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- From the Start menu, choose Control panel.
Note: If you are running Windows XP in classic mode,
you will need to select the Start menu, select Settings,
then choose Control panel
- Click the Switch to Classic View icon.
Note: If your control panel is already in
Classic mode, proceed to step 3.
- Double-click the Network Connections icon.
- Click the Create a new connection icon.
- Click the Next button.
- Select Connect to the Internet.
- Click the Next button.
- Select Set up my connection manually.
- Click the Next button.
- Select Connect using a dial-up modem.
- Click the Next button.
- In the ISP Name field, type a name to identify your connection (i.e. GKG).
- Click the Next button.
- In the phone number field, type your local access number. An access number can be
found here.
Note: Remember to check with your local telephone
company to make sure that the access number you choose is a local toll-free call.
When you enter the access number, type it exactly as you would dial it from your home
phone. Do not include a 1 or the area code unless you have to dial it to make a local
call from your home telephone. If you are dialing from a hotel, office, or other phone
system that requires you to dial a digit such as 9 to get an outside line, insert that
number before the access number. To disable call waiting while using the internet,
insert the call waiting defeat code (usually *70) before the access number.
Note: only insert this code if you have call
waiting on the line you will connect with. Check with your phone company to determine
which code to use for your line.
- Click the Next button.
- In the User name field, type in your username provided by GKG.
- In the password field, type your password.
Note: Remember, your password is case sensitive.
(Make sure your CAPS LOCK button is off.)
- In the Confirm password field, type your password again for confirmation.
- If you wish to store this account name and password for all users of your computer,
place a check in the Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the
Internet from this computer checkbox.
- If you want this connection to come up whenever you try to connect to the Internet,
place a check in the Make this the default Internet connection checkbox. If you are
creating this connection as a secondary connection, leave this box unchecked.
- If you wish to turn on the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall for this connection,
place a check in the Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection checkbox.
- Click the Next button.
- Check the box next to Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop if you wish to
have a shortcut to the connection on your desktop.
- Click the Finish button.
Congratulations! You have successfully completed the dial up settings required to connect you to the Internet.
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