Gemsoft Internet - Quality UK Internet Access Provides

We support v90 standard

Gemsoft Internet setup instructions
For customers who joined after the 16^th March 1999

To set up the modem correctly

Click the Windows Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel and then the System icon.
Select the Device Manager tab to show your hardware list.
Select the Ports (COM & LPT) section.
Highlight the COM port that your modem uses and select its Properties.
Select the Port Settings tab.
Change the Bits per second speed to 115200 in the pull down window.
Change the Flow Control from Xon/Xoff to Hardware.
Click OK to all windows

To install dial up networking

Click the Windows Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel and then add\remove programs.
Click the Windows Set-up tab.
In the Programs window double click on Communications.
Place checkmark in Dial-up Networking.
Click OK then click apply.
Give network a name (any name will do).
Restart machine.

To add a new connection

Click the Windows Start button, then Programs, then Accessories and then Dial-up Networking.
Double click on Make New Connection.
Change name of connection to Gemsoft Internet and then click next.
Type area code (if req.) and telephone number 0845 120 2222, yhen click Next, then click Finish.

To set-up Gemsoft Internet

Right click on Gemsoft Internet, then select Properties, then Server Types.
Remove tick from alongside Log on to network.
Remove ticks from alongside NetBEUI & IPXSPX compatible.
Click on TCP/IP settings.
Ensure Server Assigned IP address is selected.
Ensure Server assigned Name Server Addresses is selected.
Ensure Use IP header compression is ticked.
Ensure Use default gateway on remote network is ticked.
Click OK then select OK again.
Now right click on the Internet Globe icon on the Desktop and select Properties.
Select connection tab
Tick connect to the Internet as needed and choose Gemsoft Internet in box below
Tick connect through a proxy server and click on settings button
HTTP: address is http://www-cache.gemsoft.net and port no is 80
Place tick in use same server for all protocols and click OK
Select navigation and set start page address to http://www.gemsoft.net
Click apply then OK
Click start button, then settings, then control panel, then network
If TCP/IP is not listed click add, then protocol, then add, now click on Microsoft and select TCP/IP from list on right hand side now click OK
Now restart your computer
To use Gemsoft Internet just double click on the Internet globe icon
Click next
Select current then next
Enter user name and password and check telephone number is 0845 120 2222
Press connect

To set-up Mail and News servers

· Your Email address is yourchoice@username.gemsoft.co.uk

· Your username is:___________________________

· Your password is:___________________________

Additional settings

For certain operating systems you are required to enter the DNS server IP addresses (name server addresses). These are as follows: