Avalon Networks Inc. WindowsXP Setup Instructions

Mac 7.6-9.0 Setup Instructions

For Technical Support or Billing Questions:
Iowa City:	(319) 339-8268
Williamsburg:	(319) 339-8268
Cedar Rapids:	(319) 247-1012
Des Moines:	(515) 254-2559
Waterloo:	(319) 833-9244
Sioux City:	(712) 255-1950

Hours:	M-F 9:00am - 7:00pm
	Sat 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Webpage:	http://www.avalon.net/

Once connected, you can always access your e-mail by visiting http://webmail.avalon.net/

It is recommended that you set-up a mail client to access your mail instead of webmail. You can find instructions to set-up a mail client at http://newweb.avalon.net/email_setup.html

E-Mail Addresses (you are allowed up to 4):
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Avalon Networks Inc. Mac 7.6-9.0 Setup Instructions

These instructions are for Macintosh computers running System 7.6 or newer. The dial-up software should already be installed on your computer. These instructions will take you through the configuration of this software.

1. Goto the rainbow Apple Menu, select Control Panels, then scroll down to the TCP/IP control panel.

2. After TCP/IP opens, go to the File menu and select "Configurations..."

3. Select "Default" and then click "Duplicate". Enter "Avalon" for the name to duplicate as. Avalon should now appear with the other configuration(s).

4. Select "Avalon" and click "Make Active." This will take you to a TCP/IP window.

5. Change the "Connect via:" option to "PPP' and the "Configure:" option to "Using PPP Server."

6. In the "Name server addr:" box, enter the corresponding set of numbers for your city:

Iowa City or Williamsburg	216.137.73.70 216.137.64.70
Waterloo or Cedar Rapids	216.137.64.70 216.137.73.70
Des Moines or Sioux City	216.137.85.70 216.137.64.70

7. Enter "avalon.net" in the "Search domains:" box. Your TCP/IP box should now match the one below.

8. Close the TCP/IP control panel and click "Save."

9. Next, go back to the Apple Menu, Control Panels and open PPP Control Panel (if you are using 8.5 or higher, open the Remote Access Control Panel rather than PPP). Select the File menu and again choose the "Configurations..." option.

10. Select "Default" and then click "Duplicate". Enter "Avalon" for the name to duplicate as. Avalon should now appear with the other configuration(s).

11. Select "Avalon" and click "Make Active." This will take you to a PPP box like the one below.

12. At this point you should be back at the PPP(Remote Access) control Panel.

Enter your Login/User name located on the front page of these instructions.
Enter your password. If you check the "Save password" box you will not have to enter your password at each login.
Choose the phone number for your area from the list below and enter it in the Number: blank.

Avalon Local Dial-Up Numbers
319-358-9910 for Iowa City (V.90 56k)	515-334-3143 for Des Moines (V.90 56k)
319-399-1221 for Cedar Rapids (V.90 56k)	319-226-6827 for Waterloo (V.90 56k)
319-668-9533 for Williamsburg (V.90 56k)	712-224-5600 for Sioux City (V.90 56k)
	402-494-0776 for Homer, NE (V.90 56k)

13. Now just hit the "Connect" button to connect to Avalon. Once a connection has been established, you can run your web browser(Netscape), email software, etc. Just hit "Disconnect" once you're finished.

OS8.0 and higher usually comes with some version of Internet Explorer (IE) as a browser. Older operating systems have Netscape Navigator . Once connected to Avalon, you can use this version of IE or (Netscape) as your regular browser or use it to download a newer version IE OR Netscape. All versions of web browsers can be found on our webpage (www.avalon.net) under the Software section.

Your browser is probably located in a folder labeled "Internet" or something similar. If you can't find a browser you can user the Finder to locate it. To user the Finder click on the computer icon in the top right of your screen and select Finder. Next, Choose Find under the File menu or type openapple f.

Make sure you are searching on your main hard drive and enter the file or program you are looking for in the right text field. (In this case type either "Netscape" or "Internet Explorer") A window should appear showing the files found and where they are located underneath.

It is important to note that the internet is more of a concept, than it is a thing. There are a variety of sevices one can use with the internet so its important to note that they are seperate. Most popular of all internet services would be the web (WWW) and email.

When you launch the browser you should see the ``Start Page'' (or Home Page). You can set this to whatever you want, but the method varies. If you'd like to set something else as your start page but aren't sure how, we'd be happy to help.

If you know the address of a website you want to look at, just type in the web address in the Address (or Location) field on your browser and hit return. If you want to search for anything, the browser has a ``search'' option on it that when chosen takes you to a few standard search engines. Visit our the Links section on our webpage for some more search engine sites and other areas of interest.

If you want to use email, you need to configure your email software for your Avalon account. Check out our webpage (www.avalon.net) and go to the Support section. Here you will find instructions for setting up email for the several different email programs we support. We hope you enjoy the internet!