This page offers information on how to set up a PPP connection to WestNet on Microsoft Windows NT Workstations and Servers 3.5 and 3.51.

Introduction

NOTE: These instructions are only good for the versions listed above and are not guarenteed to work on Version 4.0. For Version 4.0, you should use the Windows 95 instructions or refer to the Version 4.0 documentation.

Instructions

1. Install RAS in Windows NT.

2. Start the Remote Access client software either by using the program icon which can be found in the "Remote Access Service" program group.

3. Create a new RAS Phone Book entry by doing the following:
   1. Choose the Add button to create a new entry in the RAS Phone Book.
   2. Name the entry WestNet and use one of the following phone numbers:

      New York 914-290-4450 Lower Westchester (White Plains) 914-417-0202 Lower Westchester (Rye) 845-363-4055 Upper Westchester (Purdys/Carmel) 914-214-7202 Upper Westchester (Yorktown Hts) 212-561-5038 Manhattan 718-208-4055 Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island 516-806-4021 Nassau County (Hicksville), Long Island 631-887-0202 Eastern Suffolk, Long Island 631-380-8202 Western Suffolk, Long Island 845-727-8202 Rockland/Orange Counties 845-727-8202 Nyack 845-483-8024 Poughkeepsie

      Connecticut 914-417-0202 Greenwich (Rye) 203-687-4055 New Haven 860-372-0083 Hartford Please click here for New Jersey dial-up phone numbers. * NOTE: If you are unsure, please contact your local telephone company to determine what the charges will be to call these numbers. Due to the number of different billing plans available, WestNet can not say what the costs will be dialing these numbers. Selecting a number that is not local to you can result in significant additional charges on your phone bill, for which WestNet is not responsible.

   3. Clear the "Authenticate using current user name and password" check box. Now choose Advanced.
   4. Choose Network
   5. Select PPP and TCP/IP and disable NetBEUI and IPX by clearing their check boxes.
   6. Clear the "Request LCP extensions (RFC 1570)" check box.
   7. Choose TCP/IP Settings and input the following:

      - Server Assigned IP Address
      - Specify Name Server Address:

      Primary: 216.187.52.23
      Secondary: 216.187.52.24

      - Use the default gateway on remote network
      

4. Highlight the new entry in your phone book and choose Dial.

5. Put your user name and password in the appropriate field. REMEMBER: WESTNET USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS ARE CASE SENSITIVE. They are usually in all lower case.

6. Keep the domain field blank.

7. Click OK to begin the login.