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Introduction
Welcome to Inland Internet. This document
will help you configure Windows 95 so that you can connect to
us with your modem. The following instructions assume that Dial-Up
Networking has already been installed on your system (by you or
the company you purchased your computer from). It is also assumed
that your modem has been properly installed and configured. If
this is not the case, refer to your Windows 95 documentation,
on-line Help, or the company you purchased your computer from
for information on these topics.
Instructions
Let's Make Sure You Have The Right
Stuff First!
Click on the [Start]
button, move your mouse pointer to highlight the word [Settings].
Then move your mouse to the right and highlight the words [Control
Panel] and then click your left mouse button once
to select it.
Inside this window there should be an
icon that says [Network]. Double-Click on
this icon to display the Network window.
Inside the Network window the Configuration
tab should already be selected and showing its contents. Inside
the top box you should see [Dial-Up Adapter]
and [TCP/IP] already in there. If you do
see them both in there then you can skip down a few sections to
the section that is titled, "Configuring Dial-Up Adapter
and TCP/IP". If you do not see both Dial-Up Adapter and
TCP/IP in this configuration window then continue with this section
to install them.
Installing Dial-Up Adapter (if
you do not already see it) Inside the Network configuration window, click on the [Add] button. Choose [Adapter] and then click the [Add] button.
Under the listing of Manufacturers
scroll down to find [Microsoft] and then
click on the word Microsoft. On the right-hand side it should
display the available adapters and [Dial-Up Adapter]
should be listed. Click the [OK] button
when Microsoft and Dial-Up Adapter are both highlighted. This
will install the Dial-Up Adapter. You may be asked for your Windows
95 disks. Just follow the on screen instructions to finish the
install.
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
(if you do not already see it) Inside the Network configuration window, click on the [Add] button. Choose [Protocol] and then click the [Add] button.
Under the listing of Manufacturers
scroll down to find [Microsoft] and then
click on the word Microsoft. On the right-hand side it should
display the available protocols and TCP/IP should be listed.
Highlight [TCP/IP] and then click the [OK]
button when Microsoft and TCP/IP are both highlighted. This will
install the TCP/IP protocol (language of the Internet). You may
be asked for your Windows 95 disks. Just follow the on screen
instructions to finish the install.
MOST OF THESE SETTINGS WILL ALREADY
BE SET CORRECTLY, WE ARE JUST DOUBLE CHECKING THEM. IF A CERTAIN
SECTION IS ALREADY SET CORRECTLY, SIMPLY LEAVE IT ALONE AND MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT SETTING.
Dial-Up Adapter
Inside the Network configuration window,
click once on [Dial-Up Adapter] in the top
box to select it. Now click on the button that says [Properties]
to display the settings for the Dial-Up Adapter. This brings
up the Dial-Up Adapter Properties window.
There are three tabs to choose from,
click on the [Bindings] tab. Inside you
should see TCP/IP with a check mark next to it.
If there is no check mark next to TCP/IP then click the empty
box next to TCP/IP to place a check mark in there. Once TCP/IP
has a check next to it, click the [OK] button
to return to the Network configuration window.
TCP/IP Protocol
Inside the Network configuration window,
click once on the letters [TCP/IP] in the
top box to select it. Now click on the button that says [Properties]
to display the settings for TCP/IP. This brings up the TCP/IP
Properties window.
Inside this window there are six tabs
at the top. The [IP Address] tab should
be selected, if it is not, click on it now. Inside that window,
select [Obtain an IP address automatically].
A black dot will appear to the left of this option once you select
it. This should be the only thing selected in this tab.
Now click on the [WINS Configuration]
tab. Inside this tab, select the option [Disable WINS
Resolution], this should be the only thing selected
in this window.
Now click on the [Gateway]
tab. Everything inside this tab window should be empty.
Click on the [DNS Configuration]
tab. Inside this tab window there is an option at the top that
says [Disable DNS], select this option and
a black dot will appear to the left of it. This will dim out
the other options in the window.
Click on the [OK]
button at the bottom of this tab window and it will take you back
to the Network window, click the [OK] button
at the bottom of the Network window to finish.
Time to Get Personal - Giving
Inland Internet A Place of Its Own :-)
Click on the [Start]
button, move your mouse pointer to highlight the word [Programs],
then move your pointer to the right and highlight the word [Accessories],
under Accessories keep moving to the right and highlight the words
[Dial-Up Networking] and then click your
left mouse button once to select it. (If Dial-Up Networking is
not listed as an option, please read the Introduction section
above.)
