Microsoft Windows XP
These instructions provide a step-by-step guide to help you get set up in Windows XP (Home or Professional) to connect to CoreComm Internet. This also shows you how to connect for the first time and disconnect when you're finished.
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, select Control Panel as shown here.
Step Two:
Double-click on the Network Connections icon located in this folder. If your Control Panel looks different, take a look in the left-hand column and click the Switch to Classic View option. Your Control Panel should now look similar to the one below.
Step Three:
Click Create a new connection under the Network Tasks section on the left.
Step Four:
The New Connection Wizard will appear. Click Next on the first screen. You should now see the screen below. Choose Connect to the Internet. Then, click Next.
Step Five:
On this screen, choose Set up my connection manually. Click Next.
Step Six:
On this screen, choose Connect using a dial-up modem and click Next.
Step Seven:
Enter CoreComm in the field marked ISP Name. Click Next.
Step Eight:
Enter your local dialup number in the field marked Phone number, then click Next. If you are not sure which number to use, you can view a list of our local access numbers.
Important Note: You should contact your telephone company directly to have assurance that the dialup number you have chosen is considered a local call before you begin to use it - we cannot guarantee any number exactly to be considered local.
Step Nine:
Enter your full E-Mail address, in lowercase letters, in the field marked User Name. Enter your password in the fields marked Password and Confirm Password. The password is case-sensitive, so make sure that you are entering it in the correct case. Uncheck the third checkbox, marked Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection. Click Next.
 | Enter your E-Mail address. (ex. username@core.com) |
Step Ten:
Check the box marked Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop, then click Finish.
Step Eleven:
A connection window should now appear. If it does not, double-click on the shortcut that was created on your desktop to bring it up. Click the Properties button.
Step Twelve:
Click the Networking tab at the top of the Properties window. In the section titled This connection uses the following items, make sure that Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is highlighted(click it once if it is not). Click the Properties button.
Step Thirteen:
Mark the option Use the following DNS server addresses. Then click OK again on the next screen.
 | Your Preferred DNS server is 209.153.128.4 |
 | Your Alternate DNS server is 169.207.1.3 |
Congratulations!
If you've come this far, you have successfully finished setting up your Microsoft Windows XP computer to connect to CoreComm Internet!
Here's some more information to help you learn what to do next...
Getting Connected:
Once you open that shortcut from your desktop, you'll see this screen prompt you, verifying your username and the phone 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.
Disconnecting from The Internet:
When you're done and would like to disconnect from CoreComm, 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.
