First Time Setup for MacOS 10

First Time Setup for MacOS 10.3

(1) Open the Apple menu, System Preferences:

(2) Open the Network preference panel by double-clicking the icon:

(3) Select Internal Modem from the Show menu:

(4) Click the PPP button. Enter a descriptive name in the Service Provider field, such as Millenicom.

Enter your username into the Account Name field.

Enter your password into the Password field. The password is case sensitive; please enter it exactly as you created it.

Enter the dial-up number for your location into the Telephone Number field.

(5) If you are setting up your dialup settings for the first time, please skip to the next step (6).

Click the PPP Options button. In the Advanced Options section, pull down the Terminal Script menu and select None. Uncheck the box Connect using a terminal window (command line). Click OK to save the PPP Options.

(6) On the main PPP window, click Apply Now to save your settings. Click Dial Now to show a connection summary, then click Connect to immediately test the connection.

(7) Your modem will dial the number and connect. If all goes well, you will see a connection status window indicating that you are Connected. When finished, press the Disconnect button to hang up the phone, then close the System Preferences panel.

Connect to or Disconnect from Dialup

Now that your connection has been created and saved, you can connect in two easy ways.

You may connect using the telephone icon in the upper-right portion of the menu bar; select Connect from the pull down menu:

Or, you can open the Internet Connect application, in your Applications folder:

Changing the Phone Number

When you are ready to change the phone number, open System Preferences, Network. Select Internal Modem from the Show menu. Enter the new number into the Telephone Number field.