The Dial-Up networking window should
open and display all of your Dial-Up connections. Inside this
window you should see an icon that says, "Make New
Connection". Double-Click on this icon to run
this setup wizard. When the "Make New Connection" window
comes up, the computer is asking you to "Type in a name for
the computer you are dialing". Push the Backspace or Delete
key on your keyboard to clear the words "My Connection".
Inside the text box that you have just cleared, type in, Inland
Internet. This will create a new connection icon
that we have named Inland Internet. Below this, the window says,
"Select a modem:", your modem should already be displayed
in this box. If it is not, you must install and/or configure
your modem before you continue (refer to your Windows 95 documentation,
Help menus, or the company you bought your system from for instructions
on doing this, usually your modem has already been setup before
you bought your machine). If your modem is displayed, click on
the [Next] button to continue.
The next screen is asking you for the
phone number to dial to connect to us. It is up to you to call
your operator to determine which number is a no charge local call,
or which number is the least expensive for you to call. Inland
Internet DOES NOT guarantee that any of these numbers will be
local to you. Please verify the best number for you to call with
your phone company's operator. The current access numbers are
listed below, choose the best for you: Sun City, CA (909) 301-0514 Temecula, CA (909) 698-7815 Hemet, CA (909) 791-1140
Riverside, CA (909) 786-1300
Inside the current window it is showing
the area code and phone number that your computer will dial when
you want to connect to us. Under the label that says Area code,
it should have the number 909 inside. If it does not, change
the area code to 909. The box to the right of that wants the
actual telephone number. Type in whichever phone number you chose
from above inside this box. DO NOT include the area code again,
just the phone number. (Example: to call the Sun City number
you would type in 301-0514 inside the telephone number box).
After you have entered the phone number, click the [Next]
button to continue.
The next screen should say, "You
have successfully created a new Dial-Up Networking connection
called: Inland Internet. If it does not say this, click on the
"Back" button and double check all of the settings.
If it does say this, click on the [Finish]
button to continue.
Inside the Dial-Up Networking window
you should now have an icon that you use to connect to Inland
Internet. This icon should be named "Inland Internet"
because that is what we named it in the steps above. Click on
the Inland Internet icon once to highlight it. Once it is highlighted,
click on the word [File], in the Dial-Up
Networking menu bar, now click on the word [Properties]
under the File menu. A window with the relevant settings will come up. At the bottom of this window is a button that says [Server Type], click on this button to display the settings for our server.
Make your Server Types window
look like the picture below: When your screen looks like the one above, click on the button that says, [TCP/IP Settings...] and the TCP/IP settings window will come up.
Make your TCP/IP Settings window
look like the picture below:
When your screen looks EXACTLY like
the one above, click the [OK], button.
Then click the [OK]
button in the Server Types window.
Now click the [OK]
button in the "Inland Internet" window. (The name may
be something different if you have named the connection something
other than "Inland Internet".)
This closes the Inland Internet properties
window and saves the changes we have made.
You should now see the Dial-Up Networking
window again. Click once on the icon that says Inland
Internet to highlight it. Now click on the word [File]
in the Dial-Up Networking menu bar, under the File menu, click
on [Create Shortcut], a window will pop up
that asks you if you want to create a shortcut on the desktop
instead. If you choose the [Yes] button
you will always have an icon that you can Double-Click to connect
to us that is easily found on your Windows 95 desktop. If you
choose the No button you must always go to the Dial-Up Networking
window and then Double-Click on the Inland Internet icon to connect
to us. The recommended choice is the Yes button to create an
easy shortcut to us on your desktop.
You can now close the Dial-Up
Networking window by clicking on the X
in the top-right corner of the Dial-Up Networking window.
Windows 95 should now be configured
correctly. To connect to Inland Internet, Double-Click on the
Inland Internet icon to bring up the [Connect to:]
window.
To connect to Inland Internet, type
in your login name (in all lowercase letters), inside
of the "Username" text box. Inside the "Password"
box, type in your password.
Now, click the [Connect]
button to connect to Inland Internet. The automatic log in procedure
should take from 30 to 60 seconds. When you have successfully
connected to Inland Internet, you will see a window pop up that
says, "Connected at 00000 bps",
where 00000 will be replaced by the actual speed of your modem.
As long as this window is displayed, you are connected to Inland
Internet and you can run any Internet application that you wish.
When you have finished using your Internet programs, you can
disconnect from Inland Internet by clicking the [Disconnect]
button.
To get to Inland Internet's home page,
you can type in the following address inside of your World Wide
Web Browser: www.inland.net
Your E-mail address is: <login_name>@inland.net,
where login_name is your actual login name. If your login name is joe, then your E-mail address is joe@inland.net
Thank you for your support.
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