and painless. Follow the instructions listed below…

If you have any problems, please send email to support@laward.com or call our office at (361) 872-2211.

Our Technical support staff will reply to you as quickly as possible.

Starting Out

Important: If your computer is currently connected to a network, check with your network

administrator before changing any values!

First of all, you need to have Windows 95 / Windows 98 / or higher loaded and running. Most all new

computers come with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook Express pro-loaded, ready for

use. Follow the instructions.

Create / Changing an Internet Explorer Connection

This will set up a dial-up connection automatically by following these instructions:

Click on "Start" > "Setting" > "Control Panel" > "Internet Options".

Double click on the "Connections" tab.

You will have a box titled "Dial-Up Setting". Inside the box you will have an old dial-up connection with "(default)" beside it. (If you have never been connected to a dial-up connection, then skip the next instructions and go to the next one.)

Click on "Remove". (This deletes an old dial-up connection from other Internet Providers)

Above the Dial-Up Setting box, you will see "Use the Internet Connection Wizard to connect your computer to the Internet."

Click on the "Setup" button.                       ( follow below)

 

"Welcome to the Internet Connection Wizard"

Click on " I want to set up my internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN).

Click "Next".

Click on "I connect through a phone line and a modem".

Click "Next".

Type the phone number you dial to connect to our ISP.

                                                ( In the telephone box, type " 872-5990 ")

The box next to "Dial using the area code and country code" should not be checked.

Click "Next".

Type the user name and password you use to log-on to your ISP. Your user name will be your email address ( example: jedoe@laward.com )

Step 3 Configuring Your Computer

Information about your Internet account is grouped together as a dial-up connection and labeled with a

Name your provide.

Type a name for the Dial-Up Connection.

Type in "Laward.com".

"Do you want to setup an Internet mail account now?"

Click the circle "YES".

Click "Next".

Internet Mail Account

Click the circle to "Create a New Internet Account."

Click the "Next".

Step 1 Your Name

When you send email, your name will appear in the "From" field of the outgoing message.

Type your name as you would like it to appear.

For example: John Doe

Click "Next".

Step 2 Internet Email Address

Your email address is the address other people use to send email messages to you.

Type your Email Address assigned from La Ward. (Example: jedoe@laward.com)

Click "Next".

 

Step 3 E-mail Server Names

My incoming mail server is a "POP3" server.

Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:

        An SMTP server is the server that is used for your outgoing e-mail.

        Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:

Click "Next".

 

Step 4 Internet Mail Logon

Type the "account name" and "password" your Internet service provider has given you.

Check the "Remember password" box. (Do this only for convenience, otherwise it is best to type in the password each time for security.)

Click "Next".

Step 5 Completing the Internet Connection Wizard.

After closing this wizard you can connect to the Internet at anytime by double clicking on the Internet Explorer icon on your desk top.

To close this wizard, click "Finish".

You are ready to connect to the Internet by clicking on the

Micorsoft internet Explorer Icon                                                           or

E-Mail -- Microsoft Outlook Express Icon.