An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that provides you with access to the Internet. Typically, your modem dials their phone number each time you connect to the Internet. When you publish a web page to the Internet (i.e., make your web page available for everyone on the Internet to see) PageWiz needs to know the address of your ISP. PageWiz comes preconfigured for immediate use with several major ISP's, but if your ISP is not in the list, you will need to add it yourself.
Under the "Publish" tab of the PageWiz editor click the "New/Edit Location"
Click "Add New/Edit Location"
This opens the Internet Connections window. An "Internet Connection" means the same thing as an ISP, as far as publishing your web pages is concerned. The Internet Connection window lists the different ISPs that PageWiz is configured for. At this point you can Add, Edit or Delete an Internet Connection. If your ISP is not listed, you will need to add a new ISP connection.
Click "Add"
You are now presented with the "Internet Connection Wizard". This wizard guides you through the process of configuring PageWiz to use a new ISP.
Use the drop down list on the first page of the wizard to select "Add New/Edit ISP"
Click "Next"
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The name of your ISP is useful only to yourself - to distinguish it from the other ISPs in the Internet Connection list. So make up a relevant sounding name, and enter it into the first text box.
The Server is a computer that is actually connected to the Internet. Apart from this, there is nothing all that special about a Server. The Server is can be almost any computer, and the operating system it uses is usually UNIX or Windows NT. Every server has a unique name, so it can be found by other computers on the Internet. Your ISP will have a server address for you to use. Usually this address will contain part of the ISP's name. For example, if your ISP was called "QuikConnect" then your server address could look something like "ftp.quikconnect.com". If you are not sure of your server's address, you will need to find it out. This address can usually be found in the documentation that your ISP provided you with. If you still can't find it, you will need to contact your ISP for more details. (For an extended discussion on publishing to the Internet, read "The Beginners Guide to Publishing.")
Enter the address of your ISP into the text box provided.
What actually happens when you publish a web page to the Internet is that your work is stored in your own personal directory on your ISP's server. Sometimes, this directory is called "www" or "public_html". Commonly it is the "root" directory (i.e., the top directory - which means you don't need to type anything here!). Remember, you can read "The Beginners Guide to Publishing" for more details.
Enter the directory into the text box provided.
The address of your web page is known as a URL. Once again, this URL is given to you by your ISP when you register with them. If you are not sure what your URL is, you will need to contact your ISP. The "Beginners Guide to Publishing" explains all these terms in greater details and explains exactly what questions you will need to ask your ISP to get the answers for the questions above.
Enter the URL into the text box provided.
Some ISP's don't allow you to make directories on their server (most however do). If your ISP doesn't allow you to make subdirectories, check the box provided.
Click "Finish" to save your new settings.
The Internet Connections window will now display your new ISP connection.
Click "Close" to close the "Internet Connections" window.
You are now ready to publish your web pages to the Internet.