Note: Passwords are setup to expire on a regular basis. You are normally given the option to change this a few days in advance. It is recommended that you change this password when first notified. Otherwise, if the password expires while you are away from the office, you will not be warned or even given a change it during the dial-up process.

1. Open Network Connections, click Start , point to Settings , click Control Panel , and then double-click Network Connections.
   
   Under Network Tasks , click Create a new connection, and then click Next.
   
   In the Welcome to the New Connection Wizard, click Connect to the Internet , then click Next.
   
   Choose and click Set up my connection manually and then click Next.
   
   If you are connecting using a standard 28.8 Kbps - 56Kbps modem, click Connect using a dial-up modem, click Next , and follow the instructions in the wizard. Enter LAUSDnet in the ISP Name.

   

   
   Click Next to continue. Choose an appropriate dial-up access phone number from the following link: Access Phone Numbers , and enter it in the Phone Number to Dial. (Contact your local phone company to confirm that the number you are dialing is a local number to you.)

   

   
   Click Next to continue. Enter your User name (full email address), in the Internet Account Information screen.

   

   
   Click Next to continue. You will see the screen that indicates that you have completed the wizard.

   

   
   Click Next to continue. An icon representing your new LAUSDnet shortcut will appear on the desktop. Double click this icon and the following window should appear: (Your user name, password, and the dial-up access phone number you typed in the steps above should appear in the applicable fields.) Now that you have created the connection, you will need to do some modification of the settings. Use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots.

   

   
   Click Properties. On the General tab, you should be able to see the name of your modem and the access phone number that you typed for this connection. Select Show icon in notification area when connected.

   

   
   Select the Options tab and use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Select the Security tab and use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click the Networking tab and use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click Settings and use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click OK to return to the main Networking screen.

   

   
   Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties , use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click Advanced , use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click the DNS tab, use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click the WINS tab, use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   
   Click OK twice to return to the main Networking screen. Select Client for Microsoft Networks.

   

   
   Click Properties and use the same settings as you see in the sample screen shots:

   

   Click OK twice to return to the Connect LAUSDnet window.

   

   
   Click Dial in the Connect LAUSDnet window to begin your connection.

   Start your favorite Internet Browser to begin navigating to a web page.

   To disconnect from LAUSDnet , click Start , point to Settings , click Control Panel , and then double-click Network Connections , choose LAUSDnet and click Disconnect

   OR

   If an icon representing the LAUSDnet connection appears in the system tray, Right-Click the icon and click Disconnect.

   To re-connect to LAUSDnet , one method you may use is to Double-Click on the LAUSDnet shortcut that should appear on your desktop and then click Dial in the Connect LAUSDnet window.

Place a shortcut on the Desktop:

1. Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, select Network & Dial-Up Networking.
2. Right Click with the mouse on the LAUSDnet icon. A menu will appear. Select Create Shortcut.
3. A message will appear asking you would like to place shortcut on desktop, Select Yes

Dial to LAUSDnet:

1. To Dial to the LAUSDnet, double click the LAUSDnet icon on the desktop
2. The Connect to LAUSDnet appears.
3. Uncheck Save Password (if not already unchecked).
4. Click on Dial.