Click on the Apple Menu and go to the Internet Access Folder then click on Internet Setup Assistant. |
Internet Configuration |
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Click Yes |
Internet Account |
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Click Yes |
Introduction |
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Click the Right Arrow |
Configuration name and connection type |
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Ensure that your settings as shown above. You can 'name this configuration' anything you like... most people choose to call it Plusnet. |
Modem settings |
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Ensure that your settings are as above. |
Configuration Information |
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Ensure that your settings are as above, replacing username with your usernameand password with your password. |
Enter the Internet connection number for your Plusnet account into the phone number field. You can find the number for your account on the 'Connecting To' support page. PPP Connect Scripts
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Ensure this is selected as NO |
IP Address |
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Ensure this is selected as NO |
Domain Name Servers |
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(Enter 1 above) Ensure that your DNS settings are as follows: 212.159.13.49 212.159.13.50 (Enter 2 above) Domain Name: plus.net
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E-mail address and password |
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Your email address (enter in 1 above) is in the format alias@username.plus.comwhere 'alias' can be any word you choose, such as your first name. If you have registered and hosted a domain on your Plusnet account you may specify your email address as alias@yourdomain.co.uk, replacing your domain with your own of course! Enter your normal password (2 above) which will be used to collect your mail. |
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E-Mail account and host computer |
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Your inbound mail server (POP3) - here referred to somewhat confusingly as an 'email account') is mail.plus.net - Enter this in box 1 above. Your outbound email server (SMTP host) is: relay.plus.net - Enter this in box 2 above.
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Newsgroup Host Computer |
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Your news server should be set to: news.plus.net - Enter this in the NNTP box shown above. |
Proxy Settings |
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Ensure this is selected as NO |
Finish |
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Click Go Ahead to connect |
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To connect in the future simply click on the Apple Menu and go to the Internet Access Folder. Then click on Connect To.
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