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SETTING UP MICROSOFT INTERNET
EXPLORER© 5.x-6.x
AND OUTLOOK EXPRESS©
5.x-6.x
Setting
STI As the Home Page
- After
IE starts, click on Tools at the top of
the screen.
- When
the drop down menu appears, click on Internet
Options. The following screen will appear:
- Type
www.sti.net in the Address field.
- Click
on the Connections tab.
- Click
on the Setup button. The Internet Connection
Wizard will start.
- If
the third choice on this page is "I
want to set up my Internet connection
manually …" select it and click
Next. If the third choice is "My
computer is already set up for the Internet
…" please contact Technical
Support.
- Choose
"I connect through a phone line and
a modem" and click Next.
- Type
the phone number you use to connect to
STI. See http://www.sti.net/i-dialup.html
for a list of available numbers.
Reminder: Before
dialing local telephone numbers with your
modem to connect to the Internet, contact
your telephone provider to assure they
are TOLL FREE numbers in your area. STI
is not responsible for toll charges.
- Remove
the check mark for "Dial using the
area code and country code" and click
Next.
- Type
your username (the first part of your
email address) and password, then click
Next.
Outlook
Express Email Setup
- The
Internet Connection Wizard will now prompt
you to create an email account.
- Click
Next to begin setting up your STI email
address.
-
The
display name is what other people see
when you send email. Type your name as
you would like it to appear, then click
Next.
Note:
If you need to set up an email account
later, you can reach this screen by doing
the following: Open Outlook Express. Click
on Tools, then Accounts. In the small
window that appears, click on the Mail
tab. Over to the right, click on Add and
then Mail.
- Type
your full email address (for example:
name@sti.net) using all small letters
and no spaces, then click Next.
- Type
in the mail server names as shown above.
The incoming is mail.sti.net and
the outgoing is smtp.sti.net (use
all small letters). Click Next.
- Your
account name will already be filled in.
Type your password in the password field,
then click Next.
- Click
Finish.
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