OS X Dialup Setup

Dialup setup for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

  1. In the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
  2. Click the Network icon.
  3. On the left, select Internal Modem.
  4. In the Telephone Number field, enter the Dialup Phone Number from your Cruzio Login Information. Note: If you have call waiting, you should enter “*70,” (without the quotes) before the phone number to disable it while you are on the Internet.In the Account Name field, enter your Dialup Login from your Cruzio Login Information. (All letters in the Dialup Login are lowercase, and Dialup Logins cannot contain spaces.) Important: the Account Name needs to end with “@cruzio.com”. If it does not, add it.

    In the Password field, enter your Dialup Password from your Cruzio Login Information.

    Select the “Show modem status in menu bar” option.

  5. Click the Advanced button. In the Dial Mode menu, choose “Wait for dial tone before dialing.”Set Sound to On or Off, whichever you prefer.

    Click OK. Click Apply and close the Network window.

Dialup setup for Mac OS X 10.1–10.4

  1. In the Apple menu, choose Location -> Network Preferences.
  2. (Skip this step if you have OS X 10.1 or 10.2.) In the Show menu, choose Network Port Configurations. Select the Internal Modem checkbox.In the Show menu, choose Internal Modem.
  3. Select the TCP/IP tab.In the Configure menu, choose Using PPP.

    Leave blank the Domain Name Servers and Search Domains boxes.

  4. Select the PPP tab.In the Service Provider field, enter Cruzio.

    In the Telephone Number field, enter the Dialup Phone Number from your Cruzio Login Information. Note: If you have call waiting, you should enter “*70,” before the phone number to disable it while you are on the Internet. Alternate Number can be left blank.

    In the Account Name field, enter your Dialup Login (not your Email Login) from your Cruzio Login Information. (All letters in the Dialup Login are lowercase, and Dialup Logins cannot contain spaces.) Important: the Account Name needs to end with “@cruzio.com”. If it does not, add it.

    In the Password field, enter your Dialup Password (not your Email Password) from your Cruzio Login Information. (Note that Cruzio passwords are case sensitive and contain no spaces or dots; enter your password, using capitals and small letters, exactly as it on your Cruzio Login Information.)

    Select the Save Password option.

  5. Select the Proxies tab and make sure that nothing is selected in this pane.
  6. Select the Modem tab.In the Modem menu, choose your modem.

    Select the “Wait for dial tone before dialing” option.

    Select the the “Show modem status in menu bar” option.

    Click Save (called Apply Now in older systems) and close the Network window.

Testing the Connection

Follow the testing instructions below for Safari or Firefox, whichever you prefer.

Testing with Safari
  1. Open the Safari web browser (the compass icon in your Dock or Applications folder).
  2. In the menu, choose Safari -> Preferences. Click the General icon (the icon of a switch).
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  3. Make sure that “New windows open with” is set to “Home Page.”In the Home page box, type http://www.cruzio.com and then close the Preferences window.
Testing with Firefox

Firefox is a free web browser. You may download it from firefox.com or purchase it on CD from Cruzio.

  1. Open Firefox (the fox icon on your desktop or in Start -> All Programs).
  2. In the menu, choose Tools -> Options. Click the Main icon (the icon of a switch).
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  3. Make sure that “When Firefox starts” is set to “Show my home page.”In the Home Page box, type http://www.cruzio.com and then close the Preferences window.
Viewing a Web Page
  1. Close your browser window.
  2. Select the phone icon in the menu bar and choose Connect.
  3. Open a new browser window and verify that you’ve been automatically taken to http://www.cruzio.com.
  4. If you are able to visit www.cruzio.com (or any other web page), you are using your Cruzio Dialup!
  5. When you are done, choose Disconnect. This will log you out and hang up, leaving your phone line available for calls.