This page will explain how to set up Windows NT to access the Internet via ComBase's system. The directions are written specifically for Windows NT 4.0.

Remote Access Service (also known as RAS) is the portion of Windows NT which is responsible for maintaining networking connections which may not always exist, such as a dial-up Internet connection. It is used both for dialing into another system, and for allowing others to dial into your system. You will only need the dial-out features to access the Internet.

Before you begin, you should select the dial-up telephone number which is appropriate for the location you're dialing from.

Installing RAS

Press the Start Button, select Settings, and pick Control Panel. Double-click on Network.

When the Network Control Panel appears, click on the Services tab (across the top of the window.) You will see a list of the various networking services installed on your machine. Check the list and see if Remote Access Service is already on the list. If so, skip ahead to Configuring the Dialer.

If RAS is not already installed, you will need to install it. You will need your Windows NT CD-ROM in order to do this.

Press the Add button (directly under the list.) A list of available services will appear after a few seconds; select Remote Access Service from this list and press the OK button. If Windows NT asks you where to find files, point it to the \I386 directory on your Windows NT CD-ROM.

When RAS itself has been installed, you will see a window called Add RAS Device. If you have already installed your modem, you will see it's name here. Otherwise, you will have to install your modem before continuing.

Once your modem is installed, click once on the name of your modem and press the Configure button. Select Dial-Out Only from the list and press the OK button. Press the Continue button to finish setting up the RAS service.

You will now be back to the Network Control Panel; click on the Protocols tab (across the top of the window.) Make sure TCP/IP is installed as a protocol. If not, install it using the Add button.

When TCP/IP has been installed, press the Close button at the bottom of the window. You will see Windows NT force the protocols to "review bindings", and then you will be told that you need to restart your computer. Press the Yes button.

Configuring the Dialer

Double-click on My Computer. Double-click on the Dial-Up Networking folder. What you see at this point depends on whether or not you have any dial-up connections configured yet.

If you have not set up any Dial-Up entries yet, you will see a little window telling you that your addressbook is empy; press OK., you will see a little window telling you that your addressbook is empy; press OK., you will see a little window telling you that your addressbook is empy; press OK.

If you have set up one or more Dial-Up entries, you will see the Dialer window, with the list of Dial-Up entries available by clicking on the Phonebook Entry to Dial list-box.

If you already have an entry for ComBase, select it from the list. Press the More button and select Edit entry and modem properties... from the menu that appears., select it from the list. Press the More button and select Edit entry and modem properties... from the menu that appears., select it from the list. Press the More button and select Edit entry and modem properties... from the menu that appears.

If you do not have an entry for ComBase, press the New button.

At this point, you should be looking at a window with five tabs across the top: Basic, Server, Script, Security, and X.25. These are the settings that need to be in the fields on each tab.

Basic

Entry name:     ComBase

Comment:        ComBase Communications Corp.



Phone number:   Your dial-up number from the list above

Use Telephony Dialing Properties: NOT checked



Dial using:     Your modem

Use another port if busy: NOT checked

Server

Dial-up server type: "PPP: Windows NT, Windows 95 Plus, Internet"



Network protocols:

  YES   TCP/IP

  NO    IPX/SPX compatible

  NO    NetBEUI



  NO    Enable software compression

  NO    Enable PPP LCP extensions

Press the TCP/IP Settings button, enter these settings, and press the OK button:

  YES   Server assigned IP address



  YES   Server assigned name server addresses



  YES   Use IP header compression

  YES   Use default gateway on remote network

Script

After dialing (login): None

Security

Accept any authentication including clear text

X.25

Network:    (none)

Address:    (blank)



User Data:  (blank)

Facilities: (blank)

After entering these settings, press the OK button.

The last step is to create a shortcut on your desktop which points to the dial-up entry, which will enable you to easily dial into the internet by double-clicking one icon.

Press the More button and select Create shortcut to entry... from the menu. Press the OK button to place the shortcut on your desktop. This will create an icon on your desktop with the name ComBase.rnk.

Press the Close button to clear away the Dial-Up Networking window. If any other windows are open (such as My Computer or Control Panel,) close them as well.

Dialing into the Internet

To connect your machine to the Internet, double-click on the ComBase.rnk icon which was created above. A window will pop up, asking for your User name, Password, and Domain.

In the User name field, type in your User Name on ComBase's system. (Example: if your email address is user_name@combase.com then you would enter user_name in this box.)

In the Password field, type in your password. You will see * characters as you type- this is to prevent people who may be looking over your shoulder from seeing your password as you type it. MAKE SURE THE CAPS LOCK IS TURNED OFF before you type your password, unless you specifically requested that your password contain all capital letters.

The Domain field should be BLANK. If your machine is connected to an existing Windows NT domain, you may see the name of your domain in this box. Make sure you erase it - this box must be blank in order to connect to ComBase's system.

The Save password box can be turned on or off at your preference. We recommend that you do not turn it on; this will prevent anyone who may have physical access to your machine from connecting to the internet without your permission.

Press the OK button to connect. Once you are connected, you can then run your web browser, email program, or any other Internet program, using ComBase's system as your connection to the Internet.