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to Step 4, Establishing Communication, on page 7.
Windows users: Your software that you use to make an Internet
connection must be set for a network connection, not a dial-up
connection. The instructions below are for Internet Explorer, the
most popular Web browser. If you are using Netscape Navigator
or another browser, set it up now to use a network connection
(this might be called a “Local Area Network” or “broadband”
connection).
If you use Internet Explorer, you need Version 5 or later. Most
people have the right version. If you don’t, we suggest you get a
free upgrade.
If you want to check your version number, open Internet Explorer,
select Help, then About Internet Explorer. Your version number
is right under the Microsoft Internet Explorer logo. You can ignore
all the numbers after the period following the first digit.
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1 On the desktop, right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and
select Properties.
If you cannot access Internet Explorer:
Windows XP users: From the desktop, click the Start button,
then click Control Panel. In Control Panel, click Network
and Internet Options and then click the Internet Options
icon.
Windows 98/Me/2000 users: From the desktop click the Start
button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. In
Control Panel, click the Internet Options icon.
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2 In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Connections
tab.
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3 On the Connections tab, click Setup.
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4 Windows XP users: In the Welcome to the New Connection
Wizard dialog box, click Next.
If you see a Location Information dialog box, click Cancel
to return to the Welcome dialog box, and click Next again.
In the Network Connection Type dialog box, click Connect
to the Internet.
In the Getting Ready dialog box, click “Set up my