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Reconfigure your computer settings
For MacOSX

Keep the information below on hand. This information was displayed on your browser when you signed-up for our service, or given in the Quick Reference sheet we send by postal mail with the Access Information Sheet.

You will see the following items written in green letters throughout this manual. Please enter your own information wherever these items appear.

- Connect Login Name
- Connect Login Password
- Access Point Number
- Primary DNS Server
- Secondary DNS Server
1. Click on the "Apple" menu in the menu bar and click on the "System Preferences". Then click on the "Network" icon shown in the toolbar in the upper part of the window.
The "System Preferences" window
2. The "Network" window will appear. Set "Location" and "Show" to the values shown below. Then click on the "TCP/IP" tab, set "Configure", "Domain Name Servers(Optional)" and "Search Domains(Optional).

The "TCP/IP" tab of the "Network" window

Location
Automatic
Show
Internal Modem
Configure
Using PPP
Domain Name Servers(Optional)
Blank
Search Domains(Optional)
Blank
3.

Click on the "PPP" tab and set the following items to the values below.

The "PPP"tab of the "Network" window
Service Provider
SpinNet
Telephone Number
Access Point Number

* Include the area code.

* If you will be using NTT FLET'S ISDN, enter the FLET'S ISDN number provided by NTT.

Account Name
Connect Login Name
Password
Connect Login Password (displayed as "")

* The password is case sensitive.

Save password
Checked
4. Click on the "PPP Options" button and set the following items to the values below.

The "PPP Options" of the "Network" window

Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications
Unchecked
Prompt every [ ] minutes to maintain connection
Checked

* Change the value of "every [ ] minutes" if needed.
Disconnect if idle for [ ] minutes
Checked

* Change the value of "for [ ] minutes" if needed.
Disconnect when user logs out
Checked
Redial if busy
Checked

* Change the values of "Redial [ ] times" and "Wait [ ] seconds before redialing" if needed.
Send PPP echo packets
Unchecked
Use TCP header compression
Unchecked
Connect using a terminal window(command line)
Unchecked
Use verbose logging
Unchecked
5. Click on the "OK" button to return to the "Network" window and click on the "Proxies" tab.
6. Set the following items to unchecked.
The "Proxies" tab of the "Network" window
FTP Proxy
Unchecked
Use Passive FTP Mode(PASV)
Unchecked
Web Proxy(HTTP)
Unchecked
Secure Web Proxy
Unchecked
Streaming Proxy(RTSP)
Unchecked
Gopher Proxy
Unchecked
SOCKS Firewall
Unchecked
7. Click on the "Modem" tab and set the following items to the values below.
The "Modem" tab of the "Network" window
Modem
Choose the modem you will be using.
Enable error correction and compression in modem
Checked
Sound
Choose "On".
Dialing
Choose "Tone" if you will be using a touch-tone or ISDN line, and "Pulse" if you will be using a pulse line.
Wait for dial tone before dialing
Checked

* Uncheck the checkbox when it is necessary to dial for access to an outside line, e.g., in a hotel.
8. Confirm the entered information and click on the "Apply Now" button to close the "Network" window.
-- Dial-up Connection
1. Click on "Finder" in the "Dock" to open the "Finder" window, then click on the "Applications" button in the toolbar.

* If the "Dock" is not displayed, choose "New Finder Window" under the "File" menu to open the "Finder" window.
The "Finder" window
2. The "Applications" window will appear. Double-click on the "Internet Connect" icon.
Internet Connect
3. The "Internal Modem" window will appear. Verify that the "Telephone Number" and "Name" are correct.

The "Internal Modem" window

Telephone Number
Access Point Number
Name
Connect Login Name
4. Click on the "Connect" button in the "Internal Modem" window to start dialing.
5. When the connection has been made, the connection state will be shown in "Status". The "Status" of the "Internal Modem" window

The settings for connection to the Internet are now complete. Welcome to SpinNet!
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