WindowsXP 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. WindowsXP Setup Instructions
1. Click the
"Start" button, choose 
2. Click 
If you don't see this icon, your control panel is currently on classic view. Click the "Switch to Category View" button in the upper left corner.
3. Click 
4. In the upper
left corner, you'll now see 
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Click it to continue.
5. A wizard will pop up, with a description of it's purpose. Click "Next" to continue. "Connect to the Internet" should already be selected. Click "Next" to continue.
6. Choose "Set up my connection manually" from the list and click "Next". "Connect using a dial-up modem" should already be selected. Click "Next" to continue.
7. You'll be prompted to type the name of your ISP to name the connection. "Avalon" will do fine. Click "Next" to continue.
8. Now you're asked for the phone number. Put it in and click "Next" to continue.
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Avalon
Local Dial-Up Numbers
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| 358-9910 for Iowa City (V.90 56k) |
334-3143 for Des Moines (V.90 56k) |
| 399-1221 for Cedar Rapids (V.90 56k) | 226-6827 for Waterloo (V.90 56k) |
| 668-9533 for Williamsburg (V.90 56k) | 224-5600 for Sioux City (V.90 56k) |
| 494-0776 for Homer, NE (V.90 56k) | |
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9. Fill in the appropriate information for this screen. You'll want your username and password for this. Be sure to uncheck the box marked "Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection." Click "Next" to continue. |
10. Check the box marked
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Click "Finish" to create the connection.
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11. The Connection screen to the left should appear once the connection is created. There is still more to set-up before we can dial-out and connect, however, so click "Properties" to move on to the next step. |
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12. The properties box is very useful, enabling you to make a variety of changes to fine-tune your Internet connection. Click the "Networking" tab at the top to access the screen shown at the left. Ensure that "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" is checked. Highlight it and click "Properties" |
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13. Halfway down this new window, select "Use the following DNS server addresses". Use this chart to determine which addresses you should enter:
Click "OK" to save these settings. Click "OK" again to return to the dialing screen. |
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14. Connect to the internet by clicking "Dial".
You'll get a screen that displays the status of your connection as you dial-in, and perhaps a window telling you when you've connected. There will always be an Icon in the corner, by your clock, that shows your connection status when connected to Avalon.
In the future, to get connected to the internet, just click on the "Shortcut to Avalon" you created on your desktop. All Set!
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: WindowsXP comes loaded with Internet Explorer, Microsoft's web browser. There's likely to be an icon on your destop with that title. If not, XP will let you use any open window as a web browser. Just type the URL (www.avalon.net, for example) into the address bar and press enter/return.
Once connected to Avalon, you can use this version of IE as your regular browser or use it to download 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 clicking on "Tools" and selecting "Internet Options", 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 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 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!