Mac OSX Setup Instructions

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Password: _______________________

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

The first steps are to make sure the Modem is active and recognized by the operating system in the Network Preferences. Most examples and images in this document refer to the typical standard 56K Apple built-in modem. If you are not using the built-in Apple modem some dialog windows will appear slightly different. If you are running OS 10.3 you may find menus that look different, but these instructions should still work. If you'd like 10.3 instructions you should contact our office or visit the avalon.net website to print them.

1. Click on the Apple menu icon select Location and then select Network Preferences.

2. Next to the Show: field select Internal modem* from the drop down menu.

* If Internal modem is not viewable in the Show: field drop down menu do the following:

1. Select Active Ports from the Show: drop down menu.
2. Check the box next to Internal Modem.
3. Click the Apply Now button.
4. In the Show: field select Internal modem
5. Click on the Apply Now button if you have make a change.

OS 10.2 picture. OS 10.3 adds the Network Status option to the Show menu.

3. Click on the Modem tab and select the type of modem you are using. For most setups this will be the Apple Internal 56K Modem (v.90) 4. Check the Show modem status in menu bar box. A little phone will appear on the top right of the Apple menu bar. 5. Click the Apply Now button to save your changes. Close the Network window. The modem should now be configured and active.

II. Using the Internet Connect Wizard to create an Avalon Dial-up Profile

6. Double-click the Macintosh hard drive icon on the desktop.

7. Double-click the Applications folder

8. Double-click the Internet Connect icon to begin the dial-up configuration process.

9. In the Internal Modem window verify that the correct modem is selected in the Configuration field. 10. Click on the Edit button

11. In the Network window verify that the Show field is set to Internal Modem. 12. Next to the Location field, select New Location.... 13. A new window appears that prompts you to name the location. The default location is called untitled1. Change the Location name to avalon

14. Select the TCP/IP Tab..... Next to the Configure field select Using PPP 15. Under Domain Name Servers 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 16. Under Search Domains enter avalon.net

17. Click on the PPP tab.

18. In the Service Provider field type: avalon

19. In the Telephone Number field enter one of the following numbers:

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)

20. In the Account Name field enter your Avalon account username in all lower-case 21. In the Password field enter your password in all lower-case. If do not want to be prompted for your password everytime you connect check the Save Password box. 22. Click the Apply Now button and close the Network window.

23. When you close the Network window,  the Internal Modem Window appears. Verify that the correct telephone number is selected, your Avalon account name is correct, and the password is correct. 24. Click the Connect button to connect to the Internet. If you are successful you should see "Connected" in the Status area.

 

 

I'm connected...what happens next?

Once you have made a connection using Internet Connect , you can use Internet applications such as web browsers (ie. Safari, Internet Explorer , Netscape), E-mail clients (ie. Eudora , Outlook Express, MS Entourage), FTP clients (ie Fetch ) and Telnet clients (ie Terminal ).

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!