Configuring Your Communications Software; Configuring Your Aptiva Computer For A Connection To The Internet - IBM Aptiva Handbook

sequence procedure that lets you temporarily suspend
Call Waiting.
If your computer's telephone line connection is
interrupted during modem operation, you must clear the
telephone line and restart the communication. If you
were sending a fax, you must resend the fax. If you were
dialed into a network (communicating with other
computers), you must redial.
Configuring your
communications software
Your Aptiva computer can run software programs that
let you use your computer as a telephone, a telephone
answering machine, and a fax machine. To configure
your computer to operate as one of these machines,
follow the instructions provided with your
communications software programs.
Your Aptiva computer also comes with software that lets
you use your computer as a terminal on a computer
network. You can connect to a network through a
standard telephone line or through a direct line to a local
area network (LAN).
To configure your computer to use a dial-up connection
over telephone lines, follow these steps:
1.
From the Windows 95 desktop, double-click on the
My Computer icon.
2.
In the My Computer window, double-click on the
Dial-Up Networking icon.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions. If you need
assistance, press the F1 key to view the online
help.
You can also use a Windows 95 program to configure a
dial-up connection to The Microsoft Network. If you
want to become a member of The Microsoft Network,
follow these steps:
1.
From the Windows 95 desktop, double-click on the
The Microsoft Network icon.
If this icon does not appear on your desktop, open
the Programs menu and click on the The
Microsoft Network option.
2.
Follow the on-screen instructions. If you need
assistance, press the F1 key to view the online
help.
Configuring your Aptiva computer
for a connection to the Internet
Before you can connect to the Internet, you must
connect your computer to the telephone network and
configure your communications software. See "Setting
up communications" on page 18 for information about
these tasks.
You can connect to the Internet using the IBM Internet
Connection, The Microsoft Network program, or another

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