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How to Set Up Macintosh OS 7.1 w/the Internet Starter Kit to Dial Up to Cruzio

These instructions assume you are running System 7.1, and that you have the disk that comes with the Internet Starter Kit (3rd edition) by Adam Engst. (If you are running System 7.5 or above, ask Cruzio for the appropriate directions.) Please follow these instructions from start to finish, step-by-step.

Step 1 -- Delete Files That May Conflict

If you have any of the following files, delete them. (If you wish to save them, copy them to a floppy disk and then delete them.) Drag these files to the trash, restart your Mac, and then empty the trash before going to step 2.

In the Control Panels folder (within System Folder):

• ConfigPPP
• FreePPP Setup (this file is an alias)
• MacTCP
• MacTCP DNR
• ~FreePPP Menu

In the Extensions folder (within System Folder):

• FreePPP
• FreePPP Config Plugin
• Internet Config
• Internet Config Extension
• PPP
• AOLLink (See our handout on AOLLink)

In the Preferences folder (within System Folder):

• FreePPP Menu Prefs (stores ~FreePPP Menu preferences)
• FreePPP Preferences (stores FreePPP Preferences)

Internet Dialer folder (stores Apple Internet Connection Kit preferences)

• Internet Preferences (stores Internet Config preferences)
• MacTCP Prep (stores MacTCP preferences)
• PPP Preferences (stores ConfigPPP preferences)

In the System Folder:

• Hosts
• MacTCP DNR

Step 2 -- Install Software From the Starter Kit Disk

2.1) Have your Cruzio Login Information sheet, and the disk that came with the Internet Starter Kit, ready to use.

2.2) Restart your Macintosh, disabling any virus protection (do this by holding down the shift key while rebooting until you see "Welcome to Macintosh, Extensions Off").

2.3) Insert the floppy disk from the "Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh" into your Mac. Double-click on the "ISKM Installer." An Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh window appears. Click on "Continue." Then the Internet Starter Kit disk Readme screen appears. After reading or printing this information, click on "Continue."

2.4) Then an installation options window appears. Make sure the option "Full MacPPP Install" is selected and click on "Install." A dialog box appears telling you that you will need to restart your Mac after installation. Click on "Yes." Another dialog box appears, prompting you to install software into a folder called "ISKM3 Folder." Click on "Install." Besides installing a variety of client applications in a folder called ISKM, this places the files listed above in their proper places.

2.5) Restart your Mac.

Step 3 -- Set Up MacTCP (v. 2.0.6)

3.1) Open the MacTCP control panel. (To open a Control Panel, click on the Apple menu in the upper left corner of the screen, select Control Panels, then select the desired Control Panel -- in this case, MacTCP.) In the MacTCP window, select the PPP icon. (Ignore the "IP Address" in this window.)

3.2) Click on the "More..." button. This brings up another window.

3.3) Set the "Gateway Address" (in the lower left corner) to"63.249.93.129".

(Ignore the "Class," "Subnet Mask," "Net," "Subnet," and "Node" settings.)

3.4) In the upper left corner, set the "Obtain Address" button to "Server."

3.5) Now look at the "Domain Name Server Information" section in the lower right corner of the window. Note that the tab key, not the return key, is used to move the cursor from box to box in steps 3.5 through 3.11.

3.6) Enter "cruzio.com" in the "Domain" box.

3.7) Hit the tab key to go to the "IP Address" box and enter "63.249.93.131".

3.8) Hit the tab key again to go to the second "Domain" box under the first one. Enter a period in this box.

3.9) Tab to the second "IP Address" box and enter "63.249.95.6" again.

3.10) Tab to go to the third "Domain" box and enter "cruzio.com" again.

3.11) Tab to go to the third "IP Address" box and enter "63.249.95.7" again.

3.12) Select the top "Default" button.

3.13) Click on the "OK" button to bring up the previous window.

3.14) You are now finished configuring MacTCP. Make sure the PPP icon is still selected. Click on the little box in the upper left corner of the MacTCP window's title bar to quit.

After TCP, the next step is to set up PPP.

Step 4 -- Set Up ConfigPPP (v. 2.0.1)

4.1) Open the ConfigPPP control panel.

4.2) Make sure the "Port Name" is indeed set to whatever your modem is connected to (usually the modem port).

4.3) Now you need to set up the modem type. In some versions of ConfigPPP you choose your modem type from the list at the "PPP Server" box. If you click on this box and a list of modems appears, scroll through the list to select your modem, then click on the "Config..." button.

If your modem is not listed, or if there is no list of modems, click on the "New..." button and give the configuration a name such as "MyModem" and then click on the "Config..." button.

4.4) Set the "Port Speed" to "57600" for 56k, 33.6, or 28.8 modems, or "19200" for 14.4 modems.

4.5) Set the "Flow Control" to "CTS & RTS (DTR)" (This setting will probably work, but if you do not have a modem cable capable of hardware handshaking, you will need to change this setting.)

4.6) Set the "Phone num" to the phone number from your Cruzio Login Information sheet.

If, and only if, you have call waiting, you should enter "*70," before the phone number to disable call waiting while you are on the Internet.

4.7) Now you must set the modem initialization string; this is a very important setting. If your modem type was listed and selected in the "PPP Server" box, the "Modem Init" string should be set properly, and you can proceed to step 4.8. If your modem was not listed and you created a new configuration, you will have to manually enter the modem initialization string. The correct string depends on the manufacturer, model, and speed of your modem.

