PLEASE
NOTE: These instructions are for users who already have a Web browser
installed on their computer (e.g., Netscape or Microsoft Explorer).
Before
you begin make sure you know your account information:
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Your user name (i.e., account number — xyz12345, for example)
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Your password
Also,
please note that the dial-in phone number is (818) 677-6700.
Dial-in is not allowed from phone numbers with caller ID blocked. You
don't have to enable caller ID permanently, just each time you make
a modem connection. The code for enabling caller ID may be included
in your dial-up string (as in *82,6776700, where *82 is the caller
ID code).
Step 1. Set up the
connection icon.
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Click the Start button and select Settings, then Control
Panel.
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Inside the Control Panel windows double click on the Network
and Dialup Connections icon.
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Double click the Make New Connection icon, and, when the welcome
screen appears, click Next.
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When the Network Connection Type window appears, select Dial-up
to the Internet and then click Next.
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When the Welcome to the Internet Connection Wizard appears, select
I want to set up my Internet connection manually and then
click Next.
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Next select I connect through a phone line and a modem and click
Next.
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Now you will be asked for information about the location you are dialing.
Leave the Area code box empty. Type in the entire phone number
including the area code into the Telephone number: box. Also
make sure that Use area code and dialing rules is NOT
checked and then click Next.
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Now enter your CSUN account login ID (e.g., xyz12345) into the User
name box and the password for that account into the Password
box, then click Next.
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Now type in a name for your connection (this name can be anything that
you want, but the name CSUN DialUp is suggested) and click the
Next button.
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You will then be asked if you want to set up an email account, select
NO and click Next.
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The last window of the wizard will appear. You are not ready to connect
yet so DO NOT click the checkbox next to To connect to the internet...
Instead, click the Finish button to close the wizard.
Step
2. Set the dial-up properties.
- You should
now have a new icon inside the Network and Dial-up connections
window.
- Right-click
on the new connection icon that you just created and select properties.
- The dialing
properties window appears. On the top of the window you will see 5 different
tabs General, Options, Security, Networking, and Sharing.
- The first
tab is the General tab, that window will not need any changes.
- Click
on the Options tab. Click to place a check next to both Display
progress while connecting and Prompt for name and password, certificate,
etc.
- In the
Redialing options section of the Options tab it is advised
that you set Redial attempts to 3; Time between redial
attempts to 30 seconds and Idle time before hanging up
to never.
- Click
on the Security tab. Only select Typical (recommended settings)
- Click
on the Networking tab.
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Under Type of dial-up server I am calling select PPP: Windows95/98/NT/2000,
Internet.
- Under
Components checked are used by this connection: Only check
the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
- Now click
on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) once to highlight it and then click
the properties button.
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The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select Obtain IP address
automatically. Select Use the following DNS server addresses:
and type in the numbers:
- 130.166.1.242
- 130.166.252.242
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Click OK.
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Now click OK in the properties window.
At
this point you have finished setting up the necessary configurations.
Step
3. (Optional) Create a Dial-Up Shortcut on Your Desktop
Creating
a dial-up shortcut on your desktop will give you quick access to dial-up
to CSUN.
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Select the connection you just created in the Network and Dial-up
Connections window by clicking it once.
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In the menu bar of the window, click on File and then choose
Create Shortcut.
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A window will appear telling you that it could not create a shortcut
and will ask you if you want to place the shortcut on the desktop instead.
Click Yes.
Step 4. Dial in and
get connected.
To use a
web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, or to check your mail
through telnet, you must first get connected (as described below).
Note:
Your Windows NT 4.0 computer comes with
a copy of Internet Explorer. However, if you would prefer to use Netscape
Navigator or Communicator, you can download a copy of these programs from
the Netscape Website
- Double-click
on the connection you created:
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If you created a shortcut on your desktop, double-click the icon.
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If there is no connection icon on the desktop, do the following:
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Click the Start button and choose (click) Programs,
then Accessories, then Communications,
and finally Network and Dial-up Connections.
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You should now see the connection you created in the Network
and Dial-up Connections window. Double-click the connection
icon.
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On the next screen, for the User name type your CSUN network
account login name (e.g., xyz12345) and for the Password type
the password for that account.
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If you did not already configure the dial-up connection to remember
your username and password, you can do so now by checking the Save
password box.
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Click on the OK button and then your modem should start
dialing. It will then tell you that it is Verifying User name and
Password and then it should connect you.
Once
you are connected you should see two small computers beside the time on
the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Now you can use your web browser
or a telnet program.
Questions?
If have questions
about this procedure or problems dialing in, please contact the University
Help Desk at (818) 677-1400.
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