These instructions provide a step-by-step guide to help you get set up in Windows
2000 (Professional, Server, or Advanced Server editions) to connect to OII. 
This also shows you how to connect for the first time and
disconnect when you're finished to get you started. 

Below, we also show you how to make it easy to connect from your Windows
Desktop, and how to disconnect when you're through using the Internet.


Step One:
In your Windows Start Menu, go to Settings and select Network and Dial-Up
Connections as shown here.

Step Two:
Double-click on the Make New Connection icon located in this folder.

Step Three:
Select Dial-Up to the Internet from the options presented to you in the wizard.  Then, click Next.

Step Four:
Choose to connect by using your phone line when prompted.  Then, click Next.

Step Five:
Once inside the Internet Connection Wizard, enter the local access number you wish to dial into.

When you're finished filling in this screen, click the Advanced button.

Step Six:
After clicking the Advanced button, an Advanced Connection Properties dialog will come up.

On the Connection tab, ensure that PPP is selected, and that you put a check in the box that says Disable LCP Extensions.

Step Seven:
Then, Select ISP automatically provides IP address and DNS server address.

When finished, click OK to get back to the phone number box.  Then, click Next.

Step Eight:
Enter the username and password you were assigned to connect to OII.  These will be all lower-case letters, please make sure that the Caps Lock light is off on your keyboard to ensure you're typing this correctly. When finished, click Next. 

You'll then be prompted to give this connection a name. Type in OII for the name of this connection.

Step Nine:
Save this configuration and complete the process by clicking the Finish button once you've Reached this Part.

Step Ten:
You'll notice a OII icon now appears in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder.  You can use this directly to get connected by double-clicking on it, or to make it easier, you can create a "shortcut" to it from your desktop.  Here's how:

Right-click on the icon to make a menu of options pop up.  Select Create Shortcut from this menu.  This will prompt you to let Windows know if you would like a shortcut placed on the desktop.  When asked, click Yes.

An icon, such as the one shown here will appear on your desktop.  To connect to OII, just double-click on it.

Congratulations!  
If you've come this far, you have successfully finished setting up your Microsoft Windows 2000 computer to connect to OII!  

Here's some more information to help you learn what to do next...

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Getting Connected:
Once you open that shortcut from your desktop, you'll see this screen prompt you, verifying the number, and giving you the option to change properties, cancel, or dial right up.  To connect, simply click Dial.

Windows will let you know that you're connected, and at this point, it's up to you what you do next. 

Once this far, you can use any Internet application you like.  For example, you might choose to go browsing on the Web using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, or read your e-mail by using Outlook Express or Netscape Messenger.

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Disconnecting from The Internet:
When you're done and would like to disconnect form OII, you can simply right-click on the Connection Status icon in your System Tray (the area with the small icons by your clock).  When you do that, a menu will pop up allowing you to disconnect from right there.

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