Internet Setup Guide (Non ADSL)

For Internet connection in the following apartment buildings:

Altitude
Bankside
Cityzone
Harvard
Stanford

Follow these easy steps to connect your PC to your Internet connection or download the User Guide (Non ADSL) in PDF format.

Connection

Connect PC or Laptop to the Internet port (RJ45) on the wall with a category 5 or greater Ethernet cable.
Update network connection settings – See below. To connect to the Internet with an always-on connection, usernames and passwords are not required.

Settings - Create New
Generic for Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP Operating Systems

Click ’Start’
Click ’Run’
Type ’Inetwiz’
Click ’OK’
Select ’Connect using my local area network (LAN)’
Click ’Next’
Select ’Automatic discovery of proxy server’
Click ’Next’
When asked: ’Do you want to setup an Internet Mail Account now?’, Select ’No’
Click ’Next’
Click ’Finish’
Open the ’Control Panel’
Open ’Network Connections’
Click on the LAN Connection, right click, and select ’Properties’
Click on ’Internet Protocol’
Click on ’Properties’
Select ’Obtain an IP address automatically’
Select ’Obtain DNS Server address automatically’
Click ’OK’
Click ’OK’
Open ’Internet Explorer#8217;
Drag down to the ’Tools’ menu
Select the ’Connections’ tab
Ensure the ’Never dial a connection’ option is checked
Click ’Setup’
Click ’Next’
Click ’Connect to the internet’
Click ’Set up my connection manually’
Click ’Connect using a broadband connection that is always on’
Click ’Finish’

Your Internet connection should now be working.

If you have Microsoft Vista as an operating system

Open Internet Explorer
Click ’Tools’
Click ’Internet Options’
Click ’Settings’
Click ’Follow instructions from Step 6 above’

If you use Apple OS

Apple will find its own settings

Internet Setup Guide (Non ADSL)