Windows 2000 Setup Instructions
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For
Technical Support or Billing Questions:
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| Iowa City: |
(319)
339-8268
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| Williamsburg: |
(319)
339-8268
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Cedar Rapids: |
(319)
247-1012
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| Des Moines: |
(515)
254-2559
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| Waterloo: |
(319)
833-9244
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| Sioux City: |
(712)
255-1950
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| Hours: | M-F 9:00am - 7:00pm |
| Sat 12:00pm - 5:00pm | |
| Webpage: | http://www.avalon.net/ |
Login/Username:
_________________
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
_____________________@avalon.net
_____________________@avalon.net
_____________________@avalon.net
_____________________@avalon.net
Avalon Networks Inc. Windows 2000 Setup Instructions
1. Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Double click on Network and Dial-up Connections.
2. Double click on Make New Connection.
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Click Next.
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Make sure "Dial-up to Private Network" is selected and click Next.
3. Now you're asked for the phone number, including area code. Put it in and click "Next" to continue.
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Avalon
Local Dial-Up Numbers
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| 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) | |
4. After entering a phone number, click Next.
5. Click Next again.
6. For the name of the connection, type: "Avalon" then click Finish.
7. Enter your Avalon Username (lowercase) and password. Click on Properties.
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8. Click on the Networking tab. "Type of dial-up server" should be set to PPP..... 9. Under "Components checked are used by this connection"
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10. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window:
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11. Click "Advanced" at the bottom.
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Under the General tab select BOTH "Use default gateway on remote network" and "Use IP header compression"
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Click on the WINS tab and UNCHECK "Enable LMHosts Lookup"
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Click OK three times (until you return to the login window)
12. At the screen with your login name and password click cancel. You don't need to connect yet.
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Click on Start -> Settings ->Network and Dial-up Connections.
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Right click on the new Avalon icon and choose create shortcut. Click yes.
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Exit this window (click on the little black X in the upper right corner of the window)
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If it exists, to avoid confusion, delete the "Connect to Internet" icon. Right click on it and choose delete .
13. You are now ready to
connect to the internet. To connect, simply click on the shortcut
to Avalon. Make sure your Username is correct and enter your password.
Just click Dial. Next you should see a small box that tells your
connection speed, and time connected. When you want to disconnect, right-click
on the connection icon (2 computer monitors) in the lower right, next
to the clock. Choose Disconnect.
I'm connected...what happens next?
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 it's important to note that they are separate. Most popular of all internet services would be the web (WWW) and email.
Exploring the World Wide Web: Windows usually comes with some version of Internet Explorer as a browser. There's likely to be an icon on your destop with that title. If not, this will either be located in your Start Menu --> Programs or in the Start Menu --> Programs --> Accessories --> Internet Tools. Once connected to Avalon, you can use this version of IE as your regular browser or use it to download a newer version or an alternate browser, like Netscape. You can get some web browsers on our webpage (www.avalon.net) under the Software section.
When you launch the browser you should see the ``Start Page'' (or Home Page). You can set this to whatever you want by going in the IE preferences (or settings), or Netscape general preferences (under the options menu) and find the spot for home page.
If you know the address of a website you want to look at, just type in the web address in the Location (or Address) 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 do 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!