Apple iMac G5 (iSight) - Manual (Page 71)

Appendix C Connecting to the Internet 71
The information below is optional. Ask your ISP if you need to enter it.
Setting Up Your Internet Connection Manually
Once you have completed the steps on the previous pages using Setup Assistant, you
are done setting up your Internet connection. If you don’t wish to use Setup Assistant,
or if you only want to make changes to specific parts of your Internet setup
configuration, you can use the instructions below to set up your connection manually.
To enter your information manually, follow the steps that correspond to your
connection method.
 Dial-up modem with Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection (see page 71)
 Cable modem, DSL, or LAN connection using these configurations:
 Manual (see page 75)
 DHCP (see page 75)
 PPPoE (see page 76)
 AirPort wireless connection (see page 78)
Dial-Up Connection
A dial-up modem is a common way to connect to the Internet. If you use an external
Apple USB modem with your iMac G5, it uses a method called Point-to-Point Protocol
(PPP) to connect to an ISP.
Make sure your external modem is plugged into a USB port on your computer and into
a phone line. Have the information from your ISP available (see page 69).
To set up Network preferences for the internal modem port:
1 Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar.
2 Click Network.
DNS Hosts (optional for DHCP & BootP)
Domain Name (optional)
Proxy Server (optional)