Apple eMac - Manual (Page 61)

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Connecting to the Internet
You can use your eMac to browse the World Wide Web,
send email to friends and family, and chat in real time
over the Internet.
When you first start up Mac OS X, the Setup Assistant helps you enter your Internet
configuration information and sign up for an Internet service provider (ISP) if you don’t
already have one.
There are three kinds of Internet connections:
• Dialup connection: Your computer is plugged into a telephone wall jack using the
included telephone cable (with models that include a modem).
• High-speed DSL or cable modem connection: Your computer is plugged into a
special modem you get from an ISP using an Ethernet cable.
• 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.
To connect to the Internet:
1 Get an account with an ISP. If you do not have an ISP account, the Setup Assistant can
help you get one. If you don’t want to use the ISP suggested by the Setup Assistant,
you can find an ISP in your phone directory. Look under “Internet access.”
Note: If you want to use America Online as your ISP, skip the Internet setup part of the
Setup Assistant. Then open the AOL Installer application (in Applications/Installers) and
follow the onscreen instructions to set up AOL.
2 Get information from your ISP (if you don’t want to use the ISP suggested by the Setup
Assistant). You can write the information directly on the next few pages (see “Setup
Assistant Worksheet” on page 62), then enter it in the Setup Assistant.
3 Plug the included phone cable into your computer’s modem port and into a phone
wall jack. Or, if you got a DSL or cable modem from your ISP, follow the instructions that
came with the modem to connect it to your computer.
4 Turn on your computer and enter information in the Setup Assistant to configure your
Internet connection.
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