Step A: Install the Dial-Up Adapter & TCP/IP Protocols.

Press the Start button, select Settings and open up the Control Panel. Double click on the Network icon, and a dialogue box similiar to the below will appear.

Make sure the Configuration tab is selected. Both Dial up adapter and TCP/IP should be installed.

If they are not, you need to install TCP/IP, so click Add, double click Protocol, select Microsoft then TCP/IP and click OK. It is also necessary to add Dial-Up Adapter, so click Add, double click Adapter, scroll down until you can select Microsoft. Choose Dial-Up Adapter. Your Network dialogue box should now show both Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP. Select the Adapter, and make sure that TCP/IP is checked.

Go to Control Panel, double click on Network icon and you will be returned to the Network dialogue box. Click on TCP/IP and press Properties... button. You will then be at the TCP/IP Properties box.

Click on IP Address and ensure you have Obtain an IP address automatically is checked.

Click on WINS Configuration and ensure you have Disable WINS Resolution checked.

Click on DNS Configuration and ensure you have Disable DNS checked.

When you have finished setting all these options, press the OK button, then press the OK button in the Network dialogue box. Windows 95 will ask you to reboot....press Yes.

In this section, we create a Dial-Up Networking profile with which you can use to connect to First Link. Your profile includes the phone number your modem should dial to connect to your nearest First Link dial up line.

On your desktop, double click on the My Computer icon, and then double click on the Dial-Up Networking icon.

If this is the first time you have used Dial-Up Networking, a wizard will automatically appear to help you configure a new connection. Otherwise, you need to double click on the Make New Connection icon.

In the name field, type First Link. Click on the Select a Modem drop down list and select the modem you wish to use for this connection. Once you have done this, click on Next.

Fill in the area code and phone number of the First Link POP (Point of Presence) that you wish to connect to. These numbers are listed below.

• Sydney 33.6k & V.90 - (02) 9552 5600
• Sydney 56.6k X2 - (02) 9552 5656
• Sydney 56.6K FLEX - (02) 9552 5657
• Penrith, Windsor & Lower Blue Mountains - (02) 9841 5600
• Sydney Unlimited Account - (02) 9552 5602
• Newcastle 33.6k - (02) 4979 1000

Once you have entered in the area code and phone number, click on Country Code drop down list and select Australia (61) (use the scrollbar to locate it) and click on Next.

You can now click on Finish and your new connection has been made.

Now, we need to configure the connection with some specific information. Read on for these details.

Right click on the First Link icon in the Dial-Up Networking window and select Properties. You need to uncheck Use Country Code & Area Code.

Click on the Configure button. Ensure that the maximum speed is set to no more than 38400 if you are using a 33.6k modem, and to no more than 57600 if you are using a 56.6k modem.

Click on the Server Types tab at the top. In the Server Type window, set the options as: Log on to Network unticked Enable software compression ticked TCP/IP ticked Any others you may see must be unticked.

Click on the TCP/IP Settings button. In the TCP/IP Settings window, set the options as: Server assigned IP address ticked Server assigned name server addresses ticked Use IP header compression ticked Use default gateway on remote network ticked Click OK to close the Server Types window, and then click OK to close the First Link window.

This final section will guide you through connecting to your nearest First Link POP.

Double click on My Computer and then again on Dial-Up Networking. You will see an icon with First Link written on it. By double clicking on this icon, it will bring up a window called Connecting to First Link.

You will need to enter in your username and password that you supplied First Link Internet Services upon signing up. Enter both of these in lower case, i.e. small letters like this and not like THIS.

Click on the Connect button (ensure your modem is switched on before you click Connect).

You now should hear the modem dial and make a connection to First Link. Once this has been done, you will see a window pop up saying Verifying username and password. Once these have been verified by our system it will disappear off the screen and a connect status window will come up indicating that your connection has been successful.

Now that your connection to First Link has been succesful, you will be able to run programs such as Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer and any other winsock-compliant internet software. Many of these programs are listed on the main page.

To disconnect at any time, bring up the Connection to First Link window and click on the disconnect button. This can be generally found down on your start bar at the bottom of your screen on the right hand-side next to the clock. To bring it up, just double click on it.

Your Windows95 computer system should be now configured with the correct settings to make a sucessful connection to First Link Internet Services.

If you have any questions in relation to this manual, email support@fl.net.au.

Last Updated: 06/09/98 12:07PM