Setting up Windows ME to connect to WVNET
| Double click on My Computer. Double click on Control Panel. A Control Panel window will open. |
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| Double click the Dial-up Networking icon. |  |
| If you do not see Dial-up networking then click on the" View all Control Panel options
Then Click on Dial-up networking. |
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| Double click Make new connection. |
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| The following window will open.
Type the name of the computer you are dialing. Type in wvnet500. Click on NEXT. |
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| Here you will click under where it says Telephone number.
If you have Verizon for you local Telephone Co. you will need to type in 15006998638 no spaces or dashes. If you have any other Telephone Co. for local service you will need to type in one of the local access number. If you don't know the local access numbers you can look for the one nearest you, click the link below. |
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| Click Next
The following window will appear. Click on Finish. |
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| This will take you back to Dial-up networking. Right click on the WVNET500 icon. |
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| Left click on Properties.
The Properties window will open. Uncheck Use area code and Dialing Properties. |
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| Click on the Networking Tab. |  |
| Uncheck everything in here except TCP/IP.
Click on the Security Tab. |
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Type in your username (username@wvnet) all lower case.
Type in your password all lower case.
Uncheck Log on to network.
Click OK.
Shortcut on you desktop?
If you would like a shortcut to 'WVNET500' on your desktop, simply right click on the 'WVNET500' icon and select 'Create Shortcut', then click 'Yes'.
Will this automatically dial in for me?
If you wish to make 'WVNET500' your main dial-up connection so that other programs (IE, Netscape, Eudora, etc) automatically dial it instead of the old number, see the following instructions:
We ask that you start using the 'WVNET500' connection as your main connection and only use the old 'WVNET' connection if you can't get the new one to work.
If you would like a shortcut to 'WVNET500' on your desktop, simply right click on the 'WVNET500' icon and select 'Create Shortcut', then click 'Yes'.
If you wish to make 'WVNET500' your main dial-up connection so that other programs (IE, Netscape, Eudora, etc) automatically dial it instead of the old number, perform the following.
Making 'WVNET500' your default connection for all your internet applications:
Go to the 'Control Panel' and open up 'Internet' or 'Internet Properties'.
The look of this window will vary depending on what version of Windows you're running and what version of Internet Explorer you have installed.
Basically, you'll see options like 'connect to the internet as needed' and you should be able to select which connection to dial by default. You will already have the 'WVNET' icon selected as your default connection. Simply make 'WVNET500' your default connection.
That's it!
