Windows 2000 dial-up configuration instructions

• Click on the Start button in lower left corner of screen.
  
  
• Go to Settings and click on Network and Dial-up Connections.
  
  
  
  

• Double-click Make a New Connection. Select Dial-up to the Internet. Click next.
  
  
  
  
  

• Select I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through my local area network (LAN). Click next.
  
  
• Select Connect using my phone line. Click next.
  
  
  
  
  
• Leave Area code section blank. Enter the 10-digit access number for your area in the Telephone number box.Make sure you use the local phone number for your area.
  
  
• Remove the check mark in front of Use area code and dialing rules. Click the Advanced button.
  
  
  
  
  
• Click the connection tab. Under the connection type select PPP (Point to Point Protocol). Under logon procedure select none.
  
  
  
  
  
• Click the addresses tab. Under IP address select Internet service provider automatically provides one. Under DNS server address select My ISP automatically provides a Domain Name Server (DNS) address. Click OK. Click Next.
  
  
• Type your username and password, all lowercase no spaces. Click next.
  
  
• Under connection name type Birch Internet. Click next.
  
  
  
  
  
• A dialog box will ask if you want to set up your e-mail account. Select yes. Click next.
  
  
• Enter your name, as you want it to appear on your email messages. Click next.
  
  
  
  

 

• Enter your email address, all lower case, no spaces. Click next. Select POP3 in first box. Under incoming mail server enter pop.birch.net. Under outgoing mail server enter smtp.birch.net. Click next.
  
  

Enter your Account name then your Password, all lower case, no spaces. Your computer is now ready to connect to the Internet.