Apple iMac G5 (iSight) - Manual (Page 67)

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Connecting to the Internet
You can use your iMac G5 to browse the World Wide Web,
send email to friends and family, and conference in real time
over the Internet. Use this detailed guide to connect to the
Internet.
When you first start up Mac OS X, Setup Assistant helps you enter your Internet
configuration information.
If you didn’t use Setup Assistant to configure your Internet connection, you can use it
now. Open System Preferences and click Network. Click the “Assist me” button to open
Network Setup Assistant. If you don’t want to use Network Setup Assistant, you can use
the information in this appendix to set up your connection manually.
There are four kinds of Internet connections:
 Dial-up connection—An external modem is plugged into a USB port on your
computer and a telephone cable connects the modem to a telephone wall jack.
 High-speed DSL or cable modem connection—Your computer is plugged into a
special modem you get from an ISP using an Ethernet cable.
 AirPort Extreme wireless connection—Your computer is connected wirelessly to the
Internet using an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express Base Station.
 Local area network (LAN)—Your computer is plugged into a LAN using an Ethernet
cable. This type of connection is usually used in the workplace.
Before you connect to the Internet:
1 Set up an account with an ISP. You can find an ISP in your phone directory. Look under
“Internet access,” “Internet service,” or “online.”
Note: If you want to use America Online as your ISP, skip the Internet setup part of
Setup Assistant. You need the AOL Installer application. Open the AOL Installer
application and follow the onscreen instructions to set up AOL.
2 Gather the connection information you need from your ISP or network administrator.
See the next section, “Setup Assistant Worksheet” on page 69 to find out what
information to get for each type of connection.