Erienet's Windows 95/98 Connection Instructions
(rev. 01/06)

 

Step 1: Set up the Connection Icon

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 "Erienet" in the box marked Type a name for the computer you are dialing.

Your modem (which should have been configured when you installed Windows) should be shown in the Select a modem: area.

Click the Next > button in the Make New Connection wizard.

Enter your area code here.
Enter your preferred access number here for the Telephone number if you do NOT have Call Waiting on your phone line.

Please note: If you have call waiting on your phone line, add either 70#, or *70, before our modem.
You may need to refer to your telephone book to find the proper code as each telephone company is different.

Click Next and then the Finish button and your icon will be created.

Step 2: Setting the Dial-Up Properties

Select your newly-created Erienet connection icon, press the RIGHT mouse button and choose Properties... You should get a dialog box.

Uncheck the box marked "Use country code and area code"
Hit the OK button in the remaining dialog boxes, and you're almost ready to dial!

Select your newly-created Erienet connection icon, press the RIGHT mouse button and choose Create Shortcut... and click Yes.

Step 3: Dialing in and Getting Connected

Double-click your session icon that you recently made. You'll get the Connect To dialog.

Put your username@erienet.net and password in the appropriate text areas.
(NOTE: your username must be entered in lower case (small) letters and NO spaces)

Example: howard@erienet.net

Check the box for "Save Password".

Press the Connect button and your modem should start dialing. After a few rings, Erienet's modem should answer and connect you.

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 E-Mail Setup

The first time you enter mail it should start asking you how to configure your email, if not, in the Internet Mail Window, at the top, click on Tools and select Accounts.

Please Note: if you have an Erienet account already configured in Outlook, you will want to remove it before adding the new one to prevent a conflict. This is not necessary if you are configuring Outlook to read multiple mail accounts, just make sure that you do not have 2 accounts configured accessing the same email account.

To ADD a MAIL account, a wizard should appear to help you setup your email.

Always remember to copy any mail you wish to save to your local hard drive, old mail messages will be deleted from your Inbox periodically.

You're ready to surf, send any questions you have to support@erienet.net

PLEASE NOTE: All accounts are subject to Erienet's Usage Policy.
A copy of Erienet's Usage Policy is located at http://erienet.net/agreement.html