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Enter your User name and a Password, then click Dial or Connect, depending on your operating system. Your service provider should have given you a User ID or Username (usually your email address or the characters preceding the @ sign in your email address) and a Password.
If you are using Windows Me, you may see a Location Information dialog box. Enter your area code and click Close.
Wait until the red triangular icon on your computer’s system tray turns green. This color indicates that the connection has been made. (The icon will be yellow while the modem is negotiating the connection.)
4 Verify that your Internet connection is working. Open your Web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and try to connect to a familiar Web address.
If you connect successfully, your installation is complete and you are ready to browse the Web!
If you did not connect, see Connection Troubleshooting Tips on page 20.
If You Do Not Have a Zoom Icon
If you do not have a Zoom icon on your desktop, your service provider uses a form of 1483 Encapsulation, and typically no additional configuration is required.
Verify that your Internet connection is working. Open your Web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and try to connect to a familiar Web address.
If you connect successfully, your installation is complete and you are ready to browse the Web!
If you did not connect, see Connection Troubleshooting Tips on page 20.
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