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Step-by-Step
Instructions for Windows NT 4.0 (Page 1 of 1)
Install Dial-up Networking
- From the desktop, double-click My Computer.
- Double-click Dial-up Networking.
- If you receive a message stating The phonebook is empty.
Press OK to add an entry, skip to the next section, Creating
a Dial-up Networking Connection.
- If the Dial-up Networking window opens with the phonebook list
and the option to dial, again proceed to the next section to
create a new connection. Otherwise, click Install, then
point to the path where your NT 4.0 install files are located
(for example, D:\i386) and click OK. Windows NT will now
install the necessary files onto the hard drive.
- The Add RAS Device window will appear. If you see your
modem listed in the RAS Capable Devices field, then click
OK and proceed to the next step. If you do not see a
modem listed, then you will need to install a driver for your
modem as follows:
- In the Add RAS Device window, click the Install
Modem button. This will start the Install New Modem
wizard. You can let Windows NT try to detect you modem
automatically (recommended) by clicking Next.
- If Windows NT detects your modem, then proceed
through the wizard. If Windows NT is unable to detect your
modem, you will then have the option to select your modem
from a list or use a disk provided by the manufacturer. You
may need to follow the directions in your modem's
documentation.
- Highlight your modem and click the Configure button.
- Make sure Dial Out Only is selected.
- Click OK.
- Click the Network button.
- Make sure TCP/IP is the only box checked.
- Click OK.
- Click Continue in the Remote Access Setup
window.
- After Dial-Up Networking installation is complete, click Restart
to reboot the computer before continuing.
Creating a Dial-up Networking Connection
- From the desktop, double-click My Computer.
- Double-click Dial-up Networking.
- If you receive a message stating that The phonebook is
empty..., then click OK to add a new entry. If
Dial-up Networking (DUN) already has other phone book entries,
click New.
- If the New Phonebook Entry Wizard window appears, check
the box labeled I know all about phonebook entries... and
click Finish.
- In the New Phonebook Entry dialog, select the Basic
tab.
- Check Use Telephony dialing properties.
- Uncheck Use another port if busy.
- For Entry name, enter Your ISP's Name.
- Enter the country code and area code of the
number you are dialing, plus the phone number itself.
- Under Dial using, select your modem.
- Click the Configure button.
- Set the Initial speed (BPS) to 19,200 if you have a
14.4k modem or 38,400 if you have a 28.8k modem.
- Make sure all three Hardware Features boxes are checked
(if applicable) and that Disable modem speaker is not
checked.
- Click OK.
- Select the Server tab.
- The Dial-up server type should be PPP: Windows NT,
Windows 95 Plus, Internet.
- For Network Protocols only TCP/IP should be
checked.
- Make sure Enable software compression is checked, but Enable
PPP LCP extensions unchecked.
- Click the TCP/IP settings button.
- Select Server assigned IP address and Server
assigned name server addresses.
- Leave the Primary WINS and Secondary WINS
servers at 0.0.0.0.
- Check both Use IP header compression and Use default
gateway on remote network.
- Click OK.
- Select the Script tab.
- Make sure None is selected.
- Select the Security tab.
- Select Accept any authentication including clear text.
- On the New Phonebook Entry window, click OK.
- You will now be in the Dial-up Networking program, and the
phone book entry you just created should be selected in the Phonebook
entry to dial field.
- Click the Dial button.
- A window will appear asking for a username, password, and
domain. The first two are required. You will need to enter your
username, and password in the usual lowercase letters. Do not
enter anything for the Domain it must remain blank. There
is also an option to Save Password, which can be selected
if desired.
- Click OK to dial into Your ISP's Name.
- Once you are connected, a window will appear informing you
that you have successfully connected to the Dial-up Server.
Click OK to close this window.
- You are now connected and may use any internet software such
as Internet Explorer (installed with Windows NT).
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