Dial-up Connection Setup

Windows XP

• Go to Start, and select Control Panel.
• Click on Network or Internet Connection.
• Click on Setup Or Change Your Internet Connection.
• Click on the Add button (brings up the new connection wizard)
• Select Dial-up to a Private Network (connect using my phone line, modem or ISDN)
• Click Next
• Put in one of our 56K access numbers including the area code, then press Next.
• Type in eclecTechs for the name of this connection.
• Press Finish
• The eclecTechs Settings dialog box should now open.
• Enter your username (make sure it is your full e-mail address. ex: username@valinet.com).
• Enter your password.
• Do not put anything in the domain section.
• Press OK. You will be brought back to the Internet Properties dialog box.
• Put a check next to Dial whenever a network connection is not present.
• Press Apply
• Press OK.

Windows 2000

• Go to Start, and select Network and Dial-up Connections.
• Double Click Make A New Connection (opens the Internet Connection Wizard).
• Click Next.
• Select Dial-up to a Private Network (connect using my phone line, modem or ISDN).
• Click Next.
• Put in one of our 56K access numbers including the area code, then press Next.
• Make sure Use Dialing Rules is not checked off, then click Next.
• Select Create This Connection For All Users.
• Click Next.
• Name the connection eclecTechs and check off Add a Shortcut To My Desktop.
• Click Finish.
• Your dial-up connection is all set, you will now need to setup your e-mail.
• Go to e-mail setup.
• Once you have setup your e-mail, you can connect by double clicking on the eclecTechs icon on your desktop.
• Enter your username (make sure it is your full e-mail address. ex: username@valinet.com).
• Enter your password.
• Click Connect.

Windows ME

• Go to Start, Settings, and select Dial-up Networking.
• Double click on Make a New Connection.
• Change the name to eclecTechs.
• Click Next.
• Put in one of our 56K access numbers including the area code, then press Next.
• Click Finish.
• Right click on the eclecTechs icon and select Properties.
• In the General tab, uncheck Use Area Code and Dialing Properties.
• Click on the Networking tab.
• Make sure PPP,Internet, Windows 2000/NT, Windows ME is selected.
• Make sure Enable Software Compression and TCP/IP are checked off as well.
• Click on the Security tab.
• Enter your username (make sure it is your full e-mail address. ex: username@valinet.com).
• Enter your password.
• Make sure nothing is checked in the Advanced Security Options.
• Click on the Dialing tab.
• Check off, This is the Default Internet Connection.
• Check off, Dial Whenever a Network Connection is Not Present.
• Click OK.
• Close out of Dial-up Networking.
• Your dial-up connection is all set

Windows 95/98

• Open up My Computer from the Desktop and double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon.
• Double-click the Make New Connection icon.
• This will walk you through the Make New Connection wizard.
• Type in The name of the computer you are dialing, "eclecTechs".
• Click the Next button.
• Put in one of our 56K access numbers including the area code, then press Next.
• Click Next.
• Press Finish.
• Select your newly-created connection icon.
• Press the right mouse button and choose Properties.
• Uncheck, Use area code and dialing properties (Win 95: Uncheck, Use area code and country code).
• Click the Server Type Tab. (Win 95: Click the Server Type button. You'll get the Server Types dialog box.
• Make sure the "PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98 is selected. (Win 95: make sure "PPP:Windows 95,Windows NT 3.5, Internet" is selected.)
• Make sure that Log on to network in the Advanced options: section is not checked. Leave Enable Software Compression checked.
• Make sure that TCP/IP in the Allowed Network Protocols: section is checked. Uncheck everything else in this section.
• Click the OK button.
• Click the OK button in the remaining dialog box, and you're almost ready to dial!
• Right click on your newly created icon and select Create A Shortcut.
• Press Yes when the window says it cannot place a shortcut here, would you like to place one on the desktop.
• Close up Dial-up Networking and you should see your shortcut on the desktop. Your dial-up connection is all set.
• You can connect by double clicking on the eclecTechs icon on your desktop.
• Enter your username (make sure it is your full e-mail address. ex: username@valinet.com).
• Enter your password.
• Click Connect.

OSX

• From the Apple menu, select System Preferences and then, Network.
• Click the PPP tab, and in the Telephone Number box, enter one of our local access numbers.
• In the Account Name box, enter your username (for example, userame@valinet.com).
• Type in your Password. Select the save password if you prefer.
• Close the Network panel and when prompted, click Save

OS9

• Click on the Apple.
• Select Control Panel.
• Select TCP/IP.
• Make sure that, "Connect via PPP" is selected.
• On the bottom right hand side you should have a box for Search Domains. Type in valinet.com.
• Close out of TCP/IP and save the changes.
• Click on the Apple.
• Select Control Panel.
• Select Remote Access.
• Enter your username (for example, username@valinet.com)
• Enter your password.
• Put in one of our 56K access numbers.
• Click on Options.
• Go to Protocol.
• Make sure "Connect automatically when starting PPP applications", is checked off.
• Press OK.
• Close out of Remote Access and save the changes.