2a) For home use, these items are required. The rest can be removed.
2i) You should be back to the screen from step 2. Click on OK.
2j) The system will ask you to restart your computer. Click on Yes.
5) Fill in the area code and phone number you wish to connect to and click
on Next. (The following picture assumes that you are in the 732 area
code).
7) Right mouse click on the newly created icon in Dial-Up Networking.
3)Double click on a dialup connection icon and you will see the following
screen.
4) Type in your username.
5) Type in the password associated with the account you have just entered.
7) Once the modem establishes a connection, you will see a dialog box,
similar to the one below, pop up on your screen. Click on Close to close
it or to disable it, check the option Do not show this dialog box in
the future and then click on Close.
-(Italicized items are dependent on your equipment and the telephone number
dialed.) In some cases the final box will appear minimized in the right
hand side [the status area of the taskbar] of the taskbar itself.
Addendum I: Adding A Modem To Windows 98/ME
1) Go to the task bar and start up the Control Panel.
You'll see the following:
2) Double click on Modems. You'll see the following:
Note: If there is no modem installed you will see picture 2a),
click on Next, then go to step 3. If there is a modem installed you
will see picture 2b).
2a)
2b)
NOTE: Your modem may not be a Courier. It may be any variety of
modems. If you see the correct modem listed, click on Cancel. If
you do not see your modem listed, then click Add from Modems Properties.
You'll see the following screen while Windows tries to
detect your modem.
If the computer finds a modem, you will see picture 3a). If the computer
does not find the modem you will see picture 3b). Picture 3b) indicates
one of two things: There is no modem or the modem is not recognized by Windows
98/ME.
3a)
3b)
4) If you see picture 3a) and the modem found is the correct one, click
on Next. If the correct modem is not detected, click on Change.
If you see picture 3b) click on Next.
You will see the following:
5) Select your modem by choosing the company in the left window and the
modem type in the right window. If you do not know which modem you have,
contact your dealer or look in your modem manual.
6) Click on OK.
You'll see the following:
7) Click on Finish.
8) Your modem has been installed.
Addendum II: Setting Up Your Network for Windows 98/ME
NOTE: You will need your Windows 98/ME CD or diskettes.
1) You are currently at the Control Panel Window.
2) Double Click on Add/Remove Programs.
You'll see the following:
3) Left click on Windows Setup.
You'll see the following:
4) Click on Communications.
5) Click on Details.
You'll see the following:
NOTE: If you see a check next to Dial-Up Networking, click
on Cancel and return to the main document.
6) Click on the box next to Dial-Up Networking.
7) Click on OK.
NOTE: You will return to the window of Add/Remove Program Properties.
8) Click on OK.
9) The computer will now ask you to insert the Windows 98/ME CD or diskettes.
Once completed, it may ask you to restart your computer. Please restart.
NOTE: The system may ask you to restart often. This ensures that
your system is working properly.
Addendum III: Adding Dial-Up Adapter or TCP/IP
You are currently at the Network Window.
At this point, you DO NOT see the Dial-Up Adapter. Follow the steps
below to add a dial-up adapter:
1) Click on Add. You'll see the following:
2) Click on Adapter and click on Add.
You'll see the following:
3) In the left window, scroll down and select Microsoft.
4) In the right window, scroll down and select Dial-Up Adapter.
5) Click on OK.
6) At this point, you will be at the Network Window. You should
have a Dial-Up Adapter installed.
7) Click on Add again.
You'll see the following:
8) Select Protocol and click on Add.
You'll see the following:
9) In the left window, scroll down and select Microsoft.
10) In the right window, scroll down and select TCP/IP.
11) Click on OK.
12) At this point, you will be at the Network Window. You should have TCP/IP
installed.
Addendum IV: Area Codes and Call Waiting
We will assume that you have already made your dialup connection icon.
If you have not, see page 3, section II) Setting Up Connection Phone Numbers.
1) Double click on the dialup connection icon, you will see the following
screen.
2) Click on Dial Properties.
You'll see the following:
3) In the field called Area Code, type in the area code you are dialing
from. For example, if your number is 908-xxx-xxxx, you should type 908 in
the Area Code field.
4) If you have call waiting and you don't want the tone to disrupt your
modem connection, you should do the following to turn it off. In the Verizon
calling region, you dial *70 to disable call waiting. To do this in Windows
98/ME, make the following changes in the Dial Properties dialogue
box. Check the option that says "To disable call waiting, dial:". To the
right of this, click on the down arrow key and select *70.
After following steps 3) and 4) your screen should look
like the picture below:
5) To define the area code rules, double click on the Area Code
Rules ... button. You will see the following Area Code Rules window.
The box before "Always dial the area code (10-digit dialing)" under
"When calling within my area code" needs to be checked.
6) Click on OK to return to the "Dialing Properties" window. Click
on the Apply button, and then click on OK. You are
back to the "Connect To" window. Click on Connect to make a successful
connection to save the new settings you've just defined.
