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Windows 2000 - Dialup ConnectionIf you have already configured your computer to connect and need to check the settings, click here.
Open the Control Panel and open Network and Dial-up Connections. Double click Make New Connection to open the Network Connection Wizard. Click Next on the first screen. Select Dial-up to the Internet and click Next to start the Internet Connection Wizard.
Select the option I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN). Click Next.
Uncheck Use dialing rules, and enter your Local Access Number into the Phone Number field. Click Next. The number should be entered exactly as it needs to be dialed. For example, if you need to dial the area code enter the number as XXX XXX-XXXX, or if you need to dial 9 to get an outside line enter the number as 9, XXX-XXXX. Dashes (-) and spaces are not required.
Enter your username and password into the appropriate fields. Click Next.
Enter PowerNet Internet for the connection name and click Next.
If you would like the Internet Connection Wizard to set up your email in Outlook Express, Select Yes and click Next. Note: Select No if you plan on using a different email client, or if your email is already setup, and click Next, then Finish to complete the wizard.
Enter your name into the Display Name field, this is how it will appear when you send mail. Click Next.
Enter your email address and click Next.
Select POP3 for the Incoming mail server type. Enter your PowerNet Internet mail servers into the Incoming mail and Outgoing mail server boxes. Click here for the list of PowerNet Internet Mail servers.
Enter your email username and password into the Account Name and Password fields. Click Next.
Click Finish to complete the Internet Connection Wizard.
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