Dell Inspiron 8200 Owner's Manual - Page 38

Setting Up Your Internet Connection, New Connection Wizard - manual

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com If you are using a dial-up connection, connect a telephone line to the modem connector on your computer and to the telephone wall jack before you set up your Internet connection. If you are using a DSL or cable modem connection, contact your ISP for setup instructions. HINT: If you do not know which type of connection to select, contact your ISP. Setting Up Your Internet Connection To set up an AOL or MSN connection: 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Double-click the MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the Windows® desktop. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. If you do not have an MSN Explorer or AOL icon on your desktop or if you want to set up an Internet connection with a different ISP: 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Click the Start button and click Internet Explorer. The New Connection Wizard appears. 3 Click Connect to the Internet. 4 In the next window, click the appropriate option: • If you do not have an ISP and want to select one, click Choose from a list of Internet service providers (ISPs). • If you have already obtained setup information from your ISP but you did not receive a setup CD, click Set up my connection manually. • If you have a CD, click Use the CD I got from an ISP. 5 Click Next. If you selected Set up my connection manually, continue to step 6. Otherwise, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. 6 Click the appropriate option under How do you want to connect to the Internet?, and then click Next. 7 Use the setup information provided by your ISP to complete the setup. 38 S e tt i n g U p a n d U si n g Yo u r C o m pu t e r

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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If you are using a dial-up connection, connect a telephone line to the
modem connector on your computer and to the telephone wall jack before
you set up your Internet connection. If you are using a DSL or cable modem
connection, contact your ISP for setup instructions.
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
To set up an AOL or MSN connection:
1
Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2
Double-click the
MSN Explorer
or
AOL
icon on the Windows
®
desktop.
3
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
If you do not have an
MSN Explorer
or
AOL
icon on your desktop or if you
want to set up an Internet connection with a different ISP:
1
Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2
Click the
Start
button and click
Internet Explorer
.
The
New Connection Wizard
appears.
3
Click
Connect to the Internet
.
4
In the next window, click the appropriate option:
If you do not have an ISP and want to select one, click
Choose
from a list of Internet service providers (ISPs)
.
If you have already obtained setup information from your ISP but
you did not receive a setup CD, click
Set up my connection
manually
.
If you have a CD, click
Use the CD I got from an ISP
.
5
Click
Next
.
If you selected
Set up my connection manually
, continue to step 6.
Otherwise, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
setup.
HINT:
If you do not know
which type of connection
to select, contact
your ISP.
6
Click the appropriate option under
How do you want to connect to
the Internet?
, and then click
Next
.
7
Use the setup information provided by your ISP to complete the setup.