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Dialer Help Contents

How To

Connect to Your Internet Service Provider

Specify Your Connection Preferences

Dialog Box Help

My Locations Tab

Connection Properties/General Tab

Connection Properties/Modem Tab

Connection Properties/Advanced Options for Modem Tab

Connection Properties/TCP/IP Settings Tab


My Locations Tab

I Am Dialing From

Lists the locations that are currently set up. To set up an additional location, click New.

New

Click this to add a new location.

Remove

Removes the selected location from the list.

The Area Code Is

Provides a space for you to type the area code (city code) for this location.

If you are in a country other than the United States, type your city code here, but do not include the leading 0. For example, if your city code is 071, just type 71.

I Am In

Specifies which country you are calling from, and lists which country codes are available on your computer.

To Access An Outside Line, First Dial

In the first space, type the number(s) required to access an outside line for local calls. In the second space, type the number(s) required to access an outside line for long-distance calls. In many cases, these two numbers will be the same. If you do not have to dial any numbers to access an outside line, leave both spaces blank.

Note  Some phone systems may require a pause after accessing an outside line, before dialing an outside number. To add a pause before dialing the outside number, add a "W" to the outside line access fields. For example, if the number required to access an outside line is "9," then type "9W" for the outside access number field.

This Location Has Call Waiting. To Disable It, Dial

Specifies whether this location uses call waiting. Call waiting should be turned off while you're dialing from your computer. Contact your local phone company for information about how to turn off this feature.

The Telephone At This Location Uses

Specifies which type of dialing to use.

Specify pulse dialing only if this is the only type your phone line supports.

Dial As A Long Distance Call

Specifies whether the number should be dialed as a long-distance call. Select this box for all numbers inside the local area code that are outside your local calling area.


General Tab

Area Code

Type the area code (or city code where needed for countries outside of the United States) for your Internet service provider.

Telephone Number

Type the telephone number for your Internet service provider.

Use Country Code And Area Code

Specifies to use the area code, phone number, and country code indicated for the computer you are connecting to.

You can specify that you want to ignore the area code and country code by making sure the Use Country Code And Area Code check box is not selected. When this box is cleared, you cannot specify that you want to dial from a different location when you try to connect.

Country Code

Provides a space for you to type or select the country code for the computer you are connecting to.

Default Connection

In the list, select the connection that you most frequently use.

Start Internet Explorer When Connected

Specifies whether to start Microsoft Internet Explorer when you connect to your Internet service provider.

Disconnect If Idle For More Than X Minutes

Specifies whether to automatically stop your connection to your Internet service provider if your connection is idle. You can specify how long you want to wait before disconnection by clicking the up or down arrow.

Minimize Connection Status Window

Specifies whether to have the connection window minimize after it is started.

Enable Dial On Demand

Specifies whether you want the dialer to dial automatically when you use the connection file to start it, instead of your choosing the Connect button.

Bring Up Terminal Window After Dialing

Specifies that you can type commands directly to your modem after you dial.


Modem Tab

Change Modem

Click this to select a modem to install. You will be prompted to provide the manufacturer and model of your modem, and the port to which it is connected.

Port

Lists available ports you can use for your modem. Click the port you want to use.

Maximum Speed

If your modem supports it, lists the speeds that your modem can use to connect. Click the maximum speed your modem supports.

Advanced

Click this to display Advanced Options for your modem.


Advanced Modem Tab
Modem Advanced Options Tab

Typically these settings do not need to be changed. Be sure that changes you make here do not adversely affect other devices using IRQs and I/O addresses.

Interrupt Request Setting

Specifies the Interrupt Request Setting (IRQ) for your modem.

Input/Output Address

Specifies the Input/Output Address for your modem.


TCP/IP Settings Tab

Server Assigned IP Address

When you connect to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) server, you may be assigned a default Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Specify IP Address

If your network server does not automatically assign IP addresses, select this option. Type the IP address that your ISP network administrator assigned you.

Primary DNS

Displays your Internet service provider primary domain name service. Type the IP address provided from your Internet service provider

Secondary DNS

Displays your Internet service provider secondary domain name service. Type the secondary IP address provided from your Internet service provider


Connecting to your Internet Service Provider
To connect to your Internet service provider

1	Type your user name, password, and phone number.

2	Choose the Connect button.

Tips

•	To specify where you are dialing from, choose the Dial Settings button.

•	To specify your modem and other connection preferences, choose the Properties button.


Specifying your connection preferences
To specify your connection preferences

Choose the Properties button, and then choose a tab.