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How do I set up dialup to Bellsouth with Windows XP?
- On the desktop, right click on My Network Places
- Click on properties
- Double click on Make New Connection
- Click Next
- Select Dial-up to the Internet
- Click Next
- Select I want to set up my internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN)
- Click Next
- Select I connect through a phone line and a modem
- Click Next
- Type the local access number 871-5621 in the Telephone Number field
- 10-digit dialing is setup by putting the area code in front of the phone number in the phone number box on the right side
(ex. 205-871-5621)
- Voice mail is disabled by putting 3 or 4 commas before the phone number (ex. ,,,,871-5621)
- Call waiting is disabled by putting *70, before the phone number (ex. *70,871-5621)
- If the customer has all of the above extra features it would look like this when you disabled them
(ex. ,,,,*70,205-871-5621)
- If this is correct, make sure Use Area Code and Dialing Rules is not checked.
- Click Advanced
- Click the Addresses tab at the top
- IP address should be selected to Internet service provider automatically provides one
- DNS server address should be selected to Always use the following
- Type the primary and secondary DNS server
Primary: 207.203.32.20
Secondary: 205.152.0.5
- Click OK
- Click Next
- Type the customer's login ID username@bellsouth.net into the Username field
- Click Next
- Under connection name, type BellSouth.net
- Click Next
- It will ask, "Do you want to set up an internet mail account?" Select yes
- Click Next
- Type the customer's name in the Display name field
- Click Next
- Type the customer's full e-mail address username@bellsouth.net in the E-mail address field
- Click Next
- My Incoming mail server should be selected to POP3
- Click Next
- Type the customer's pop (incoming mail) server in the incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server field. mail.bhm.bellsouth.net
- Type the customer's smtp (outgoing mail) server in the outgoing mail (SMTP) server field. mail.bhm.bellsouth.net
- Click Next
- Type the customer's username in the Account name field
- Click Next
- Click Finish
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