WindowsNT Setup Instructions
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Login/Username:
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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
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Avalon Networks Inc. WindowsNT Setup Instructions
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1. To setup Dial Up Networking to connect you to the Internet through Avalon Networks, go to your Start Menu and select Settings and then ControlPanel. Double click on the Services icon. Scroll down through the list of services and find Remote Access Server. Double click on "Remote Access Server" and disable it. |
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2. When you have "Remote Access Server" disabled, click on the OK button. Now double click on your My Computer icon on your desktop. When your My Computer opens, double click on your Dial-Up Networking icon. In the Dial-Up Networking window, click the New button. Type in " Avalon" as the name. |
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3. Click the Next button. All three options should apply to you. |
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4. When the "Server" page is properly configured, click on the Next button. Enter the area code and phone number you will be dialing to connect to us. Access numbers are listed below. |
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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) | |
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5. Now click on the Next button and choose "Point to Point Protocol". Hit the Next button. |
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6. The Login Script page should appear. Select None on this screen and hit the Next" button. |
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7. Most all Avalon customers will have an IP address automaticly assigned to them, so "MY IP Address" should be left at all zeros (0.0.0.0). If that is correctly set, click on the Next button to set up DNS. |
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8. Use the following chart to determine your DNS numbers
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9. Make sure that the DNS server is entered correctly and click on the Next button and then Finish. That should return you to the "Dial-Up Networking" window. Click on the More button and select Edit entry and modem properties. In the window that appears, click on the Server tab. In that window, make sure that Use PPP lCP extensions is NOT checked and then click on the TCP/IP Settings... button.
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10. Server assigned IP address should be selected. Specify name server addresses should be selected. Refer to this chart below to add the two DNS servers correctly:
Make sure that Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote host are both checked. If those are correctly selected, click on the "OK" button. Click the OK again. Now click on the Dial button at the bottom of the window to bring up the "Connect to" screen. |
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11. In this example, we setup the program for a fictional user named "John Doe" whose Username is "jdoe". You will have to insert your Username where you see "jdoe" in the example screen above. Your password will be shown as a series of asterisks, so type it carefully and be sure to type the upper and lower case letters correctly. When you hit the Connect button, you should connect to the internet and be ready to run any internet program. |
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12. The Dial-up Networking window should still be open. If not, double click on your My Computer icon on your desktop. When your My Computer opens, double click on your Dial-Up Networking icon. In the Dial-Up Networking window, you should now see the Avalon connection. With the right mouse button, click once on the Avalon icon and a menu will pop up. Select "Create Shortcut" to place a connect shortcut on your desktop. This will create a shortcut on your desktop which you will use everytime you want to connect to Avalon to use the internet. |
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. 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!