# Specifies the name you use to log on to the service. This is the name that uniquely identifies you to the service and that is associated with your password.

# Specifies the password required to log on to your service. The text you type appears as asterisks (*) to protect the confidentiality of your password.

# Click to specify a new password.

# Specifies whether your password is automatically filled in each time you connect to the service.
If you select this check box, other people with access to this computer might be able to access your Internet service account using your user name and password.

# Specifies, if necessary, the name of the domain on your private network that you want to log on to.

# Specifies whether to connect automatically when you start your service. If you select this check box, you do not need to click Connect to access the service. This option takes effect after you select the option and close the logon dialog box.

# Displays support information if available. 

# Displays information on the status of the connection and prompts you for information you must provide to connect to the service.

# Initiates a connection to your service.
After you connect, the logon dialog box closes and an icon appears in the status area of the taskbar. To see the status of the connection, double-click the icon. To disconnect from the service, right-click the icon, and then click Disconnect.

# Closes the logon dialog box without dialing. If the call is in progress, click to cancel the call.

# Displays the Properties dialog box, which you can use to change the connection information for your service, including dialing information and modem settings, where required. 

# Disconnects you from the service.

# Specifies that you have a direct connection (such as LAN, ADSL, or cable) established on your computer.

# Specifies that you will use a dial-up connection to access your service.

# Specifies the first phone number that your computer dials to access the service.
If your computer cannot connect to the service using this access number, it automatically dials the number specified in Backup number, if you have provided one. You can use Phone Book if you want to specify a new access number.
You can type a number instead of selecting an access number from Phone Book. However, you must type any dialing codes (such as 1 for long distance, 9 to access an outside line, or *70 to disable call waiting) as part of the number. If you have trouble dialing, especially in areas that use 10-digit dialing, try typing the number, exactly as it should be dialed.

# Specifies the phone number your computer dials if it cannot connect to the service by using the access number specified in Phone number. You can use Phone Book to specify a new access number.
You can type a number instead of selecting an access number from Phone Book. However, you must type any dialing codes (such as 1 for long distance, 9 to access an outside line, or *70 to disable call waiting) as part of the number. If you have trouble dialing, especially in areas that use 10-digit dialing, try typing the number, exactly as it should be dialed.

# Click to view or change the access numbers available as your primary access number.

#Click to view or change the access numbers available as your backup access number.

# Click to view or change the information about the location from which you are dialing and the dialing options for this location, including any dialing codes required to access local or long-distance lines.
These dialing rules apply only to access numbers selected using Phone Book. If you type a number in Phone number or Backup number instead of selecting a number from the phone book, you must type the dialing codes (such as 1 for long distance, 9 to access an outside line, or *70 to disable call waiting) as part of the number.

# Specifies whether to use the rules configured in the Dialing Properties dialog box when dialing the primary phone number last selected from the phone book. To set up or change rules so that they are appropriate for your current location, click Dialing Rules.
If the number you are dialing has the same area code as your current location, but is a long-distance number, you may need to clear this check box and type the complete number in Phone number, including the access codes required to dial long-distance calls. If you clear this check box and type the phone number, you must type all information required to complete the call. This includes all of the dialing information, such as any credit card number and numbers required to access an outside line, that would have been taken from the Dialing Properties dialog box if Use dialing rules were selected.

# Specifies whether to use the rules configured in the Dialing Properties dialog box when dialing the backup phone numbers last selected from the phone book. To set up or change rules so that they are appropriate for your current location, click Dialing Rules.
If the number you are dialing has the same area code as your current location but is a long-distance number, you may need to clear this check box and type the complete number in Backup number, including the access codes required to dial long-distance calls. If you clear this check box and type the phone number, you must type all information required to complete the call. This includes all of the dialing information, such as any credit card number and numbers required to access an outside line, that would have been taken from the Dialing Properties dialog box if Use dialing rules were selected.

# Displays the modem used to connect to your service. If more than one modem is installed on your computer, you can use a different modem by selecting it in this list.

# Specifies the name you use to connect to the Internet using a secure connection. This name might be different from the name you use to connect to your private network.

# Specifies the password that is associated with the user name you use to connect to the Internet using a secure connection. The text you type appears as asterisks (*) to protect the confidentiality of your password.

# Specifies whether your user name and password are automatically filled in each time you connect to the Internet using a secure connection.
If you select this check box, other people with access to this computer might be able to access your Internet service account using your user name and password.

# Specifies the maximum number of minutes the connection can remain inactive before the call is automatically cancelled.

# Specifies the maximum number of times the number is redialed (without successfully connecting) before the call is automatically cancelled.

# Lists the service types (such as modem or ISDN) that your service supports. Each service type has its own set of access numbers. Only phone numbers that support the selected service type appear in Access numbers.

# Lists the countries and regions with phone numbers you can use to access your service. Each country or region has its own set of access numbers. Only phone numbers for the selected country or region appear in Access numbers.

# Lists the states or provinces with phone numbers you can use to access your service. Each state or province has its own set of access numbers. Only phone numbers for the selected area appear in Access numbers.

# Lists the phone numbers available for accessing your service. The available access numbers include only those numbers that are supported by the service type, country or region, and state or province that you have selected.
The service provider can periodically add new numbers for one or more service types or service areas.

# Lists additional phone numbers that you can use to access your service. If you use one of these phone numbers, you might be charged an additional fee. For more information, see your customer service agreement.

# Displays support information if available.

# Starts a troubleshooter that can help resolve problems with connecting to the service.

# Displays more information about this connection.

# Closes the dialog box, but maintains the connection.