• Hardware & Software
• Support
• Remote Access Password
• Creating a New Connection
• Checking Your Connection

The Adams State College Computer Network can be accessed remotely over standard telephone lines by Students, Staff, and Faculty. You can now, from home, dial into the network, send and receive e-mail using a mail client, and access the World Wide Web via Netscape or Internet Explorer. The dial-in system consists of 20 lines, 12 for on-campus and 8 off-campus. All Students, Faculty and Staff automatically have a dial-in account. Dial-in is limited to 50 hours per month and has a 10 minute inactivity time-out period. You will be logged off if you are not doing anything for 10 minutes on the dial-in.

The following instructions will tell you what the hardware and software requirements are, followed by a brief set of instructions telling you how to set up your remote connection.

Hardware and Software:
You will need an IBM or compatible, 486 or better computer, (Pentium recommended) running Windows XP.  A Modem: 14,400 bps minimum, 28,800 or faster recommended.

Tips on installing a modem: be sure you have the correct drivers for the modem. Windows XPis very good at Plug and Play modems, however, if your modem is not Plug and Play compatible you will need the Windows XP drivers which should have been included with your modem. You may also be able to download them from the manufacturer's web site.

Hints for installing a non-Plug and Play modem are: click on the Start button, click on Control Panel, click on Phone and Modem, next click on the Modems tab, finally click on Add. Follow the instructions, and when it gets to the point where it looks for the drivers, click on Have Disk, insert the disk with your drivers and and your modem will be installed.

Support:
Computing Services provides the dial up service and password set up.  Due to the wide range of hardware and software that students bring to campus, it is not possible to provide individual remote set up support on personal machines.  The instructions provided are setups on specific machines where Computing Services has installed the hardware and software - your set up will be different.  If it appears that the password is the problem, there is a machine set up in Computing Services where students may check their password.

Students may contact other students who have their machines set up, or contact the provider of their software/hardware to get additional assistance.

If you really get stuck, check with the lab managers, they usually know of students who are very good with computers and are willing to do some outside work for a reasonable fee.  Students are encouraged to return errors and/or updates to these instructions and Computing Services will modify or augment the procedures.

Remote Access Password:
Your remote access password is the same password used to access your accounts on Adams State's Internet servers.  This password is usually obtained by running getit in one of the labs, which must be done annually for students. Student accounts are on student.adams.edu, and services include web page hosting and email.  Staff accounts reside on staff.adams.edu.

Creating a New Connection
1. Under the Start button, go to Control Panel, and Network Connections.

2. Click on Create a New Connection. Note: your home computer maybe a little different: these instructions are for XP Professional, and most likely home users will have the home edition. It is highly recommended that you use the existing Windows XP connection wizard to set up your connection, this is true for either edition. Manual setup of your connection can lead to difficulties, delete any manually created connections before continuing.

3. Follow the Wizard instructions, clicking on the "Connect to the Internet", "Set up my connection manually," and "Connect using a dial-up modem." radio controls, give your connection (XP calls it an ISP) a name-ASC works well, finally, continue until it asks you for a phone number. That number for Off-Campus students is: 587-7042 (hyphen doesn't matter), for On-Campus students enter 6000 without a prefix.

4. Next it will ask you for your username information. Enter your username and password that you obtained from the getit process. Leave all checkboxes checked.

5. Click on Next, and the proceeding dialog box will appear, click on Cancel and proceed to the next step.

Check Your Connection:

Make sure your modem is turned on (if it is an external modem) and then re-start your computer. Once loaded, click on your browser icon (Netscape, or Internet Explorer) and everything should automatically connect.

If it doesn't, you'll need to go back to Network Connections (see above) and click on the connection you made. Subsequently, if the previous had to be done, right click on your connection and go to "Create Shortcut", click on "Yes" when it asks you if you want to place it on the desktop. You will then need to click on that shortcut to access the connection box below before you click on your browser.