Macintosh Instructions [System 8 or higher]- Revised 11/13/2001

Please print this page out for future reference. Before you begin the setup of your computer for BASIC NEEDS Internet Access, please make sure you have the following information ready. - Local Access Number (Click Here for a list of local access numbers) - username                          - password If you do not have any of the above please contact our office at 951-805-0511 or request your information by sending E-mail to support@basicneeds.net.

Configure Remote Access and Browser 1. Click on Apple Control Panel --> TCP/IP 2. Select Connect via PPP 3. Select Configure Using PPP Server 4. Click on the box labeled DNS Configuration 5. Enter 216.126.128.40 in the first line of Name server addr box 6. Enter 216.126.136.250 in the second line of the Name server addr box 7. Close the window 8. Click Yes to save changes 9. Click on Apple Control Panel --> Remote Access 10. Enter your username in the box labeled Name 11. Enter your password in the box labeled Password 12. Enter your Local Access Number in the box labeled Number 13. Click on Options 14. Select the tab labeled Protocol 15. Select Use Protocol PPP 16. Check the box labeled Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications 17. Check the box labeled Allow error correction and compression in modem 18. Check the box labeled Use TCP header compression 19. Click OK 20. Close the window 21. Click Yes to save changes 22. Open up Microsoft Internet Explorer to browse the web.

Optional  Configure E-mail 1. Open up Outlook Express (Version 5 or above) 2. Click on Tools --> Accounts --> New 3. Enter your name as you would like it to be displayed when people receive E-mail from you under Full Name. (Ex. John Doe) 6. Select I already have an e-mail address that I would like to use     and enter your BASIC NEEDS E-mail address under E-mail address (ex. jdoe@basicneeds.net) 7. Select POP as your incoming mail server type from the selection box 8. Enter basicneeds.net as Incoming mail server 9. Enter basicneeds.net as Outgoing mail server 10. Enter your assigned email username under Account ID 11. Enter your assigned email password under password 11. Enter your basicneeds.net E-mail address under Account name 10. Click FINISH to save. Close the window 12. To check for new mail click Send/Recv

After you have configured the above steps. You can browse the web by opening up Internet Explorer and using your optional E-mail address by opening up Outlook Express