If you cannot find the correct string for your modem, the best thing to do is to call your modem's manufacturer. As a last resort, try "ATZ" (if this doesn't work, try "AT&F1" or "AT&F0" or leave it blank). If you do not enter the correct modem initialization string, you may not be able to connect properly at all or you may experience intermittent problems.

Here are strings for some common modems:

For future reference, write your modem information here:

Modem manufacturer and model: Modem initialization string:

4.8) Click on the "Authentication..." button to bring up a new window.

4.9) Enter the "Auth. ID" (your "Dialup Login", not your "Email Login", from your Cruzio Login Information sheet). (All letters in the Network Login are lowercase, and Network Logins cannot contain spaces.)

4.10) Enter the "Password" (your "Network Password", not your "Email Password", from your Cruzio Login Information sheet). Note that Network Passwork is case sensitive. You will not be able to see what you type, so type very carefully.

4.11) Click on the "OK" button to bring up the previous window.

4.12) Click on the "Connect Script" button to bring up another window. It is not necessary to use a script to connect to Cruzio, so select all the "Out" buttons to disable any scripts lurking in these boxes.

4.13) Click on the "OK" button to bring up the previous window.

4.14) Click on the "Done" button. You are finished setting up ConfigPPP.

4.15) At this point you may click on the little box in the upper left corner of the ConfigPPP window's title bar to quit. If you wish to test your setup, click on the "Open" button to try to connect to Cruzio. You have successfully connected when you see the "Login Succeeded" message box.

How to Log In and Out

ConfigPPP is what you use to establish your connection to Cruzio. Click on the "Open" button to dial up Cruzio and log you in to the system. Once your connection is established, you must run various "client" software to perform specific tasks. Run an email client such as Eudora to send and read mail; a web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer to browse the World Wide Web; an FTP client such as Fetch or Anarchie to download files, etc. To finish your on-line session, quit your clients and then click on ConfigPPP's "Hard Close" button. This will log you out and hang up your phone line.

Important note: It is sometimes possible to establish your connection by simply launching client software (such as Netscape) that automatically connects to Cruzio and logs you in. (What is actually happening is that Netscape itself invokes ConfigPPP which then dials Cruzio and logs you in.) We recommend that you instead use ConfigPPP directly to establish your connection, leave the ConfigPPP window open on the desktop, and then use Netscape. This way, when you have finished your session and quit Netscape, the ConfigPPP window will still be on your desktop, reminding you that you still need to hang up the phone line by clicking on the "Hard Close" button of ConfigPPP.

If you wish to make an alias of ConfigPPP as a shortcut to log in, see step 5.

Step 5 -- Create an Alias for the ConfigPPP Control Panel

As a shortcut, you may wish to create an alias for the ConfigPPP control panel and place it on your desktop. This way you can dial in to Cruzio by clicking on an icon on your desktop, rather than going into the Control Panels folder.

5.1) Double-click on the hard disk, then look for the System Folder.

5.2) Double-click on the System Folder, then look for the Control Panels folder.

5.3) Double-click on the Control Panels folder, then look for "ConfigPPP".

5.4) Single-click (don't double-click) on "ConfigPPP" to select the icon. Under the "File" menu, choose "Make Alias".

5.5) Now the Mac will create a file called "ConfigPPP alias". Drag this alias to the desktop. You can log in to Cruzio by double-clicking on this alias.

Step 6 -- Set Up Eudora 1.5.1 (email client)

6.1) If you are not already logged in to Cruzio, log in using ConfigPPP.

6.2) Launch Eudora. (Eudora 1.5.1 will be in the "Eudora 1.5.1" folder that is inside the "ISKM3 Folder" on your hard disk.)

6.3) Under the "Special" menu, choose "Settings..."

6.4) Enter your "POP Account" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet. (For example, if your email address is "mary@cruzio.com", your POP Account is "mary@mail.cruzio.com".)

6.5) Enter your real name in the "Real Name" box.

6.6) Make sure the "MacTCP" button is selected.

6.7) Click on the "Personal Information" icon in the window on the left. Enter the "Return Address" (your "Email Address" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet).

6.8) Click on the "Checking Mail" icon in the window on the left. Uncheck the "Leave mail on server" box. Put a check in the "Save password" box. (This way you only have to type in your password the first time you go to check your email and Eudora will remember it thereafter.)

6.9) Click on the "Hosts" icon in the window on the left. Enter the "Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet in the "SMTP" box. (Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider other than Cruzio for your Internet access, you need to use their SMTP setting instead.)

6.10) Click "OK" to save and exit the configuration window. Your Eudora setup is finished.

6.11) To read your initial mail from Cruzio, choose "Check Mail" from the "File" menu. When prompted for a password, enter the "Email Passsword" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet.

To Browse the World Wide Web

We do not recommend using MacWeb, the web browser that comes with the Internet Starter Kit. If you don't already have a browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, contact Cruzio and we will help you obtain one. If you have a disk from Cruzio containing Explorer, now is the time to install it and follow our Explorer setup directions.

These instructions are provided by Cruzio as a service to our users. If you have any feedback or suggestions on how to improve these, please send email to support@cruzio.com

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