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IMPORTANT
So you already have an Internet Access Account with Telstra Big Pond® Home and you want to setup a second or subsequent PC to allow you to connect? For this procedure to work, you should have Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows 95 fully installed on your PC. (If you aren't sure if you do, insert the Telstra Internet Access Kit disk in your drive and run setup.exe). This procedure configures Microsoft Internet Explorer to allow you to connect to Telstra Big Pond Home. Please Note: This configuration does NOT create an Internet Access Account. If you do not have an Internet Access Account with Telstra Big Pond Home yet, click here to apply. Before you can correctly configure your PC, you need to know a few things;
Your Username and Password should already be known to you, a list of our current POP locations is included here. In addition to the above items, you will need the following information;
Configuration Instructions 1. Configuring your PC to access the
Telstra Big Pond Home Service is easy using the Microsoft Connection Wizard. To start the
Wizard, click the Start button on the Task Bar, then select Programs, Internet
Explorer, Connection Wizard. This will start the Internet Connection Wizard, as
below. 2. On the next screen, "Setup
Options", choose the selected option. 3. Most people will be using a Modem
to connect to the Internet. If this is true for you, check the Connect using my phone
line option. 4.If you don't have the necessary
network software on your PC yet, wizard installs it. 5. On the following screen enter the
Area Code and Telephone Number of the Telstra Big Pond Home POP (Dial-In
Point) you wish to call. 6. Enter the Username and Password
of your existing Telstra Big Pond Home account. 7. The Telstra Big Pond Home Service
automatically assigns your PC an address each time you connect. 8. Type a Name for the
Internet connection object you are about to create. Back to the Setup page Internet Mail Configuration 9.Check the Yes
option if you want to proceed, alternatively, the first time you run Outlook
Express, the Internet Connection Wizard will help you configure your mail
account. 10.Enter your Name . 11.Enter E-Mail Address. 12. The Telstra Big Pond Home Mail
server's address is mail.bigpond.com, enter this address in both the Incoming
and Outgoing fields. 13. Enter your Telstra Big Pond Home
Username and Password here. 14. Choose a friendly name for your
Internet e-mail account.
Back to the Setup page Internet News Configuration 15.Check the Yes
option if you want to proceed, alternatively, the first time you run Outlook
Express, the Internet Connection Wizard will help you configure your news
account. 16. Enter your Name. Your
Name will appear in the "From:" line of messages you post in Usenet News Groups.
17. Enter your E-Mail Address.
Your E-Mail Address will let people send replies to you directly via E-Mail instead of
replying to the entire News Group. Please be sure to enter your full E-Mail address here. Your
E-Mail Address is your Username@bigpond.com. 18. The Telstra Big Pond Home News
Server's address is news.bigpond.com enter this here. Our News Server does not
require you to logon. Leave the box "My news server requires me to logon" blank.
19. Choose a friendly name for your
Internet news account. You are now ready to read Internet News. The first time you connect to the News server, you will be told that you have not subscribed to any News Groups and be given the option to see a list of available groups. Select Yes to get a current list of available News Groups. This will take a couple of minutes. 20. Choose the default option No
if you don't want to set up a directory service. 21. This ends the connection
configuration, click Finish. Once the Wizard has finished, you will be able to
connect to the Internet by double-clicking the Icon titled Internet Explorer on
your desktop.
Back to the Setup page POP Locations:
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The Telstra Big
Pond Home Service is provided by On Australia Pty Ltd,
a 100% owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation Ltd.
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