL, PROTOCOL, ADD. Choose MICROSOFT from the Manufacturers list and then TCP/IP. Press OK. It may ask to specify a Dial Up Adapter choose MICROSOFT again and then Dial up Adapter, click OK. It may ask you to insert your Windows CD, do so. Once all is added, go back to the beginning of #2)

3. Make sure OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY is selected. Click OK and then OK again. Close the NETWORK CONNECTIONS window. It may ask you to insert your Windows CD, do so and then it may ask to restart the computer to accept the new settings

4. To dial in: double click on the Cybernet icon (from the desktop) and your USER NAME and PASSWORD should be entered. Click on CONNECT. It will go about connecting and verifying, when connected it will say CONNECTING AT..… there will be two little computer screens in the bottom right had corner of your screen.

5. Now that you are connected you can go to INTERNET EXPLORER and search or view sites. In most cases the Internet Explorer icon is on the desktop (and in the Quick Launch Toolbar, part of the Windows Taskbar) and and you can double click on the icon to open it (the Big E).

Step 3 (To Configure your Email Program)

There are various email programs you can use. The most common one is called OUTLOOK EXPRESS. Also common are EUDORA and NETSCAPE MESSENGER. Some older versions of Windows 95 use INTERNET MAIL or just OUTLOOK. If you are using one of the other programs be sure to replace old settings with our settings (you will need your username and password): Type of Server is a POP3, Server names (incoming & outgoing) are mail.bulkley.net and your email address is username@bulkley.net. To set up OUTLOOK EXPRESS: (which may already be on the DESKTOP or accessible through Internet Explorer, Mail, Read Mail).

1. Double click the OUTLOOK EXPRESS icon. It may start an automatic set up, skip to #3, or you can start the set up process by using #2.

2. Click on TOOLS, ACCOUNTS, MAIL (if there are other mail accounts you are not using, remove them now), ADD, MAIL.

3. It will ask for your display name: enter whatever you would like people to see when they get mail from you, click NEXT. Enter your email address: username@bulkley.net, click NEXT. Type of Mail Server is a POP3 and your INCOMING and OUTGOING MAIL SERVERS are both mail.bulkley.net, click NEXT. It will ask you to input your password (same one you used to dial in), click NEXT.

4. You will be back in the Internet Accounts window. Highlight the bulkley.net accound, select PROPERTIES. Select SERVERS at the bottom of the screen. Make sure "My server requires authentication" is checked. Select SETTINGS to the right. Check "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".

At this point you may be finished but if it asks how you connect, make sure you choose MANUALLY, click NEXT, click FINISH. You are ready to send and receive email.

HAPPY SURFING and DON'T FORGET TO DISCONNECT!