Advanced Window NT Networking Setup Instructions
Installing and Configuring Dialup Networking

Once you have the necessary information at hand, follow the steps below to set up Dial-Up Networking and get connected.

1) Install Remote Access Services (RAS) or verify that it has been installed

2) Configure Remote Access Services (for use with an Internet IS account)

3) Create a Dial-Up Networking Connection

4) Logging On using Dial-Up Networking

VERIFYING REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES (RAS) INSTALLATION

1) In order to proceed with setting up a Dial-Up Networking connection, you must first have NT's Remote Access Services (RAS) installed on your system.

To find out if it is already installed, double-click My Computer, then Control Panel. Double-click the Network icon, and select the Services tab. You'll see a list of all the networking services that are currently installed on your system. Look for one labeled "Remote Access Service." If you see that listed, you can go on to Configuring Remote Access Services (RAS). Otherwise, you need to continue to Installing Remote Access Services (RAS).

INSTALLING REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES (RAS)

1) By now you've already determined that you don't have RAS installed on your system. You should be at the Network Services tab (My Computer/Control Panel/Network). Click the Add button, and you'll be presented with the Select Network Service window.

2) Scroll through the list of available services until you find one labeled "Remote Access Service". Click on it to highlight it, as shown above. Click the OK button, and Windows NT will install that service. You'll be prompted for your installation CD-ROM if RAS has not been previously loaded.

You can now go on to the next step, Configuring Remote Access Services.

CONFIGURING REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES (RAS)

1) Now that you have RAS installed, you need to configure it to use the modem connected to your system. Highlight the Remote Access Service entry on you Network/Services tab, and click Properties. You'll see a window titled "Remote Access Setup" with no entries.

2) Click the Add button. The "Add RAS Device" window will appear.

3) Select the modem you want to use (most people have one modem in their system), then click the OK button. If you haven't previously installed your modem, select the Install Modem button. You'll now return to the "Remote Access Setup" window, and should see your modem listed now. Click the Configure button, and you'll see the "Configure Port Usage" window.

4) By default, the Port Usage section will have "Receive Calls Only" selected. Change this to the "Dial Out Only" option, or to "Dial Out and Receive Calls" if you intend to also configure your system to receive calls (not covered here).

WARNING: setting your computer to accept calls can be dangerous if you don't set your security options correctly! You could be making your system available to anyone with a modem and a phone number!

5) Click the OK button to continue, then click the Network button on the right side of the "Remote Access Setup" window. You'll see a "Network Configuration" window. Make sure that TCP/IP is the only protocol with a checkmark. Click OK, then Continue to return to the Network/Services window. Close that window by clicking OK. If Windows NT prompts you to reboot, do so.

6) You can now go to the next step, creating a dial-up networking connection.

CREATING A DIAL-UP NETWORKING CONNECTION

1) Now you're ready to get a connection set up, so you can get at the net from your NT system. Double-click on My Computer and you should see an icon for Dial-Up Networking. Double-click that icon. The first time you create a DIAL-UP NETWORKING connection, Windows NT will beep and present you with a window that informs you the Phonebook is empty. Click OK on that window to continue. The "New Phonebook Entry" wizard will start, and ask you to enter a name for the new phonebook entry. For example, you could enter "A1Com".

2) Click the Next button to continue. The next window of the Wizard asks for information about the server you'll be calling.

3) Check all three options on the Server screen, then click Next. The following window asks for the phone number that will be used to dial into A1Com. Enter the number, including the area code if necessary, then click Next. Make sure that PPP is checked, then click the Next button.

4) You'll now see a window that allows you to select your login options. Make sure that NONE is checked. Click next.

5) You'll now be prompted for your IP address. Since your IP address is dynamically assigned (you get a different one each time you log into A1Com), you must leave the entry at all zeros (as shown). Click Next to continue.

6) Almost done! The wizard will now prompt you for your Domain Name Service entries. Enter: 66.153.40.3

You'll now see a window stating that you've completed the setup!

Congratulations!

Now you can log on.

LOGGING ON USING YOUR DIAL-UP NETWORKING CONNECTION

1) You've got everything set up correctly at this point, so let's try logging on! Double-click on My Computer and you'll see an icon for Dial-Up Networking. Double-click that icon. A window will appear with a drop-down box that has all of your DIAL-UP NETWORKING connection listed (probably only one). Click the Dial button to start the logon process.

2) A window will appear entitled "Connect to..." You'll need to fill in the "User Name" and "Password" fields with the correct information before clicking the OK button.

3) Dial-Up Networking will then dial the number for A1Com. You'll see a window entitled "Connecting to..." Once A1Com answers, Dial-Up Networking will send the username/password you entered earlier and you should be connected. You can then go ahead to AFTER YOU'VE CONNECTED.

4) You can now use any of your Winsock-compliant software, such as a web browser, Email software, FTP software, etc.

5) You can now go ahead to AFTER YOU'VE CONNECTED.

AFTER YOU'VE CONNECTED

1) Now that you've got your connection working and you've logged on, you'll see a small icon in the taskbar notification tray. The top half of that icon's background will turn blue during data transmission, and the bottom half will turn blue when data is being received.

2) You can double-click that icon to view the "Dial-Up Networking Monitor". This window shows statistics for you current connection. You can also click the Summary tab to see how long you've been logged on, and set some other options under the Preferences tab. When you're done using your connection and want to log off, you can either click the Hang Up button in this window, or single-click the Dial-Up Networking icon in the taskbar notification tray and select Hang Up from the pop-up menu.

MAKING CHANGES TO YOUR CONNECTION PROPERTIES

1) Now that you've got it all working, I'll show you how to make changes. This will come in useful if you need to change phone numbers, DNS servers, or other items and you don't want to set up a completely new DIAL-UP NETWORKING entry.

2) First, double-click the DIAL-UP NETWORKING icon in Control Panel. Select the entry that you want to modify from the drop-down box, then click the More button. A pop-up menu will appear. There are many useful options on this menu. Edit entry and modem properties brings up a window with various tabs - that's where you want to go if you need to make some updates, such as the ones listed above. You also use this option to set a logon script.

3) "Clone entry and modem properties" makes an exact duplicate of the currently-selected entry - useful if you want to make some changes but want to have a backup of a working entry.

4) "Delete Entry" as you probably guessed, deletes the current entry.

5) "create shortcut entry" creates a shortcut your desktop for that entry. Double-clicking the shortcut goes straight to the dialog for entering username/password, bypassing this window.

6) The other options let you know some additional parameters.