What You Need to Get Started:

• An dialup account with our service
• Your Login Name (5082xxxx)
• Your password
  

Start: Turn on your computer ;-)

Creating The Connection

• Open the My Computer icon.
  
• Open the Dial-Up networking icon.
  
• Open the make New Connection icon.
  
• Enter "nscnet" for the name of the computer you are dialing.
  
• Your modem should be already selected and appear as selected.
  
• Click Next.
  
• Enter the phone number for nscnet. For example, if you are local to Dansville you would enter 335-9589.
  
• Click next.
  
• Click Finish.

The nscnet Dial-Up icon is now in My Computer under Dial Up Networking

• Highlight the nscnet icon by clicking with the right mouse button. A small menu should appear. Click on Properties with the left mouse button.
  
• Choose Server Type.
  
• The type of server should be PPP (Though it might also have a bunch of other options listed in it as well.)
  
• Uncheck everything except enable software compression and TCP/IP.
  
• click OK.
  
• Once more click the nscnet icon with the  right mouse button. After the small menu appears click on the "Create Shortcut" option.
  
• When prompted by the "can not create shortcut here error message just click on "Yes".
  
• Now close dial-up networking and all other windows which may be open.

You are now ready to dial in to nscnet

• Double click on the icon that says "Shortcut to nscnet".
  
• Type in the username and password as specified when you signed up.
  
• Click on the "connect" button.
  
• Once dialed into us you are free to explore the internet. So bring up Internet explorer, Netscape, etc...