Creating
your connection (Important: Keep your Account Information sheet in a safe spot!
You may need it at a later date.)
Before
Starting:
If you are on any kind of a Network, see your Network Administrator.
This
setup assumes you have both Internet browser and mail client
programs. If you do not, you will have to obtain them.
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In
'My Computer', double click 'Dial-up Networking'.
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If
you have run 'Dial-up Networking' before, click 'New' to
create a new phonebook entry. If this is the first time
you have run DUN, you will receive the following message:
"The phonebook is empty. Press OK to add an entry". Click
OK.
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Under
'Name the new phonebook entry', type: Wyoming.com, and then
click 'Next'.
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On
the next screen, make sure the first two check boxes are
selected ("I am calling the Internet" and "Send my plain
text password..."). Do not select the third check box. Click
'Next'.
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Under
'Phone number', type in your local access number for Wyoming.com.
Click 'Next', then click 'Finish'
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Click
OK, and then click 'Dial' to connect to Wyoming.com.
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In
the dial-up window, type your User ID and password, clear
the 'Domain' box, and then click OK.
Set
Up Outlook Express
Note: this is generic setup for Outlook Express. If you need specific
version instructions, please visit Outlook
Express
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At
the computer desktop, double-click on the Outlook Express
icon.
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Click
on "Tools"
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Click
on "Accounts"
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Click
on the "Mail" tab at the top of the window.
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Click
on "Add"
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Click
on "Mail"
Your
Name
- Display
name: Enter your name, (for example, John Doe)
- Click
on "Next"
Internet E-mail
address
- E-mail
addresses:userid@Wyoming.com
(Please replace the word
"userid" with the User ID provided
to you.)
- Click
on "Next"
E-mail Server Names
- My
incoming mail server: POP3
- Incoming
mail(POP3 or IMAP) server: mail.Wyoming.com
- Outgoing
mail (SMTP) server: mail.Wyoming.com
- Click
on "Next"
Internet
Mail Logon
- Select
"Log on using:"
- POP
account name: Please enter the User ID provided to you.
- Password:
Please enter the password provided to you.
Click on "Next"
.
Friendly
Name
Internet mail account name: You may name your Internet mail account anything you want.
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Click on "Next"
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Click on "Finish"
Connecting
to the Internet
- Double
click on the Internet Explorer icon (the big blue
E).
Disconnecting
from the Internet
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Right-mouse click on the connection icon
in your systray. The systray is normally
located in the lower right hand corner
of your screen next to the time clock.
The connection icon looks like two computers
with green lights, wired together.
- Click on "hangup".
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