MAC - Eriecoast.com


		MAC OS 8/9	230 Second St. Elyria, OH 44035 440-323-3743 440-244-1511

ERIECOAST.COM Internet Service Providers
CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAC OS 8/9

Please review the Terms of Service agreement (Eriecoast Policies) before proceeding with these setup instructions. A copy of this agreement will be provided upon request. You may terminate this agreement at any time by providing ERIECOAST with a written notice by United States mail. Notice of your termination will be effective upon receipt by ERIECOAST.
When calling technical support, please have your account login name, password, and Windows 98 setup CD or disks handy.

MacOS 8 and 9 have extended their support for dialup networking by providing the "Internet Setup Assistant" to their users. Launch the Internet Setup Assistant from the Assistants folder that was created when you installed Mac OS 8. Click the Update button to start the configuration process.

1) Panel 1 describes the information you will need to complete the configuration process. All of the needed information is provided in these instructions. Click the right arrow to continue.

2) Panel 2 allows you add a new configuration or modify an existing configuration. Select the Add Internet configuration option and click the right arrow to continue.

3) Panel 3 requests the name you would like to use for this configuration. Enter ERIECOAST in the space provided. You must also specify how you will connect to the Eriecoast service. Select the Modem option and click the right arrow to continue.

4) Panel 4 allows you to specify your modem information. Scroll through the choices and select the modem you are using. Specify the port to which your modem is connected. If you have a modem installed inside your computer, choose Internal Modem. You must also specify whether your telephone line uses Tone or Pulse dialing. Select the appropriate option and click the right arrow to continue.

5) Panel 5 requests the telephone number to use when accessing the Eriecoast service and the login name and password for your Eriecoast account. (See Availability for the correct phone number for you to use)

* ERIECOAST WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHARGES INCURRED BY USING THESE TELEPHONE NUMBERS. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the call will be toll-free. If you are uncertain which number to dial, you should dial "0" and check with the telephone company operator.

Some of the phone numbers listed may be long distance to you. Eriecoast is not responsible for long distance charges for which your telephone company bills you. Please call Eriecoast Customer Service at (440)323-3743 to confirm which setting is correct if you are not sure.

Enter your Eriecoast login name in the space provided. You may enter your password in the space provided, however, by doing so anyone using your computer will be able to connect to the Eriecoast service without your assistance. If you do not provide your password, you will be prompted to enter you password each time you connect to the Eriecoast service. Click the right arrow to continue.

6) Panel 6 is used for services that provide assigned IP addresses. You do not have an assigned IP address. Select the No option and click the right arrow to continue.

7) Panel 7 requests the IP addresses of the Eriecoast domain name servers. Enter the following IP addresses in the space provided, one address per line:

209.115.126.2
209.115.126.3

In the space provided for the Domain Name, enter eriecoast.com and click the right arrow to continue.

8) Panel 8 is used to configure access to your electronic mailbox. For example, if your login name is jane, your e-mail address is jane@eriecoast.com.

Your e-mail password is the same as your login password. You may enter your password in the space provided, however, by doing so anyone using your computer will be able to access your e-mail without your assistance. If you do not provide your password, you will be prompted to enter you password each time you launch your e-mail application. Click the right arrow to continue.

9) Panel 9 is used to configure the host information for use by your e-mail application. In the space provided for the e-mail address, for example, if your login name is jane, your e-mail account is jane@mail.eriecoast.com. A separate host address is used for outgoing e-mail. In the space provided for the SMTP host, for example, if your login name is jane, your SMTP host address is jane@mail.eriecoast.com (MacOS 9 users can simply type in mail.eriecoast.com.com). Click the right arrow to continue.

10) Panel 10 allows you to specify the host name of the Eriecoast news server. In the space provided, enter news.eriecoast.com and click the right arrow to continue.

11) Panel 11 is the last panel in the configuration process. Notice the Connect when finished checkbox on this panel. Make sure that this checkbox is NOT checked and click the Go Ahead button. If you want to verify the information you have entered, click the Show Details button before you click the Go Ahead button.

12) To connect to the Eriecoast service now and in the future, use the Remote Access (or PPP) control panel which can be found under the Control Panels option under the Apple menu. There are many options that you may set by clicking the Options... button. Do not make changes to these options unless you are certain what effect your changes may have. Click the Connect button to establish a connection to the Eriecoast service. Leave the Remote Access (or PPP) control panel open on your desktop. You will return here to disconnect from the Eriecoast service when your finished.

13) When you are finished accessing the Internet, make the PPP control panel the current application (either by selecting it again through the Control Panels option under the Apple menu or by selecting it from the application menu located at the far right-hand side of the Mac OS menu bar). Click the Disconnect button to terminate your connection.

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