Setting up Netscape Online Dial-Up Internet on your Windows 2000 Computer

Note: These instructions apply to the Unlimited Plan only. If you are a Netscape Online Accelerated Plan subscriber, you need to install software on your computer that speeds up web surfing up to 5x faster*. Visit the download page to get the Netscape Online web acceleration software.

1. With Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, then click Network and Dial-up Connections as pictured below.

2. Double-click or choose the Make New Connection option.



The following screen will appear. The Network Connection Wizard will help you configure a new Internet connection, your email and newsgroup settings. Click Next to begin the wizard.

3. Select the option Dial-up to the Internet from the list of choices. Click Next to continue.




4. In the Internet Connection Wizard select the third option I want to set up my Internet connection manually… Click Next to continue.




5. Select Connect using my phone line. Click Next to continue.




6. Select Create a new dial-up connection. If you have not set up any other connections the Internet Wizard will skip this next screen so you may not see it. Click Next to continue.

7. Enter the local access telephone number you were provided when you registered your Netscape Online account. This will be the number your modem dials to connect to the Internet. We suggest that you leave the area code field blank.

If you have local ten-digit (with area code) dialing in your area, we suggest entering the entire ten digit number in the Telephone number (leaving the area code box blank).

Depending on how your modem has been set up, you may want to leave the Area code and dialing rules box blank. Click Next to continue.

8. Enter the Username (username@netscape.ca) and password you were provided when you set up your account with Netscape Online. Click Next to continue.




9. Enter Netscape Online for the Connection name. Click Next.




10. The next few screens will allow you to configure Outlook Express as your email program. Click Yes to set up your email account. Then click Next to continue. If you don’t want to set up an email account or wish to set up another email program. Click No.




11. Select the first option Create a new Internet mail account. Click Next to continue. If you do NOT have an existing account set up in Outlook Express, the Internet Wizard will skip this screen.




12. On the next screen, enter your name or nickname in the Display Name field. Click Next to continue.




13. Enter your full email address (username@netscape.ca) in the E-mail address field. Click Next to continue.

14. The drop down menu should automatically be set to POP3 server. Enter mail.netscape.ca in both the Incoming mail server and Outgoing mail server fields. Click Next to continue. Please note that you may have to further configure Outlook Express for SMTP authentication when you first use that program.




15. Your Account name may already be entered, if it isn’t enter it as your username@netscape.ca. Then add your password. You may want to check the box Remember password if you don’t want to enter every time you send and receive email. Do NOT check the box for Logon using Secure Password Authentication. Click Next to continue.




16. Click Finish to complete the Internet Connection Wizard. You are not able to connect to the Internet with your Netscape Online account. To successfully get your email, you will need to further configure Outlook Express.

Back to Unlimited Plan Set-up

*5 times faster than a dial-up connection using a 56K modem.