2. Double-click on 'Internet Options', as shown on the right.

Note: If you do not see an 'Internet Options' icon, click on 'Classic View' on the left side of the window. Your screen should now resemble the window on the right.

3. The 'Internet Properties' window will now open. Click on the 'Connections' tab, as shown on the right.

4. Next, click the 'Setup' button, as shown on the right.

5. The 'Connect to the Internet' window will now appear. Click 'Dial-up' to continue.

6. Enter your local access number in the field labeled 'Dial-up phone number'. You can find your local access number using our Availability page. Enter your Eriecoast.com username (format of username@eriecoast.com) in the box labeled 'User name' and your Eriecoast.com password in the box labeled 'Password'. Once you have entered all that information, select the 'Connect' button.

7. Windows will now attempt to use your new dialup connection before saving your work. If you would like to interrupt this process and save, click the button labeled 'Skip' below.

8. If you skipped the initial connection attempt, or your attempt to connect otherwise failed, you will be presented with three options:

• Try Again. This will simply instruct your computer to re-try the connection.
• Diagnose the problem. If you did not intentionally interrupt the connection attempt, this may be a good option. Dialup diagnostics are beyond the scope of this document.
• Set up the connection anyway. If you intentionally skipped the test connection, this is probably the option you were intending to use.

9. Once your connection has been successfully created, you will get the following screen. Select the 'close' button.

10. To connect to the internet, click the Start Button, select 'Connect to', and then select the connection that you just created.