Windows XP

Setting up a new Connection | Checking an existing Connection

Click the "Start" button in the lower left corner of your screen. Next click "Control Panel".

In Control Panel click "Network and Internet Connections".

In Network and Internet Connections, click on "Network Connections".

Click on "Create New Connection".

On the "Welcome to the New Connection Wizard screen", click Next.

Select the option, "Connect to the Internet", click Next.

Select the option, "Set up my connection manually", click Next.

Select the option, "Connect using a dial-up modem", click Next.

Type "Internet Xpress" in the connection name window, click Next.

Type in the correct dial up number in the Phone number window. In Colville use: 640-0100 NOTE: This number will not work outside of Colville (most 684 or 685 prefix areas). All other areas use: 685-2188. Click Next.

In most circumstances the Connection Availability option should be for: "Anyone's use", click Next.

Type your user name and then your password in the appropriate boxes. Your password MUST be entered twice, once in password and once in confirm password. Both username and password are case sensitive, so make sure that you've typed in all lower case letters.

Place a checkmark next to "use this account name and password...", so that  your computer will already have your user name and password when you go to connect. If you do not check this box, then you will have to type this information any time that you connect to the internet.

Place a check next to "make this the default Internet connection".

Remove the check from next to "turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection". (Many of our clients are unable to connect with the firewall activated. We recommend not activating this feature until you are more familiar with the XP operating system.)

Click Next.

Place a check in the box next to, " Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop". Click Finish.

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