| The following pages will step you through manually setting up Mac OS X for Internet access to SCC with no software needed. This is all that is needed to establish an internet connection with your modem |
Step One:
- To begin, click and hold the "
Menu", then "System Preferences." Or click on the System Preferences Icon in the dock.
Step Two:
- Then click on the "Network" icon.
Step Three:
- Next to "Show:" select your modem, usually "Internal Modem".
- Then Click on the "PPP" tab.
- Type the phone number for this connection. Metro residents in the 763/952/651 area code use "651-556-6556". Taylors Falls, Almelund, Shafer, Center City, Osceola, WI and Non-metro Lindstrom or Chisago City residents use "257-6333" (no area code necessary). St. Croix Falls, WI residents use "465-1001" (no area code necessary). Hudson, WI residents use "436-4100".
Step Four:
Next, click on the "TCP/IP" tab. - Select Configure: Using PPP
- Domain Name Server: 199.199.195.5
- Search Domain: scc.net
Step Five:
Next, click on the "Modem" tab. The settings should be set at the defaults, and you can check "Show modem status in menu bar".
Step Six:
Next, click on the "Internet" control panel.
Step Seven:
- Next, click on the "Email" tab.
- First choose which email program or "Default Email Reader:" you would like to use.
- Enter your e-mail address in the first box, which is your username followed by @scc.net Example: username@scc.net
- Then enter the Incoming Mail Server: pop3.scc.net
- "Account type:" should be set to "POP"
- Your username should be entered all lowercase next to "User Account ID:".
- If you do not want to have to enter your password every time you check your mail you can enter your password in the "Password:" box.
- The "Outgoing Mail Server:" should be set to "smtp.scc.net".
Step Eight:
Next, click on the "Web" tab. You can change the default web browser if you want. Enter your preferred home page and search page. You can change where you want files to automatically download by clicking "Select".
Step Nine:
Next, click on the "News" tab. Set the news server to "news.scc.net". Connect as "Guest".
Step Ten:
Double click on your hard drive and then double click on the "Applications" folder.
Step Eleven:
Double click on the "Internet Connect" icon.
Step Twelve:
Enter your password if you didn't enter it before. Then click the "Connect" button.
- You are now finished with the setup of your Sound Internet Connection and are ready to connect to the internet. For instructions on setting up E-Mail clients and other settings, visit: http://www.scc.net/techsupport/mac
