Setup Guide for Windows XP

Windows XP Dial-up Walk through

Begin by clicking on the Start button in the bottom left side of your desktop. Then move the mouse over to Control Panel and click (as seen below).

This will open the Control Panel window. This is where you make most changes on your system. The next step for setting up your DSL is to click on the Network icon (pictured below).

Double click on the Icon labeled Network Connections. This will bring up the window you see below. Double click on the icon labeled New Connection Wizard.

The New Connection Wizard will walk you through setting up a dial-up connection to Speakeasy. Begin by clicking Next, located on the bottom right (seen below).

Next you will see the Network Connection Type window. Select Connect to the Internet by clicking in the circle next to it (as seen below). Click the Next button on the bottom right to continue.

This will take us to the Getting Ready window. You will see three choices there (as seen below). Please select the middle one labeled Set up my connection manually and then click Next.

The next window (seen below) is labeled Internet Connection. You will want to select the first option, Connect using a dial-up modem. Then click Next to continue.

This window is called Connection Name. Just type in your ISP name "ComBase" as seen below and click Next.

Now we should be in the Phone Number to Dial screen you see below. Just type in the Local access number for your area. Once this is completed, click Next.

Next is the Internet Account Information screen. In this screen you will be adding in the Username and Password provided to you when you signed up.  Then type in your password and make sure that the top two boxes below that are checked. Then click Next.

This should be the last window, labeled Completing the New Connection Wizard. In this window all you need to do is review what it says and the check the box labeled Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop.

Click finish and we are done.

Congratulations! You are ready to use your Dialup. There should now be an Icon on your desktop. Just double click on the Icon to connect. After you are connected, just double click on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop and you will be on the web.

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