Windows NT - Creating a new Account

For new users of the Murdoch modem pool

Please note that 32 bit application software is available and bundled for easy installation. The Netscape 32 bit version allows you to use Java enhanced pages. Internet Explorer (a Web Browser), Telnet and FTP programs may or may not have been installed when Windows NT was first installed on your machine. Either browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) would be suitable for use.
Requirements
Installation
Creating a Dialup Connection
Connecting
Modem Server Security
Proxy Settings
Appendix

Requirements for PPP

1. An IBM Compatible Machine that has Windows NT installed
2. Windows NT Installation Media (CD-ROM or Diskettes)
3. A modem capable of 9600 baud or better. If buying a new computer, V90 is the recommended standard.

Dialup Installation

This step is only required if you have not already installed Dialup Networking. If you are not sure, then the first step of this instruction will open up the Dialup Networking panel, which will tell you if it has been installed.

Dialup Installation

To install Dialup Networking with Windows NT, follow these steps.

1. Make sure that your modem is plugged into your computer and turned on.
2. Open the My Computer Icon.
3. Open the Dialup Networking Icon.
4. If Dialup Networking is not installed, the panel will inform you and give you the option of installing it. Press the Install button. If Dialup networking is already installed, you can go to the next step, Configuration.
5. Once the Install button is pressed, Windows will ask you for the Windows NT CD.
6. During the install process, Windows will ask you if you wish to install a modem. Select Yes. Windows will then try and detect your modem.
7. After installation, you will need to restart your computer. You can then proceed to the next section.

Creating a New DialUp Connection

To connect to Murdoch University via PPP, you need to create a new DialUp Connection. This connection needs to know the phone number for you to dial.

1. Open My Computer and double click the DialUp Networking icon.
2. If Windows asks whether you would like to install Dialup Networking then go back to the previous stage of the instructions. Otherwise, the Dialup Networking Window should appear.
3. Click on the New icon.
4. Type in a name for this new connection. eg. Murdoch
5. Select the Next button.
6. Select the two options: I am dialling the Internet and Send a plain text password...
7. Select the Next button.
8. Type in the number for the connection. Select from the table below the number that matches your service.

Perth metro	Peel region	Extension	Hourly rate	Who	Management
9360	9553	7901	25c	Staff	Never terminated
9360	9553	7904	20c	Staff & postgrads	Terminated when all modems used and connect-time >60min
9360	9553	7911	20c	U/grad Students	Terminated when all modems used and connect-time >30min (60 minutes for quota users)

9. The costs in the table above are IN ADDITION to the call charges your telephone service provider will pass on to you to make the call to the Murdoch modem pool numbers.
10. Select the Next button.
11. Select the Finish button.

Connecting with DialUp Networking

The next stage in DialUp Networking is what you will now use every time you want to log onto the network. For these steps to work, all the previous steps must have been completed.

1. Open the DialUp Networking icon.
2. Select the connection you wish to make from the drop down menu.
3. Click the Dial button.
4. Enter your username. (This the name you sign on as when you collect information from the Staff or Student Myinfo kiosk. For staff, it's your Murdoch Username. For students, your username is your student number.)
5. Enter your password. (The modem server password, which is the same password as you use for Myinfo, or, for students, for GCL Lab login.)
6. You may or may not need to enter your domain name. Students should need it, but staff who are part of a Windows NT domain should put in the domain to enable access to the Network.
7. Select the Connect button.

If all goes well, you will see a window pop up onto your screen. It shows the script running as it logs into the modem server.

In order for you to use the TCP/IP service that you have just created, you need to install some Internet Access Software. Please note that Windows NT comes prepacked with some default software (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Telnet & FTP) but these particular programs may or may not have been installed when windows NT was first installed.

Modem Server Security

The Modem Server has been secured to only allow Authorised Murdoch Staff & Students into the Murdoch Network. The Modem Server has a few types of service. Most staff and postgraduate students will fit into the 7904 service, and all undergraduate students have access to the Student Network Modem Pool.

If you are a staff member or postgraduate student, your Murdoch Username and Password will be used for the 7904 service. If you are a undergraduate student, your username and password from GCL Lab login will be used.

For further information on the Modem Server Category service, please see http://wwwits.murdoch.edu.au/dialup/dial-in.htm.

Proxy Settings: Important!

In order to use the Internet to access web pages at sites outside of Murdoch, you must change the Proxy settings to use the Murdoch Proxy Cache. There are different instructions for each browser, so make sure you check which browser you are using.
For Netscape:

1. Select Edit and then from the pull down menu select Preferences...
2. Click the cross next to Advanced and click on Proxies
3. In Proxies chose Automatic Proxy Configuration.
4. In the Configuration URL type http://wwwcache/autocache
5. Click OK.

For Internet Explorer 3.x

1. From the Menu Bar, select View, then select Options.
2. Select the Conncetion TAB.
3. Set the option 'Connect through a proxy server'.
4. Select the Settings button.
5. Set 'Address of proxy to use' as proxy.murdoch.edu.au
6. Set 'Port' as 8888
7. Select the option 'Use the same proxy server for all protocols.'
8. In the 'Exceptions' box put the following text


134.115.*;*.murdoch.edu.au;*.cowan.edu.au;*.curtin.edu.au;*.uwa.edu.au

9. Select the option 'Do not use proxy server for local (intranet) addresses.'

Currently, the autoproxy configuration does not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x. You must set the proxy manually.

1. From the menu, select View, Internet Options...
2. In the proxy configuration area, turn on 'Access the internet using a proxy server'
3. Set the address to proxy.murdoch.edu.au on port 8888
4. Hit the Advanced SettingsButton
5. Add to the bottom box: 134.115.*;*.murdoch.edu.au;*.curtin.edu.au;*.uwa.edu.au;*.cowan.edu.au
6. Hit OK
7. Hit OK

For Internet Explorer 5.x

Internet Explorer 5 can be automatically configured by the following steps.

1. From the menu, select Tools, Internet Options...
2. Select the Connections tab, select your dialup connection in the Dial-up Settings box below and click on the Settings button.
3. In the proxy server area, turn on Use a proxy server and Bypass proxy server for local addresses.
4. Type http://proxy.murdoch.edu.au/autoproxy in the Address box.
5. Hit OK twice.

The site http://wwwcache. murdoch.edu.au has a more complete set of proxy instructions.

Appendix

The appendix contains some points of interest for those of you who have problems, or want to change the default settings.

It doesn't work!

If your installation does not seem to work, then please go back over the installation steps, and confirm that all the settings are correct. You can check your settings by clicking the More button in the Dialup Networking Window and selecting Edit entry and Modem properties. Below is a list of the standard settings
 

Need More Help?

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