Mac OS 8.5+

Open your Harddisk, and in the Assistants folder, double-click on Internet Setup Assistant.

You'll be asked "Would like to set up your computer to connect to the Internet?"
Select Yes to continue.

Next you'll be asked if you already have signed up for an Internet account.
Assuming you already have activated your account with USAtek, select Yes to continue.

Then next sreen you'll see is shown below. Click the arrow pointing to the right at the
bottom of the window to go to the next step.

Next, you'll be asked what to name this configuration.  We'll just call it USAtek.  Then, select
Modem for the method of getting connected to us. When finished, go to the next step.

Now, you'll need to choose your modem from the list.  If you only have one modem installed, then the default options for it are already selected as shown here.

Unless you live in an area where touch-tone service is not available on your telephone line, you should leave Tone selected below.  It's a rare occurrence you would need to use pulse-dialing.

Note: You must have a modem installed to connect using a dial up.

This is where you'll need to put in the number to your local dial-in number to our service.  You should already know what this is.
If you don't know your local dial up number, you can visit our home page or call your local customer service office and we'll give it to you.

Also, enter in your username and password, as selected (or assigned to you) to sign onto our service.  Make sure that it is spelled correctly, and that you use the CORRECT CASE.  Make sure the Caps Lock light is turned off on your keyboard.

You'll now be asked if you need to use a PPP script to sign on.  Select No and go onto the next step.

Now you'll be asked if there is a specific IP address to use.  Select No and go to the next step.

Now we'll need to enter information about our domain name servers.  The DNS addresses are:

ENTER THE DNS NUMBERS HERE!!!!

Enter these both in.  Now, also, you'll need to enter in the host name, which is simply "usatek.net" as shown below.

Now we'll enter some information about your e-mail account.  This will configure your computer to automatically be able to send and receive e-mail.

You should already have been given your e-mail address.  Enter it in the first box.

Then, enter your password into the next box.

Finally, you should leave the > sign in the last box - this is the default setting and should be left alone.  It will be placed at the beginning of each line in messages you automatically quote when replying, letting the recipient of your e-mail know what portion you wrote, and what portion is being quoted from previous correspondence.

Now, we need to enter in the data about the e-mail servers you use.  You can find out this information by clicking here if you don't already know it.

The first box is your e-mail account name, and should be entered in the format shown below.  This information includes your mail account username@usatek.net.

In the last box, put in your outgoing mail server. mail.usatek.net

This step is where we enter the news server name that you'll be using.  Enter in news.usatek.net and go to the next step.

Now, you're asked if you're behind a proxy.  Select No unless you are subscribing to USAtek filtered access, in which case you are connecting through our proxy server, and must input proxy.usatek.net and port as 8080 as your proxy server.

Now, you're ready to complete the process.  To save the information you've entered, click "Go Ahead"..
Also note, before you do that, if you don't want to connect right away, uncheck the Connect when
finished box.

Getting Connected / Hanging Up
In this version of MacOS, you have what's called the Control Strip on your screen.  By default, there is an option here for Remote Access (the system component used to connect your computer to a remote network, such as the Internet).  It's the button with the little Mac, telephone pole, and the timer as shown in this image:

You can just click the Remote Access button, and select Connect to dial up.  Once you're online, you'll see that it begins timing the length of your session to let you know how long you've been connected.

At this point, you can open any of your Internet applications to get started, such as your Web browser, e-mail client, chat programs, etc.

When you're finished, just click this button again, and select Disconnect to hang up the modem and disconnect from USAtek.