In order to have dial-up access to the UNET computers, you must configure your modem properly.

NOTE: If you do not have a modem installed yet, Windows 98 will walk you through the modem setup automatically. Once you have completed the setup, however, repeat this section to double-check the settings.

    


Choose the Start button at the lower lefthand corner of the desktop. Scroll to Settings and click on Control Panel.

Double click on the Modems icon.


    

If you do not have any modems installed on your computer, Windows 98 will take you through the setup step-by-step. Simply follow the prompts on the screen.

If you already have a modem installed in the Modems Properties window, highlight it and then click Properties.




The General tab should appear as below.



 

STEP 3

Click on the Connection tab at the top of the window. It should appear as below.




Data Bits: should be 8

Parity: should be None

Stop Bits: should be 1

Wait for Dial Tone before Dialing: should be selected

Cancel call if not within __ seconds: should be selected and 60 should be placed in the seconds box

Disconnect a call if idle for more than __ minutes: should be deselected


NOTE: If some of these options weren't available, don't worry. Your modem may not support them.



STEP 4

Click on the Port Settings button at the bottom of the window. It should appear as below.




Use Fifo Buffers: should be selected

Receive Buffer: should be all the way to the right

Transmit Buffer: should be all the way to the right


Click OK.


NOTE: If some of these options weren't available, don't worry. Your modem may not support them.



STEP 5

Click on the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen. It should appear as below.




Use error control: should be selected
     Under this section, choose Compress Data

Use flow control: should be selected
     Under this section, choose Hardware

Modulation Type: should be Standard

Extra Settings: should be left blank

Append to Log: should be deselected


Click OK.
Click OK again.


NOTE: If some of these options weren't available, don't worry. Your modem may not support them.



STEP 6

Click on the Dialing Properties button at the bottom of the window. It should appear as below.




I am dialing from: Use Default Location, or click on New and fill in the information about your dialing location.

I am in this country/region: should be United States of America

Area Code: should be 301 or appropriate area code

To access an outside line: fill in the appropriate numbers for local and long distance, if it is necessary to dial to get an outside line

To disable call waiting: select this option if you have call waiting and then type *70 in the box. If you do not have call waiting, make sure that you DO NOT select this option.

Dial Using: choose either Tone Dialing or Pulse Dialing as appropriate.

For long distance calls, use this calling card: select this option if you are dialing in long distance and need to use a calling card


Click OK.



STEP 7

Click on the Diagnostics Tab at the top of the window. It should appear as below.




Highlight the COM Port that your modem is on.

Click on More Info... (This will check your modem to make sure that it is working properly.)


Click OK.
You have now completed configuring your modem. Click Close to finish. 



STEP 8

In order to dial in to the UNET network, you must configure the network components on your computer. If you haven't already, you must Configure Your Modem.




Choose the Start button at the lower left hand corner of the desktop. Scroll to Settings and click on Control Panel.

Double click on the Network icon.





STEP 9

The Configuration Tab should appear as below.

 

Adding Components
DIAL-UP ADAPTER

From the list of options, highlight Adapter and click Add again.




In the left window choose Microsoft.
In the right window choose Dial-Up Adapter.

Click OK to finish. 

TCP/IP -> DIAL-UP ADAPTER

Click Add.




From the list of options, highlight Protocol and click Add again.




In the left window choose Microsoft.
In the right window choose TCP/IP.

Click OK to finish 



STEP 10

To adjust the settings, click on Dial-up Adapter and then click Properties.




The Driver Type Tab should appear as below.




Select Enhanced Mode.

Click on the Bindings Tab. It should appear as below.




Select TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter.

Click on the Advanced Tab. It should appear as below.




You have completed the settings. Click OK. 
Click OK again.

You might need to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM and then re-start your computer. Just do as the screen tells you. When you come back into Windows, close the Control Panel.



STEP 11

 

Double click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop.

Double click on the Dial-up Networking icon.



 

To make a connection to UNET, double click on Make New Connection

Type a name for the computer you are dialing: type UNET.

Select a device: select the modem that you have configured.

NOTE: You do not need to choose the Configure button under the modem selection box. That information was added when you configured your modem.

Click Next.
      

Select the area code, type in the dial-up phone number, and select the country code. If you are not sure which number to use, please see Dial-up Phone Numbers and Information.

NOTE: This part will depend on the phone line you are using.   If you are using a direct line, use 8350501, otherwise, just type 9,8350501.  If you encountered busy tones or some connection problems, you can use 8860501.

Click Next.

      


Click Finish. 



STEP 12

                

Right click on the UNET icon
                           

Scroll down to Properties.

Under the General Tab, deselect Use area code and dialing properties and then click on Configure.

         

Click OK. 



STEP 13


         


The information under the General Tab should have been configured when you set up your modem.

        


The information under the Connection Tab should have been configured when you set up your modem.

Click the Options Tab.

        


Bring up terminal window before dialing: should be deselected

Bring up terminal window after dialing: should be deselected

Operator assisted or manual dial: should be deselected

Display modem status: should be selected


Click OK.



STEP 14

Click the Server Types Tab.

        

 

Type of Dial-up Server: choose PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98

Advanced Options: select Log on to network, Enable software compression, and Require encrypted password.

Allowed Network Protocols: select TCP/IP.

Click the TCP/IP Settings button at the bottom of the window.

         

 

Choose Server assigned IP address

Choose Server assigned name server addresses

Use IP header compression: should be selected

Use default gateway on remote network: should be selected

Click OK.
Click OK again.



                     

Hold down the right mouse button on the UNET icon and drag it to the desktop. Let go of the mouse button. A window will come up.

                                  

Click on Create Shortcut Here. Now the UNET icon will be on your desktop when you start up your computer.

You have completed configuring your computer for Dial-up Networking.

Close the Dial-Up Networking window.

Close the My Computer window. 

                   


Click the Start button at the bottom lefthand corner of the desktop and scroll to Shut Down...

         

Select Restart the Computer.

After restarting the computer, you should see the UNET icon. By double clicking on the icon, you can now connect to the UNET Network. 




Connecting to the UNET

Double click on the UNET icon on your desktop.

     


In the Connect To window enter your network Username and Password.

Click Connect.

You should see the connection process (as pictured below).

        

The Connection window will verify your information.

        

When the connection is complete, the window will say Connected to UNET.

        

Minimize this window by clicking at its top right corner.
You should now be able to run your computer's Internet programs (Eudora, Netscape, etc.)

Disconnecting

Close all of your network and Internet applications.
On the Taskbar at the bottom of the desktop, click on the Connected to UNET icon