1. Open your Network Preferences window
(To do this, click on the Apple menu, choose "Location", and then choose "Network Preferences".)

2. Select the TCP/IP tab.
In the TCP/IP window, make sure that "Configure" is set to "Using PPP".
"Domain Name Servers" and "Search Domains" should be left blank.

3. Select the PPP tab.
Enter "ArdenNet" for service provider

Enter the phone number from your ArdenNet Info sheet.*note: If you have call waiting, you should  
enter "*70," before the phone number to disable call waiting while you are on the Internet.
"Alternate Number" can be left blank.

In the Account Name box, enter your "Network Login" (not your "E-mail") from your ArdenNet Info sheet.
(All letters in the Network Login are lowercase, and Network Logins cannot contain spaces.) In the    Password box, enter your "Network Password" (not your "E-mail Password") from your ArdenNet Info sheet.  (Note that ArdenNet passwords are case sensitive and contain no spaces or dots; enter your password,
using capitals and small letters, exactly as it on your ArdenNet Info sheet).

Put a check in the "Save Password" checkbox.

4. Select the Proxies tab
Make sure that nothing is selected in this window.

5. Select the Modem tab
In the "Modem" box, choose your modem from the popup menu that appears when you click on the
modem selection.

Put a check in the "Wait for dial tone before dialing" checkbox.

Click the "Save" button in the lower right corner. Your "Network Preferences" are now configured.

6. Click the red button in the upper left corner to close the window.

Now test the Connection:

1. Open "Internet Connection"

(The "Internet Connect" found in the Applications folder on your hard disk. If you have two
Applications folders, choose the one with the "A" on it.)

2. Click "Connect" button to ArdenNet

(Once you are connected, you can browse the web using an internet browser such as Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator, send and receive email using Outlook Netscape or Eudora )

3. When you are done, click on the "Disconnect" button

This will log you out and hang up your phone line.

You can create an alias (shortcut) for your internet connection on your Desktop:

This way you can dial in to ArdenNet by clicking on an icon on your desktop, rather than going into the Applications folder.

Double-click on the hard disk, then look for the Applications folder.

Double-click on the Applications folder, then look for the Internet Connect icon.

Single-click (don't double-click) on "Internet Connect" to select the icon. Under the "File" menu, choose "Make Alias".

Now your Mac will create a file called "Internet Connect alias". Drag this alias to the desktop or the dock. You can test-drive your ArdenNet internet by double clicking on this alias.