MAC OS X Setup for DC Access

Configuring Network control panel for Modem Dialup

1. Go to the Apple menu, choose System Preferences…, and choose Network.

   

2. If there is only going to be ONE set of TCP/IP settings, leave Location set to Automatic. Otherwise, you can name your new setup something like DC Access Dialup to differentiate it from other setups you may use.
3. Most Macs supported by OS X will have a modem built-in. SetConfigure to Internal Modem. If you are using an external modem, select the appropriate configuration option.
4. Under the TCP/IP tab, set the Configure: pop-up menu to Using PPP.
5. Leave the Domain Name Servers and the Search Domains fields blank, the DC Access servers will automatically fill in that information.
6. Click the PPP tab.

   

7. In the Service Provider: field, type DC Access.
8. Enter a DC Access dial in number local to you in the Telephone Number: box. If you want to disable call-waiting, add *70, to the front of the phone number.
9. The Account Name: field should be set to your User Name.
10. The Password: field should be set to the password corresponding to your User Name.
11. Clicking PPP Options will give you a set of further choices. The settings depicted here will work fine and are recommended; you may need to verify that the checkbox next to Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications is checked. Advanced users may want to customize certain choices under Session Options and Advanced Options, which otherwise should be left as they are currently set.

    

12. Verify that the default modem settings are correct under the Modem tab. If you are using the built-in modem, Modem: should be set to Apple Internal 56K Modem (v.90); Sound: should be set to On; Dialing: should be set to Tone; and Wait for dial tone before dialing should be checked.

    

13. With Mac OS X, network settings for each network interface can be set for each location. To change the order in which OS X looks for a valid net connection, choose Advanced from the Configure: pop-up menu. Disable ports that will not be used and set the order in which ports search (from the top down) for a connection by dragging the port to the desired position.
14. Click the Save button to save your changes.

Configuring Internet Connect and Dialing In

There are two different ways to start the dialing process in which your modem dials up the DC Access modem pool and establishes a PPP connection. Both methods do the same thing; one is not "better" than the other. However, if you are having problems dialing in, you might try the recommended way of dialing up, via the Internet Connect utility found in Applications . Internet Connect should be dragged to the dock for convenient access when connecting and disconnecting. Alternatively, if you checked the appropriate session option in the PPP tab above, the system should already be set up to automatically connect to the internet anytime a network connection is invoked (as when using a program using an internet connection is activated).

1. Open Internet Connect, and click the Connect button.

Please note that the Disconnect button is not a prompt, but rather indicates that you are in fact connected. Only click this button when you want to end your modem session.

Hanging up

1. Open the Internet Connect utility if it is not already open in the background.
2. Click the Disconnect button. This should hang up your modem.