M@IN
Setup Instructions for Mac OS
9.x
Configuring Your
Connection using the Internet Setup Assistant
1. Open "Internet Setup Assistant".
Click "Yes".
2. It will ask, "Do you already have an Internet account?". Click
"Yes". At the "Introduction" window, click the right
arrow to continue.
3. "Configuration Name and Connection Type" - Name this
configuration "MAIN". Click the button to connect by modem. Click
the right arrow to continue.
4. "Modem Settings" - usually the default modem chosen is
correct. If you know it to be different, correct the settings. Set
for "Tone" dialing. Click the right arrow to continue.
5. "Configuration Information" - Phone number, username and
password are on your User Account Reference Sheet. Enter this info
and click the right arrow to continue.
6. "PPP Connect Scripts" - Click "No". Click the right arrow
to continue.
7. "IP Address" - Click "No". Click the right arrow to
continue.
8. "Domain Name Servers" - Enter the "Primary DNS" number and
"Secondary DNS" number from your User Account Reference Sheet.
You do not need anything in "Domain Name". Click the right arrow
to continue.
9. "E-mail Address and Password" - E-mail address and password
are on your User Account Reference Sheet. Enter this info and click
the right arrow to continue.
10. "E-mail Account and Host Computer" - Enter the email address
as before. For the second box enter the info from "POP3/SMTP mail
server name" from the User Account Reference Sheet.
11. "Newsgroup Host Computer" - Optional, click the right arrow
to continue.
12. "Proxies" - Click "No" and click the right arrow to
continue.
13. "Conclusion" - Uncheck the "Connect when finished" box if
you want to configure your "Outlook Express" email program. If
you want to review your information, click "Show Details",
otherwise click "Go Ahead".
Configuring Outlook Express
1. Open Outlook Express, usually in the "Applications" folder,
sometimes labeled "Applications (Mac OS 9)".
2. Click on the "Tools" menu and pull down to "Accounts".
3. Make sure the "Mail" tab is in front and click "New" and
pull down to "Mail".
4. Click on "Configure account manually" at the bottom of the
screen.
5. In the "New Account" window, make sure "Account type" is
"POP". Click "OK".
6. In the "Edit Account" window, in the tab "Account
Settings":
"Account Name" - enter MAIN.
Make sure there is a check mark for "Include this account in my
"Send & Receive All" schedule".
"Name" - enter whatever you want.
"E-mail address:" - from your User Account Reference Sheet.
"Account ID" is "Username" - from your User Account Reference
Sheet.
"POP" server" is "POP3/SMTP mail server name" - from
your User Account Reference Sheet.
Click box to save password, enter password from your User Account
Reference Sheet.
"SMPT server" is "POP3/SMTP mail server name" - from
your User Account Reference Sheet.
Click "OK".
7. Congratulations! You are ready to access the Internet via MAIN,
your community network.