Web-ster Support

Dial-Up

Macintosh OS X

How to Set Up a Dial-up Connection for Macintosh OS X

  1. Click the Apple menu.
  2. Select System Preferences.
  3. Click the Network icon. A screen similar to the one shown below appears.

    Note: If you are shown a screen that displays a built-in Ethernet and Internal Modem, double-click
    the Internal Modem option.
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    Now it is necessary to change the settings with the correct Web-ster Internet information.
  4. Make sure that the first two drop-down menus display the correct information: The Location menu (see below, on the left) should display Automatic, and the Show box (see below, on the right) should display Internal Modem.
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  5. In the Service Provider field, enter Web-ster or Web-ster Internet. (This reminds you which Internet service you are dialing when you connect to the Internet.)
  6. In the Account Name field, enter the username you received from Web-ster Internet. The username is also the beginning part of your e-mail address. For example, in the e-mail address web-ster@web-ster.com, the username is web-ster.
  7. In the Password field, enter the password you received from Web-ster. Note: Both username and password should be typed in all lowercase letters.
  8. In the Telephone Number field, enter 503-263-4593. (This is the primary phone number for Web-ster Internet dial-up service.)
  9. In the Alternate Number field, enter 503-263-6384. (This is the alternate telephone number for Web-ster Internet dial-up service.)
  10. Recommended Option: You can set your dial-up connection to dial and connect whenever you open a program that uses the Internet. Web-ster recommends this setting because it makes using the Internet quicker and easier, since you don't have to connect before you open a program that uses the Internet. If you do not want to enable this option, skip to step 14.
  11. Click the PPP Options... button near the bottom of the network screen. The following box appears:
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  12. At the top of the PPP Options screen, check the Connect automatically when needed box (as shown above).
  13. Click the OK button.
  14. Near the top of the network screen, click the TCP/IP button. The following screen appears:
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  15. Make sure the Configure IPv4 field displays Using PPP.
  16. Click the Apply Now button.
  17. In the upper left-hand corner of the screen, click the red dot to close the Network screen.
  18. Save your changes.
  19. Open your Web browser. Your Macintosh should dial and connect to Web-ster Internet.
    Note: If you did not check the Connect automatically when needed option, you may have to use the Internet Connect program located in your Utilities folder.

Congratulations! You have completed the steps required to connect to the Internet with your Mac OS X computer.