Manual Configuration


Windows 98 Configuration
We know you are eager to install your new software and begin exploring the Internet, but before you get started, please take a few minutes to read this short guide. It contains relevant information for a smooth installation and configuration of the software. You should have your TPG Internet Invoice or Voucher with you, which has your username & password, as well as other Setup Configuration details you will require.

A Guided Tour can be followed using Windows Help, under Connecting to the Internet (using Dial-up Networking)

Step 1: Setting Up A Modem In Windows 98

Open the Control Panel window using the Settings menu from the Start button. Click on the icon that reads Modems

  1. If a modem is not installed, the Install New Modem window will automatically be opened; Before continuing, be sure that your modem is connected and turned on
  2. Click Next so that Windows 98 can automatically detect your modem
  3. If a modem is detected, Click OK; If no modem is detected, contact your modem supplier
  4. Restart your computer by Clicking Start, Shut Down, and Restart
Step 2: Setting Up Dialup Networking For Internet Explorer

Once the computer has restarted, Click Start, go to Programs, then Internet Explorer, click Connection Wizard; The following may not be in the same order on your computer

Click the next button after each option is completed

  1. Select the type of account; Choose I have an existing Internet account through my phone line or Local Area Network (LAN)
  2. Select; Select this service if you are accessing the Internet using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or LAN
  3. Select; Connect using my Phone line, then Choose your modem. If not installed, install it. Select Create a new Dialup Connection
  4. Enter the number you were provided with. Include the area code.
  5. Enter the username and password you were provided with.
  6. For Advanced Settings; select Yes to changing advanced setting, then PPP (Point to Point Protocol), then I need to Log on Manually, then choose My Internet Service provider assigns me one. The DNS choose; Always use the following the DNS settings are: 203.12.160.35 and 203.12.160.36
  7. Type in the Dial up Connection name TPG Internet
At this point your Dial in Connection will have been set up. The remaining setups are optional. They can be done at this point or any point later on, depending if you wish to have them. Select no until you get a finish option and the connection is installed.

Step 3: Further Configuration Of Your Connection

In the My Computer folder, select Dialup Networking, here you will find an icon labelled TPG Internet (you just created this); Point at it, click and hold with the right mouse button, and edit its properties; Make sure that everything in here is correct, that this adaptor is bound to TCP/IP, and you have software compression, but not Log onto network at this stage

  1. In the Configure, then Options menu, you should select Bring up terminal window after dialling; Enter the Server Type settings menu, and ensure you have a server assigned IP address, specified name server addresses (DNS 1 & 2 details on your TPG Internet invoice), nothing in WINS, and use default gateway on remote network; You can also edit the properties of the Internet icon on your desktop
Step 4: Connecting TPG Internet With The Windows 95 Dialer

Click the Internet icon, check the phone number is correct, and Click Connect; After the modem has dialled and the usual tones complete, the Terminal Window should appear, if it stays blank for more than a few seconds press Enter; If this window does not appear, you should re-read the above steps

  1. When prompted enter your username and press Enter
  2. Enter your password and press Enter; Make sure that it is in lower case (as you will not be able to see the password)
  3. Once your details have been verified, you will be presented with a prompt containing the word choice; Type ppp and press Enter
  4. On switching to PPP, you will see gibberish in the terminal window; This is your cue to Click Continue/F7 at the bottom of this window
  5. You are now online and ready to access the internet
  6. You can now use any Internet software compatible with your system whilst online
  7. You can use the Windows Help to find out how to automate the login process using a Dial-Up Networking script
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