While not difficult, there are a number of steps to this procedure, instructions have been provided both in this web page and as a Microsoft Write document here. You may want to print a copy of this document so you can refer to it during the configuration.

For this procedure to work, you should have Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows 3.x 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 the Telstra On Australia Service.

Please Note: This procedure does NOT create an Internet Access Account. If you do not have an Internet Access Account with On Australia yet, click here to apply.

1. Configuring your PC to access the Telstra On Australia Service is easy using the Microsoft Internet Setup Wizard. Locate the "Microsoft Internet Explorer" Group in Program Manager and double-click the Icon titled New Connection. Please Note: The Icon titled "Get on the Internet" will lead you through the steps of creating a new account rather than simply configuring your PC.

2. Enter a Name for the new connection object you are creating.

3. Enter the Area Code and Telephone Number of the On Australia POP (Dial-In Point) you wish to call.

4. Enter the Username and Password of your existing On Australia account.
Please Note: Entering both your Username and Password here will allow anyone using your PC to connect to the Telstra On Australia Service without entering your Password. If your PC is not in a secure location, you may wish to leave the Password field blank and explicitly enter it each time you connect.

5. The Telstra On Australia Service automatically assigns your PC an address each time your connect, leave this option set as indicated.

6. Domain Name Servers DNS are devices which perform translation between the numeric address's which are used by computers and the names which are more commonly used by Internet users.

The On Australia DNS's are 139.134.2.2 and 139.134.2.18, enter these two DNS address's as shown.

7. The next part of the Setup helps you configure electronic mail, if you want to read Email from this PC leave this screen as indicated.

8.To automatically pass your Username and Password to the Mail Server when you connect, enter your On Australia Username and Password here.
Please Note: Entering your Username and Password here will allow anyone else using your PC to read your electronic mail without entering your Password. If your PC is not in a secure location, you may wish to leave the Password field blank and explicitly enter it each time you connect.

9. You now enter your electronic mail details.
The field Full Name will be seen in the "From:" line of electronic mail which you send to others. It is usual to set this to your "friendly" name. (eg: John User)
The field E-Mail Address allows people to reply to your E-Mail. Your E-Mail address is your Username@onaustralia.com.au (eg: johnuser@onaustralia.com.au). It is important that you enter your E-Mail Address in full, otherwise people will not be able to reply to your messages.
The On Australia Mail servers are mail.onaustralia.com.au, type this in full in both the Incoming and Outgoing fields.

10. The next part of the Setup helps you configure electronic news, if you want to read Usenet News from this PC leave this screen as indicated.

11. The On Australia News server does not require you to use a Username or Password to connect. Leave the Username and Password fields blank. You do however have to enter the address of the On Australia News server, it is news.onaustralia.com.au.

12. This finishes the Microsoft Internet Setup Wizard, click Finish to finish the Setup process.
When finished, double-click on the Internet Explorer Icon to connect!