Installing an OlympusNet Connection in Windows 98

INSTALLING AN OLYMPUSNET CONNECTION IN WINDOWS 98 (Section 1)

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This guide shows you how to install Windows 98's Internet connection capabilities for use with programs such as a Web browser or E-mail package. Following simple step-by-step instructions, you will produce a very stable and trouble-free Internet environment from which you can run your choice of Internet applications. We will proceed backward through the computer, from the phone line to the point where you are connected to OlympusNet and your computer is waiting to run applications such as Netscape or Eudora (these programs will be covered in separate instructions).

Each stage depends on the successful operation of the stage just before it. Along the way we can remove any superfluous features that Windows 98 might have already installed. What's left will be a mean, lean Internet installation that uses a minimum of memory and a maximum of speed. Programs such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Eudora will be able to peacefully co-exist alongside each other.

Installation Steps

Installing the Modem

The purpose of the modem is to translate digital signals from the computer into audio tones which can be sent along a phone line and vice versa. If you have an "all-in-one" multimedia computer, your modem is probably sitting in one of the plug-in slots inside. Your modem may plug into the back of the computer via a cable, or it might be a credit-card-sized PCMCIA card that slides into the side of the computer. In any case, you should already have your modem installed and functioning properly before you go ahead with the rest of your Internet set-up. If you are unsure as to whether your modem is installed properly, check the documentation that came with your system or check with the vendor of your system.

Regardless of the type of modem, make sure it is connected and/or turned on. Internal and card modems draw their power from the computer; and are turned on when you turn on the computer. A cable-connected external modem will have a power adapter that must be plugged into the wall.

Installing Dial-Up Networking

The purpose of dialup networking is to connect the networking capabilities of Windows 98, via the modem, to a phone line. It is dialup networking that actually places the phone call. During this installation, have your Windows 98 installation disks or CD-ROM handy. You may be asked for them, depending on how your system is set up.

1. Double click on the My Computer icon, find the Control Panel icon and double click on the Control Panel icon.

2. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs and then click on Windows Setup.

3. In the Components display, click on Communications and then click on Details below the display.

4. This dialog box will appear. Click the boxes next to Dial-Up Networking and Hyper Terminal to place a checkmark in the boxes. Do not click to mark any other items unless you intend to use them.

5. Click on OK. The Windows Setup window should now appear with a checkmark next to Communications. The checked box may be white or gray depending on how many components are checked under Communications.

6. Click OK. Software is copied and you may be asked for your Windows disks or CD-ROM. There may be some hard disk activity as needed software is copied and files are updated. If asked to restart your computer, click OK. Wait patiently while it goes through this process.

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Updated 3/12/02