Configure
your Macintosh G3
or
other Mac with OS 8.5+
This
page takes you
step-by-step through the
process of configuring
your Macintosh computer
with MacOS 8.5 or 8.6 to
connect to After
5 Solutions Internet.
No
additional software is
required to complete
this process.
Open
your Harddisk, and in
the Assistants
folder, double-click on Internet
Setup Assistant.
You'll
be asked if you would
like to set up your
computer to connect to
the Internet.
Select Yes to
continue.
Now,
you'll be asked if you
already have signed up
for an Internet account.
Assuming
you already have
activated your account
with
After 5 Solutions
Internet, select Yes
to continue.
Next,
you'll be introduced to
the setup process.
Once you've read this
screen, click the arrow
pointing to the right at
the bottom of the window
to go to the next step.
Next,
you'll be asked what to
name this configuration.
We'll just call it
After
5 Solutions.
Then,
select Modem for
the method of getting
connected to us.
When
finished, go to the next
step.
Now,
you'll need to choose
your modem from the
list. If you only
have one modem
installed, then the
default options for it
are already selected as
shown here.
Unless
you live in an area
where touch-tone service
is not available on your
telephone line, you
should leave Tone
selected below.
It's a rare occurrence
you would need to use
pulse-dialing.
Note:
If there is no modem
listed, you'll need to
either contact Apple (if
your computer came with
a modem), or the
manufacturer of your
modem (if you bought it
separately), since we're
unable to provide
support for hardware
issues.
This
is where you'll need to
put in the number to
your local dial-in
number to our service.
You should already know
what this is.
If
you haven't found a
dial-in number yet, see
our dial-in
list, and
double-check with your
telephone company to see
which one(s) would be
considered a "local
call". Only
the phone company can
verify this, because
they are the ones who
charge you for the calls
you make. This
way, you can be sure
you're not incurring
extremely expensive
charges for being dialed
up to our service.
Also,
enter in your username
and password, as
selected (or assigned to
you) to sign onto our
service. Make sure
that it is spelled
correctly, and that you
use the correct case.
This will almost always
be in all lower-case
letters, so make sure
the Caps Lock light is
turned off on your
keyboard.
You'll
now be asked if you need
to use a PPP script to
sign on. The
answer to this is No,
so please select that
and go onto the next
step.
Now
you'll be asked if there
is a specific IP address
to use. On all of
our standard dial-up
accounts, a different IP
address is assigned to
your computer every time
you sign on, and
therefore you should NOT
specify one.
Select No and go
to the next step.
Now
we'll need to enter
information about our
domain name servers.
The DNS addresses are:
|
216.90.255.14
|
|
216.90.255.15
|
Enter
these both in.
Now, also, you'll need
to enter in the host
name, which is simply
a5s.com
as shown below.
Now
we'll enter some
information about your
e-mail account.
This will configure your
computer to
automatically be able to
send and receive e-mail.
You
should already have been
given your e-mail
address. Enter
it in the first box.
Then,
enter your password
into the next box.
Finally,
you should leave the >
sign in the last box -
this is the default
setting and should be
left alone. It
will be placed at the
beginning of each line
in messages you
automatically quote when
replying, letting the
recipient of your e-mail
know what portion you
wrote, and what portion
is being quoted from
previous correspondence.
The
first box is your e-mail
account name, and
should be entered in the
format shown below.
This information
includes your mail
account username @ the
actual name of the
incoming mail server.
If you're a customer
with a username of
"username" and
an @
a5s.com
e-mail address, you
would put in
"username@a5s.com",
for example.
In
the last box, put in
your outgoing mail
server.
This
step is where we enter
the news server name
that you'll be using.
Enter in news.
a5s.com
and go to the next step.
Now,
you're asked if you're
behind a proxy.
When you're connected to
After 5 Solutions
Internet, you have a
direct connection to the
Internet, and
information is not
passed to you by proxy
servers.
Therefore, select No
and go to the next step.
Now,
you're ready to complete
the process. To
save the information
you've entered, click Go
Ahead and give
yourself a pat on the
back.
Also
note, before you do
that, if you don't want
to connect right away,
uncheck the Connect
when finished box.
Getting
Connected / Hanging Up
In this version of MacOS,
you have what's called
the Control Strip
on your screen. By
default, there is an
option here for Remote
Access (the system
component used to
connect your computer to
a remote network, such
as the Internet).
It's the button with the
little Mac, telephone
pole, and the timer as
shown in this image:
You
can just click the
Remote Access button,
and select Connect
to dial up. Once
you're online, you'll
see that it begins
timing the length of
your session to let you
know how long you've
been connected.
At
this point, you can open
any of your Internet
applications to get
started, such as your
Web browser, e-mail
client, chat programs,
and whatnot.
When
you're finished, just
click this button again,
and select Disconnect
to hang up the modem and
disconnect from
After 5 Solutions
Internet.