Configuring Your Macintosh for Dial-Up: Macintosh OS X

Tip: If you plan on using your Mac laptop with different types of networking from different locations (e.g. a wired connection in your residence hall room and wireless out on the steps), you will probably want to learn to set up and use the Mac's Location Manager. Start by choosing Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for location manager, and read about adding a network location.

System Requirement:

- A valid ABAC account and password
- Any computer with MAC OS X
- Modem 56K (v.90)

Step 1 TCP/IP Settings
Step 2 PPP Settings
Step 3 Modem Settings
Step 4 Test Your Connection

Step 1 TCP/IP Settings

1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu or click the System Preferences icon in the dock.

2. In the System Preferences window that appears, click the Network icon to display its options.

3. Select Internal Modem from the Show dropdown menu.

4. With the TCP/IP tab selected, select Using PPP from the Configure dropdown menu.

5. In the Search Domains box, enter: au.ac.th

Step 2 PPP Settings

1. With the PPP tab selected, fill in ABAC as your service provider.

2. Enter the modem pool phone number you wish to dial.

3. Type your account ID (i.e. u431xxxx, g451xxxx) in the Account Name box. We recommend strongly that you NOT save your password here.

4. Click the PPP Options button.

Tip: PPP Options. How you configure most of the settings in the PPP Options screen is up to you. We suggest that you have your Mac connect automatically when you start a TCP/IP application (such as Netscape). Under Advanced Options, check the first two boxes and leave the last two unchecked.

Tip: If you find that you have problems with dropped connections or other performance issues, you can try turning off TCP header compression.

Step 3 Modem Settings

1. With the Modem tab selected, choose your modem from the Modem drop-down menu.

2.You can set the other options on this screen as you wish. Our recommendations are shown in the screen to the right.

3. Click Apply Now and then select Quit from the System Preferences menu.

Step 4 Test Your Connection

1. To connect to ABAC, open Internet Connect in the Applications folder.

2. The settings you made in the Network panel of System Preferences will display in the Internet Connect main window. Click Connect.

3. The connection progress will display in the Status area at the bottom of the window.

When Internet Connect has established a connection, the Connect button will turn into a Disconnect button and the Status area will fill with the connection information.

Tip: You can also initiate a connection by starting an Internet software program such as Netscape as long as you checked Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications in the PPP Options

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