If you have Windows98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows Millennium or have upgraded to Internet Explorer 5.x, please use the walkthrough covering the 5.0 version.

Configuring Windows95/98 with the Internet Connection Wizard

0. Start up 'Internet Connection Wizard'

1. The Internet Connection Wizard is started one of two ways:
1. If you have an icon on the desktop which reads 'Connect to the Internet' or 'Internet Connection Wizard', double click on it.
2. If not, look in Start >> Programs for the 'Internet Connection Wizard', it is often located in Start >> Programs or Start >> Programs >> Internet Explorer or Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Communications. When found, select it.

I. Internet Connection Wizard

1. Select option 2: "I have an existing Internet account through my phone line or a local area network (LAN). Help me set up my computer to connect to this Internet account."
2. Press 'Next >>.'

II. Internet Connection Wizard

1. Select option 1: "Select this option if you are accessing the Internet using an Internet Service Provider or a Local Area Network (LAN)."
2. Press 'Next >>.'

III. Set Up Your Internet Connection

1. Select option 1: "Connect using my phone line."
2. Press 'Next >>.'

IV. Phone Number

1. Depending on your location, use one of the following dial-in numbers:
            Lancaster: 654-2133 (and surrounding areas)
            Columbus: 834-5124
2. Deselect the check mark from "Dial using the area code & country code."
3. Press 'Next >>.'

V. User Name & Password

1. Enter your specific account information in the fields provided. User Name: <login> Password: <password>
2. Press 'Next >>.'

VI. Advanced Settings

1. At the prompt "Do you want to change the advanced settings for this connection?" Select option
2. "No." 2. Press 'Next >>.'

VII. Dialup Connection Name

1. Enter "Green Apple" in the field provided.
2. Press 'Next >>.'

VIII. Set Up Your Internet Mail Account

1. At the prompt "Do you want to set up an Internet mail account now?" Select option 1: "Yes."
2. Press 'Next >>.'
1. If you have already configured the machine for Internet mail (i.e.: you already had an existing Internet connection and installed Win 98 as an upgrade) select option 2: "Use an existing Internet mail account." Highlight your mail connection from the selection menu. If you have not already configured the machine for Internet mail (i.e.: you are setting up a new account) select option 1: "Create a new Internet mail account" Press 'Next >>.'
2. Enter your display name in the field provided. (A display name is the name you want people to see when you've sent them email. This would typically be your birth name, i.e.: John Doe). Press 'Next >>.'
3. Enter your Internet email address in the field provided. Your email address is in the form: <your login>@greenapple.com (a login name should have been specified when you subscribed for an account). Press 'Next >>.'
4. Enter the email server names in the fields provided: Incoming Mail is a "POP3" Server Incoming Mail (POP3 or IMAP) Server: mail.greenapple.com Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: mail.greenapple.com Press 'Next >>.'
5. Enter your login and password information in the fields provided: Select option 1: "Log On Using." Pop Account Name: <login name> Password: <password> Press 'Next >>.'
6. Enter a friendly name for the mail connection. (A friendly name is the name you use to associate your email account with your ISP. In this instance, leaving the default text "mail.greenapple.com" in the friendly name window is acceptable). Press 'Next >>.'
3. Hit Next

IX. Set Up Your Internet News Account

1. At the prompt "Do you want to set up an Internet news account now?" Select option 1: "Yes."
2. Press 'Next >>.'
1. If you have already configured the machine for Internet news (i.e.: you already had an existing Internet connection and installed Win 98 as an upgrade) select option 2: "Use an existing Internet news account." Highlight your news connection from the selection menu. If you have not already configured the machine for Internet news (i.e.: you are setting up a new account) select option 1: "Create a new Internet news account" Press 'Next >>.'
2. Enter your display name in the field provided. (A display name is the name you want people to see when you post Usenet news. This would typically be your birth name, i.e.: John Doe). Press 'Next >>.'
3. Enter your Internet email address in the field provided. Your email address is in the form: <your login>@greenapple.com (a login name should have been specified when you subscribed for an account). Press 'Next >>.'
4. Enter the internet news server names in the fields provided: News (NNTP) Server: news.greenapple.com Make certain there is no check mark in the field "My news server requires me to log on." Press 'Next >>.'
5. Enter a friendly name for the news connection. A friendly name is the name you use to associate your news service with your ISP. In this instance, leave the default text "news.greenapple.com" in the friendly name window.
3. Press 'Next >>.'

X. Set Up Your Internet Directory Service

1. At the prompt "Do you want to set up your Internet directory service account?" Select option 2: "No."
2. Press 'Next >>.'

XI. Complete Configuration

1. Press 'Finish.'

If your computer has not been configured for Internet access previously, the 'Connect to the Internet' icon on the desktop should be replaced by an 'Internet' icon when the 'Microsoft Internet Configuration Wizard' completes. Otherwise, if you have just installed Windows 98 as an upgrade to Windows 95 which already had the 'Internet' icon, the 'Connect to the Internet' icon should simply disappear.

The 'Microsoft Internet Configuration Wizard' can be invoked at a later time by following the sequence Start >> Programs >> Internet Explorer >> Connection Wizard.

The connection properties are now set and you are ready to attempt a login. To make things easier, you might want to create a shortcut for your Green Apple icon and place it on your desktop. To do this, right click on the Green Apple icon and select "create shortcut".

Logging onto Green Apple

Double-click on the Green Apple icon that is in 'My Computer >> Dialup Networking' (or use a shortcut, if you have created one). Type in your login name and password (remember, both login name and password are case sensitive). You may put a checkmark in the 'Save password' box.

If this is your first time connecting, hit 'Dial Properties' button. If you have call waiting and Ameritech is your carrier, put a checkmark beside 'This location has call waiting' and in the box labeled 'To disable it, dial:', put '*70,'.

If you have call waiting and Verizon (GTE) is your carrier, you will need to check with them to find out how you disable call waiting on single call basis (Verizon doesn't seem to have standardized on call waiting disablement feature in this area: some places will use '#70,', others cannot be disabled whatsoever).

On the line labeled 'The phone system at this location uses:', place a dot beside 'Tone dialing' if you have tone dialing feature; otherwise place a dot beside 'Pulse dialing' if you have pulse dialing feature. Hit 'OK'.

Hit 'Connect' button. This will dialup to Green Apple.

Once the modems connect, the message 'Verifying user name and password' will appear. If everything has been setup correctly and your login name and password have been entered properly, your computer should automatically launch the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser, which is your main gateway to viewing the content on the Internet.

Your Internet connection is monitored via the status window, which you'll find in the lower right hand corner of your screen near the clock. Double clicking the status icon (two computers with green monitors) brings up your connection window with information regarding your connection speed, connection duration, and an option to disconnect. You can hide this window (return it to the system tray) by clicking it's minimize button.