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Configuring
your Mac for Zamnet.
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Apple Mac |
A. Setting up Remote Access
B. Configuring
TCP/IP
C. Configuring
Internet Explorer 4.01 / 4.5
D. Configuring
Outlook Express 4.01 / 4.5
A.
Setting up Remote Access (PPP)
When you have
signed-up with ZAMNET, you will be need to insert the
settings given to your machine. Print the details out (or
write them down), and keep them somewhere safe. You will
need them to configure your Mac for ZAMNET.
1. Open
Remote Access. Click on the Apple Menu and select Control
Panels, from their click on Remote Access.
2. When you have
launched Remote Access, you will need to enter the settings
supplied to you under the heading "Connecting to
Zamnet".
3. Now click on the
"Options" button and select the
"Protocol" tab.
4. Click on the two
arrows next to Use Protocol, and select PPP.
5. If you wish your
machine to connect automatically when you launch your
browser / e-mail client, put a check in Connect
automatically when starting TCP/IP applications. Error
correction and TCP header compression also requires a check
to be placed in the box. Once complete press OK and close
the Remote Access window.
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B.
Configuring TCP/IP
1. Click on the Apple
Menu and select Control Panels, then click on TCP/IP.
2. If this is your
first Internet connection you may get the following message
on the screen:
You need to press
"Yes" at this point to enable use of TCP/IP.
3. Click on the two
arrows at the side of "Connect via" and select
"PPP". Now click the two arrows beside
"Configure" and select "Using PPP
Server".
4. You now need to
configure the protocol to work correctly with our server.
Click in the box next to "Name server address",
and type in the two IP addresses as shown below. Take care
to press enter at the end of each line. There are no other
changes to make to this screen. Close the window (by
clicking the square in the top left of the window).When
prompted to "Save changes to the current
configuration?", click "Save".
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C.
Configuring Internet Explorer 4.01 / 4.5
1. If this is your
first Internet connection you will see this alert box when
you first double click on "Browse the Internet":
2. Select
"Yes", and you will be greeted with this screen:
3. At this point we
need to insert some settings to enable the browser to
function correctly. Click on Preferences from the tool bar
or menu bar in your browser. You will then be greeted with
this screen:
4. You will now need
to enter the settings for our homepage and search pages.
Under Home Page, in the address field type http://www.zamnet.zm.
Under Search Page, in the address field type http://www.dogpile.com.
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D.
Configuring Outlook Express 4.01 / 4.5
This section will setup your
e-mail account, so you can quickly and easily send and
receive your emails.
1. Click on the
"MAIL" icon on your browser toolbar
2. You will then be
greeted with this screen. Make sure that it is set to use a
"POP" account and press OK.
3. Put your name and
your e-mail address into the first two boxes. Enter smtp.zamnet.zm
as your outgoing mail server address. Insert your
username, pop3.zamnet.zm as your incoming mail
server, and your password into the next three boxes. We
would suggest that you put a check in "Save
password" at this stage.
4. We now need to
configure your news server. Select "News" from the
left column. The server name and address need filling in,
just enter them as shown.
5. Press OK when you
have finished entering all your details.
This completes your Internet
setup for ZAMNET
You
are now ready to access the Internet, to send and receive
e-mail and to access news.
