MAC OSX INTERNET DIAL-UP DOCUMENTATION

PART 1: Configuring the Network Properties

The first thing we need to do when configuring OSX is to put all the proper network settings into the Network System Preferences.

Start by clicking on the blue apple logo, located in the top left hand corner of the screen, where a menu should appear allowing you to select "System Preferences"
This is illustrated in the picture below:

The system preferences window should appear. This is illustrated in the picture below.

The next step is to to double click on the "Network" icon which will bring up the "Network" Control Panel. This is illustrated in the picture below.

The following instructions are illustrated above:

Select "Automatic" from the Location drop down menu

If your Macintosh computer has an internal modem, select "Internal Modem" from the Configure drop down menu. If you have an external modem, you should see your modem listed in this menu as well.

Select "Using PPP" from the Configure drop down menu

Near the "IP Address" heading you should see the words "Provided by PPP server"

Under the "Domain Name Servers" heading there is a box where we can type in some server addresses. Make the box active by clicking inside it with your mouse.
Type "208.243.100.10" into the box and press the Return key. This will place the cursor on the next line. We then need to type in "140.186.144.11"

Under the Heading "Search Domains" there is a box where we can type in the search domain. Leave this field blank,

Across the top of the window you will notice that there are four tabs. These are "TCP/IP", "PPP", "Proxies" and "Modem". The current active tab should be "TCP/IP". Switch the active tab to "PPP" by clicking on it with the mouse button. The control panel should now show a different set of options that we can configure. This is illustrated below.

These intructions are illustrated above.

In the "Service Provider" field, type in "MVA.NET"

In the "Telephone Number" field, type in the phone number we gave you. (usually ends in 6821)

Leave the "Alternate Number" field blank

In the "Account Name" field, type in your MVA login name.

In the "Password" field, type in your password

The "Save password" box will automatically become ticked when you type in your password.

Leave the rest of the settings as they are and click the "Save" button, which is located in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

We have now finished configuring the Network System Preferences, we can close this window by clicking on the red circle located at the top left hand corner of the window. This circle will have a cross inside it when you mouse over it. If a window appears, asking you to "Save configuration changes?", click on the the "Save" button.

PART 2: Dialing up to the Internet

CREATING AN ICON FOR INTERNET CONNECT

Before enterning the next section we need to clarify some terms.

The "Dock" is the collection of icons that is displayed in the centre of the screen at the bottom. It's main function is to display shortcuts to commonly used applications, as well as icons of applications that are currently running.

An example of the "Dock" can be seen below.

The icon located furthest to the left of the bar is the icon for the "Finder".

Double click on the "Finder" icon which will open the Finder window.

Across the top of the window there are 4 icons. These are "Computer", "Home", "Favourites" and "Applications"

Click on the "Applications" icon. This will bring up a window listing some of the applications currently installed on your computer.

In this window you should see the icon for "Internet Connect".

It is a good idea to add this icon to the "Dock" so that it can be accessed more quickly in the future. To add this to the dock, you can place your mouse over the "Internet Connect" and while holding down the mouse button, drag it to the "Dock". This will create an icon in the dock.

The newly created icon should look like the one below

We no longer need the applications window, which we can close by clicking on the red circle located at the top left hand corner of the window. This circle will have a cross inside it when you mouse over it.

CONNECTING TO MVA.NET

Click on the "Internet Connect" icon on the "Dock". This will open the Internet Connect window. This window is illustrated below.

To connect to MVA.NET, click the "Connect" button with the mouse button. The "Status" section should update you with the current stage of your connection throughout the dialing process.

Once you are connected, the window will change to look like the one illustrated below.

Closing the window by clicking on the red circle, located at the top left hand corner of the window and you are online!