iMac PPP Setup
Setting up an Apple iMac for use with OMNI Internet using the
Internet Setup Wizard
The Internet Setup Assistant will configure every aspect of your iMac
internet settings from a very easy to use interface.
- Locate the Assistants folder on your hard drive, open it,
and double-click the "Internet Setup Assistant"
icon.
- On the Welcome screen, you are asked "Would you like to set
up your iMac to use the Internet". Click Yes
- "Do you already have an Internet account?" Click Yes
- On the Introduction screen, click the right arrow in the
lower right corner of the window
- Configuration name and connection type
Under "What would you like to name this configuration",
type in "OMNI Internet". "How will you be
connecting to the Internet?" should be set to "Modem".
Click the right arrow to continue.
- Modem Settings
Check to make sure these settings are correct. The settings that
were already here should be fine to use. Click the right arrow
to continue.
- Configuration Information
"What is the phone number for this configuration?" enter
the OMNI Internet dial-up access
number for your city.
"What name do you use with this service?" enter in your OMNI
Internet username (in all lower case letters)
"What is your password?" enter in your OMNI Internet
password (in all lower case letters)
Click the right arrow to continue.
- PPP Connect Scripts
"Does your ISP require that you use a PPP Connect Script when
you log in?" should be selected "No". Click
the right arrow to continue.
- IP Address
"Is there an IP address for this configuration?" should
be selected "No". Click the right arrow to
continue.
- Domain Name Servers
"What is the DNS address for this configuration?", select
the option that DNS Name Servers are obtained or assigned automatically
(they are provided by Omni upon login).
Click the right arrow to continue.
- E-Mail address and password
"What is the e-mail address for this configuration?"
enter your OMNI Internet e-mail address, for example,
username@omniglobal.net
"What is the e-mail password for this configuration?"
enter your OMNI Internet password
Click the right arrow to continue.
- E-Mail account and host computer
"What is the e-mail account for this configuration?"
enter your OMNI Internet username.
"What is the e-mail host for this configuration?" type
in mail.omniglobal.net
Click the right arrow to continue.
- Newsgroup Host Computer
"What is the news group host for this configuration?"
type in news.omniglobal.net
Click the right arrow to continue.
- "Do you use a proxy server for Internet connections"
select "No", then click the right arrow to
continue.
- Conclusion
If you want to connect up when finished, leave "Connect when
finished" turned on, and click the button "Go Ahead".
You are now finished entering all the information to set up
your iMac to use the Internet.
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