How do I setup Windows NT to connect to your service?

Requirements:

• Windows NT 4.0 installed on your system
• The Windows NT 4.0 installation CD, if you don't already have Remote Access Services (RAS) installed.
• An account with Total Net NH, and have the following information about that account:
• Your account userid and password
• Our telephone number: 225-0038
• The IP address for our Domain Name Server (DNS): 192.168.176.22

Installing and Configuring Dial-Up Networking:

Once you have that information follow the steps below to set up Dial-Up Networking and get connected.

1.Install Remote Access Services (RAS) (or verify it has been installed)

2.Configuring Remote Access Services (for use with an Internet ISP account)

3.Create a Dial-Up Networking Connection

4.Logging On using Dial-Up Networking

Verifying RAS is installed

In order to proceed with setting up a Dial-Up Networking connection, you must first have NT's Remote Access Services (RAS) installed on your system.

To find out if it is already installed, double-click My Computer, then Control Panel. Double-click the Network icon, and select the Services tab. You'll see a list of all of the networking services that are currently installed on your system. Look for one labeled "Remote Access Service", as shown here:

If you see that listed, then you can go on to Configuring Remote Access Services. Otherwise, you need to continue to install Remote Access Services.

Installing Remote Access Services (RAS)

By now you've already determined that you don't have RAS installed on your system. You should be at the Network Services tab (My Computer/Control Panel/Network). Click the Add button, and you'll be presented with the Select Network Service window, as shown here:

Scroll through the list of available services until you find one labeled "Remote Access Service". Click on it to highlight it, as shown above. Click the OK button, and Windows NT will install that service. You'll be prompted for your installation CD-ROM if RAS has not been previously loaded.

You can now go on to the next step, Configuring Remote Access Services.

Configuring Remote Access Services (RAS)

Now that you have RAS installed, you need to configure it to use the modem connected to your system. Highlight the Remote Access Service entry on your Network/Services tab, and click Properties. You'll see a window titled "Remote Access Setup", with no entries.

Click the Add button. The "Add RAS Device" window will appear, as below:

Select the modem you want to use (most people only have one modem in their system), then click the OK button. If you haven't previously installed your modem, select the Install Modem button. You'll now return to the "Remote Access Setup" window, and should see your modem listed now. Click the Configure button, and you'll see the "Configure Port Usage" window:

By default, the Port Usage section will have "Receive Calls Only" selected. Change this to the "Dial Out Only" option, or to "Dial Out and Receive Calls" if you intend to also configure your system to receive calls (not covered here). WARNING: Setting your computer to accept calls can be dangerous if you don't set your security options correctly! You could be making your system available to anyone with a modem and your phone number!

Click the OK button to continue, then click the Network button that's on the right side of the "Remote Access Setup" window. You'll see a "Network Configuration" window. Make sure that TCP/IP is the only protocol with a checkmark. Click OK, then Continue to return to the Network/Services window. Close that window by clicking OK. If Windows NT prompts you to reboot, do so.

You can now go on to the next step, creating a dial-up networking connection.

Creating a Dial-Up Networking Connection

Now you're ready to get your connection to Total Net NH set up, so you can get at the net from your NT system! Double-click on My Computer and you should see an icon for Dial-Up Networking. Double-click that icon. The first time you create a DUN connection, Windows NT will beep and present you with this:

Click OK to continue. The "New Phonebook Entry" wizard will start, and ask you to enter a name for the new phonebook entry. Enter: Total Net NH.

Click the Next button to continue. The next window of the Wizard asks for information about the Total Net NH servers:

Check the third option, then click Next. The next window asks for the phone number of Total Net NH. Enter 225-0038, then click Next. You'll then be asked which protocol you need to use for connecting to Total Net NH. Select PPP, then click the Next button.

You'll now see a window that allows you to select your login options:

Choose: Generic Login. Click Next.

You'll now be prompted for your IP address, as shown:

Since your IP address is dynamically assigned (you get a different one each time you log in to Total Net NH), leave the entry at all zeros. Click Next to continue.

Almost done! The wizard will now prompt you for Domain Name Service entries. Enter 192.168.176.22.

You'll now see a window stating that you've completed the setup! Congratulations!

Now you can log on to Total Net NH.

Logging On using your Dial-Up Network Connection

You've got everything set up correctly at this point, so lets try logging on! Double-click on My Computer and you'll see an icon for Dial-Up Networking. Double-click that icon. A window will appear with a drop-down box that will list your Total Net NH DUN connection. Click the Dial button to start the logon process.

A window will appear as shown here:

You'll need to fill in the "User Name" and "Password" fields with the correct information before clicking the OK button.

Dial-Up Networking will then dial the number of Total Net NH. You'll see:

After You've Connected

Now that you've got your connection working and you've logged on, you'll see a small icon in the taskbar notification tray. The top have of that icon's background will turn blue during data transmissions, and the bottom half will turn blue when data is being received.

You can double-click that icon to view the "Dial-Up Networking Monitor", seen here:

This window shows statistics for your current connection. You can also click the Summary tab to see how long you've been logged on, and set some options under the Preferences tab. When you're done using your connection and want to log off, you can either click the Hang Up button on this window, or single-click the DUN icon in the taskbar notification tray and select Hang Up from the popup menu.

Making Changes to your Connection Properties

To make changes to your Connection such as: phone numbers, DNS servers, or other items without setting up a completely new DUN entry.

First, double-click the DUN icon in Control Panel. Select the entry that you want to modify from the drop-down box, then click the More button. A popup menu will appear, as shown below:

There are many useful options on this menu. Edit entry and modem properties brings up a window with various tabs - that's where you want to go if you need to make some updates, such as the ones listed above.

Clone entry and modem properties makes an exact duplicate of the currently-selected entry - useful if you want to make some changes but want to have a backup of a working entry.

Delete Entry, as you probably guessed, deletes the current entry.

Create shortcut to entry creates a shortcut on your desktop for that entry. Double-clicking the shortcut goes straight to the dialog for entering userid/password, bypassing this window.

The other options let you set some additional parameters. That's it! You've got DUN working, and know how to log on and off, and update your configuration if needed.