Setup Dial-Up Networking

1. Double click on your My Computer icon.
2. Double Click Dialup Networking.
3. If you have a connection icon for Sierra Tel Internet already, skip down to step 8, otherwise, please continue with step 4.
4. If you currently do not have a connection icon for Sierra Tel Internet, double click on the Make New Connection icon.
5. Name your connection (STI would be a perfect name).
6. Enter the Sierra Tel Internet Access Numuber that is closest to you.
7. Click OK and the new STI icon should appear.
8. Right click this icon and go to Properties. The following screen will appear:
   
   
   
   
9. Fill out the area code and phone number for the area located nearest to you.
10. Choose the modem you will be using. This will probably already be selected for you.
11. Now, click the Server Type... button from your connection dialog box. You will see the following screen:
    
    
    
    
12. In the Type of Dialup Server pull-down menu, make sure PPP is selected.
13. Under Advanced options: select Enable Software Compression only.
14. Under Allowed network protocols: select TCP/IP only.
15. Click the TCP/IP settings button. You will see the following screen:

1. Make sure that Server Assigned IP address is selected.
2. Make sure that Server Assigned Name Server Addresses is selected.
3. Select Use IP Header Compression and Use Default Gateway.
4. Click OK until you are back at your STI connection icon.
5. Right click on the STI icon.
6. Left click on Create Shortcut
7. Windows will prompt you that a shortcut can not be created here, but would you the like the shortcut placed on the desktop instead ?
8. Click Yes
9. Now click on X in upper right corner of window closing Dial Up Networking.

Time to Connect!

1. Double click on STI icon located on your desktop.
2. Fill in your login and password in the dialog box that appears on your screen. Optionally, you can choose to save the password. This will eliminate the necessity to type in your password in future.
3. Click the Connect button.