Changing Your dial-up number, username, password & domain tail in FreePPP 2.6.2;

The first step in configuring FreePPP (once it has been installed) is opening the setup window. This can be done one of two ways. You can go to your menu bar and locate the icon of the world and telephone and choose "Open FreePPP Setup" as shown below.

Or, if your computer has a control strip you may use the FreePPP icon (telephone) that is on that strip (as shown below) then you can click on the telephone and choose "Open FreePPP Setup" to get into these settings.

If you still can't access or change the FreePPP settings then check the Extensions Manager to make sure that FreePPP is enabled. You might also need to check to see if Administrative mode has "locked" the settings.

Click on the Accounts tab to open the screen shown below.

First, delete any Accounts not in use. You wouldn't want to inadvertently dial up to your old ISP.

Also, make sure that your configuration is the Active Configuration by selecting it from the "Connect to" menu at the top.

Now you can add a New Account or Edit an existing Account. Clicking either button leads to identical screens.

Accounts: Account tab (Username/Password)

This is where you set your username, domain tail, password and dial-up number in the "Account" tab pictured below. The "Account name" can be just about anything. Most people just put the name of their ISP in that box.

Your "User name" box should have your login username with @ispname.com (or .net) on the end so that it looks like an e-mail address even though it isn't necessarily an e-mail address. This will help your connection to find our ISP in the public phone system. The password will look something like ****** but don't worry about that.

Accounts: Dialup tab (Phone Number)

The phone number is the number that you call to connect to the internet. Put a 9 and a comma in front of the number if you need to dial a 9 to get an outside line. This is common in workplaces and hotel phone systems. We also recommend that you put two or three commas on the end of the phone number for improved connections.

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