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Dialer Help Contents

How To

Connect to Your Internet Service Provider

Specify Your Modem or Connection Preferences

Dialog Box Help

Connect To

Connection Properties/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 might 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 or comma to the outside line access fields. For example, if the number required to access an outside line is 9, then type 9W or 9, 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.

The Telephone at This Location Has Voice Mail or No Dial Tone

Specifies whether the modem should wait for a dial tone before dialing out. Select this check box if your phone exchange does not provide a dial tone, or if you have voice mail notification.

If this check box is unavailable, then your modem does not support this feature.

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 (ISP).

Telephone Number

Type the telephone number for your ISP.

Use Country Code and Area Code

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

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 to which you are connecting.

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 ISP.

Disconnect if Idle for More than X Minutes

Specifies whether to automatically stop your connection to your ISP 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 clicking Connect.

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 might 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 to you.

Primary DNS

Displays your ISPs primary domain name service. Type the IP address provided by your ISP.

Secondary DNS

Displays your ISPs secondary domain name service. Type the secondary IP address provided by your ISP.


Connect To Dialog Box

User Name

Provides a space for you to type your user name. This name is used when you log on to the computer to which you are connecting.

Password

Provides a space for you to type the password for connecting to this computer (not to the network).

Phone Number

Displays the telephone number of the computer you want to connect to. The number displayed is the number you entered when you created the connection. To change the number temporarily, you can modify it here. To change the number permanently, click Properties.

If you modify the number directly, information in the Dial Settings dialog box is ignored.

If you want to use a calling card, or if you are at a different location, click Dial Settings.

Dialing From

Specifies where you are calling from.

To change information about a location or define a new location, click Dial Settings.

To change to a different location, select one from the list.

Dial Settings

Click this to specify how the call will be dialed. This is useful if you want to charge the call to a calling card, use your computer from different locations, or add a dial prefix, country code, or area code automatically.

Connect

Dials the specified phone number and connects to the computer you're dialing.

Properties

Click this to specify your modem and other connection preferences.


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

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

2	Click Connect.

Tip

•	To specify where you are dialing from, click Dial Settings.


Specifying your connection preferences
To specify your modem or connection preferences

Click Properties, and then click a tab.