Using Account Setup Wizard to help you create a new Internet account

If you need to create a new Internet account, Account Setup Wizard gathers information from you and helps you set up your Internet connection. After Account Setup Wizard gathers necessary information, it sets up your computer, modem, and service provider connection to work together.

This chapter tells you what information Account Setup Wizard needs, and tells you how to use Account Setup Wizard.




Get ready to use Account Setup Wizard

Account Setup Wizard will establish your Internet connection using the information you provide. Have the following information ready when you use Account Setup Wizard.


Phone line information

Account Setup Wizard needs the following information about your modem's phone line.

Phone line information
What's the phone number?
Does the line have Call Waiting?
If the line has Call Waiting, what code do you use to disable it?
Check your phone bill or the phone book, or call the phone company.
Does the line use Tone or Pulse dialing?
Most phone systems use Tone, but some older systems use Pulse. If you're not sure, call the phone company.
Do you have to dial a special number (such as 9) to get an outside line?



Modem information

You have to know the following information about your modem.

Modem information
Manufacturer name
Model name or number
Speed (bps) For example, 14,400 or 28,800.



Credit card information

Service providers bill you for the Internet access they provide (usually a monthly fee, and sometimes for every hour you're connected). You need to provide the following information so they can charge you. Your credit card information is disguised with encryption before it's transmitted, and forwarded only to the service provider you choose.

Credit card information  
Type of credit card
Your name as it appears on your credit card
Address where you receive your credit card bill
Credit card number
Credit card expiration date



Use Account Setup Wizard

Use Account Setup Wizard to create your new dial-up connection. Follow these steps:

  1. Start Account Setup Wizard.
  2. Account Setup Wizard appears. Follow the instructions in each screen, and click the Next button to continue.


    3. In each subsequent screen of Account Setup Wizard, click the Help button for convenient, pertinent information about the screen. You can click Cancel at any time to exit, and any information you've entered will be discarded.

When you're done entering information, Account Setup Wizard will tell you that it's about to call a toll-free number and connect you to your service provider's automated account creation server, as shown in the following figure. There, you can create your account, and automatically register your software.


  1. Click Connect to connect and see the account creation server's main page.

    2. Note: Loading the page on your screen can take a few minutes. Like many servers on the Internet, account creation servers can get quite busy. If you get a message saying that you can't connect, wait a moment and try again.

  2. Follow the instructions on the presented pages.

    3. Important: In the last screen, you'll see your account information. Take a moment and write it all down, including your user name and your service provider's support phone number. (And be sure to thoroughly memorize your password.)

  3. Click Configure or Finish.

  4. In Account Setup Wizard, a congratulations screen appears. Click the Finish button to exit Account Setup Wizard.


After you finish Account Setup Wizard

When you're done, Account Setup Wizard creates a connection to your service provider, and places icons for Netscape Navigator Dial-Up Edition in your Netscape Navigator Dial-Up Edition submenu or program group. Depending on whether you use Windows 95 or Windows 3.1, you'll see the following icons.


Windows 95

  • On your desktop in Windows 95, you'll see shortcut icons for Netscape Navigator and your service provider. Netscape Navigator Dial-Up Edition icons also appear in the Netscape Navigator Dial-Up Edition submenu (on the Start|Programs menu).

    On your submenu off of Start | Program you will have icons to perform the following tasks:

    • Windows 3.1

    Your program group will have icons to perform the following tasks:


    What's next

    After you complete Account Setup Wizard, you're ready to go!

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