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    AICK 1.1: Apple Internet Dialer Configuration Q&A
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7/3/96
3/5/98
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    This article is the Apple Internet Connection Kit (AICK) 1.1 Apple Internet Dialer Configuration Q&A.

DISCUSSION


    Apple Internet Dialer

    Question: What is the Apple Internet Dialer?

    Answer: The Apple Internet Dialer is an application that uses a suite of helper applications and extensions to enable the user to go online with minimum set-up time or technical knowledge.


    Question: What information do AICK users need in order to use the Apple Internet Connection Kit successfully?

    Answer: The AICK user will need the following information from the Internet Service Provider (ISP). This information is entered in three different screens within the Apple Internet Dialer. The screens are labeled "Service Provider Account Information", "Server Information", and "Connection Script". In order, the screens require:

    Service Provider Account Information:
    • The ISP's name
    • The AICK user's login name
    • The AICK user's password
    • The ISP's modem pool phone number
    • The AICK user's e-mail password (if different from their login password)
    Server Information:
    • The ISP's NNTP host address
    • The ISP's SMTP host address
    • The ISP's POP server address
    • The AICK user's e-mail address
    • The ISP's Domain name
    • The ISP's primary DNS address
    • The ISP's alternate DNS address
    Connection Script:
    The AICK user will not need to enter anything in here if the ISP's service is PAP enabled and compliant. If the ISP's service does require a connection script that is less than eight lines long, the AICK user needs to have the remaining empty lines set to "Wait For" to prevent spurious returns from being sent. There is no facility within the Apple Internet Dialer for entering connection scripts longer than eight lines.


    Question: Is there anything else that the ISP needs to know about the requirements for the Apple Internet Dialer?

    Answer: Only that the AICK was designed to work with a Dynamic Addressing System as opposed to a Static IP system. If the ISP's system is Static IP only, please contact the Apple Assistance Center's Apple Internet Connection Kit support group at 800-767-2775 for further information.


    Question: Do AICK users need to enter data into the Config PPP Control Panel?

    Answer: No. The Apple Internet Dialer is designed to automatically enter the connection information for the AICK user into the PPP Extension preferences. Also note that with AICK 1.1.x the PPP Extension has been upgraded to version 2.5


    Question: Do AICK users need to enter data into the MacTCP or TCP/IP Control Panel?

    Answer: No. The Dialer is designed to automatically enter the configuration information into the MacTCP or TCP/IP Control Panel's preferences. Simply fill out the information in the Apple Internet Dialer, and it will atomically configure the MacTCP or TCP/IP Control Panel.


    Internet Status

    Question: What is the Internet Status application?

    Answer: Internet Status is an application that is launched after the Apple Internet Dialer establishes a connection with the ISP. Internet Status is used to hang up after a session complete and can also be used dial a connection after the Apple Internet Dialer has been configured correctly.


    Modem configuration

    Question: The AICK user's modem does not show up in the modem selections listed in the Apple Internet Dialer. Can the AICK user setup in their own modem description?

    Answer: Yes, they can enter the modem information by scrolling all the way to the top of the modem listing to the "Add/Modify modem" selection.


    Question: What information does the AICK user need to enter in the Add/Modify modem selection?

    Answer: They will need an initialization string for a PPP connection on a Macintosh. They will also need the flow control settings and the preferred modem speed. All of this information they will need to get from the modem manufacturer.

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software; Communications-Networking
Category: Internet Connection
Sub Category: AICK

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