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Windows XP Ridgenet Setup
Click here if you are using an older OS: Win95 Setup Win98 Setup
Introduction
Windows XP is a lot easier to setup the Windows 95 and 98, thanks mainly to a
"dialer" setup program.
These instructions are designed to help subscribers install and configure the
major portions of the Windows XP dialer. You may need to add or skip small steps
depending on your computer, it's configuration, and what WinXP components have
or have not been pre-installed.
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Step 1: After logging into XP
- Click on the
button and select Run.
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Step 2: Running INETWIZ
- Type inetwiz (lowercase)
- Click OK
INETWIZ is an easy walkthroug program that comes with XP and allows it's users
to install internet connections with a friendy user interface.
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Step 3: Choose your method of Connection
- Select
"Connect using my phone line"
- Click Next
Some customers's computers will skip some of the next steps. Move to the next step if your
computer doesn't look like the picture on the right. If your computer does skip a test it
should not effect your ability to connect.
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4. Create a new dial-up connection.
- 4. Choose ‘create a new dial-up connection”,
- Click Next
You can skip this walkthrough if you want to come pick up a setup disk at Ridgenet's or Mediacom's Office.
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5. Enter connection phone number
- Enter 375-0771
- Click the Advanced button
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6. Settings
- Choose this settings
- Go to the Addresses Tab
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7. DNS
- Put in both
199.120.150.1
and
199.120.150.7
- Click OK
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8. Username and Password
- Put in your username in LOWER case letters.
- Add you password, exactly how it appears on your
"Welcome to Ridgenet" instruction sheet.
You should have received a Username and Password
when you joined RidgeNet. It is normal for your password to appear as "****"'s.
Your username is 4-8 charachters long and all lowercase. Your password is 6-8
characters long and are case specific so if it is capital on you
"Welcome to Ridgenet" Sheet then type it in exactly how it appears.
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9. Enter your ISP
- Type RidgeNet for your ISP
- Click on Next
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10. Outlook Express Wizard
- Use the Outlook Express Wizard to set up your Email
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11. Email Address
- 11. Type in your email address
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12. mail.ridgenet.net
- 12. Type mail.ridgenet.net for your POP & SMTP settings
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13. Username and Password for mail
13. Type your username in Lowercase letters.
Add your password and check ‘remember password’ if necessary
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Step 14: Connecting to RidgeNet
Now it is time to try connecting to RidgeNet. Double click on the RidgeNet
icon. The fields marked User Name and Password should contain
your username and password. You should have received a Username and Password
when you joined RidgeNet.
Check to make sure the phone number is correct for RidgeNet, and click DIAL.
You're On!
See you on the Net!
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Extras
- Call Waiting: If you have call-waiting you will want to disable it during your RidgeNet
connections. If you do not, then any incoming call will disconnect you from the Net unexpectedly.
To temporarily disable call-waiting during your connection, call technical support and they will walk you
through the settings.
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Technical Support
Subscribers with questions about their service or technical problems
should contact RidgeNet technical support. Technical support is
available via phone, fax, and e-mail. Contact Us
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