Click the Start button; select All Programs, Accessories, Communications, and then New Connection Wizard.

The Welcome to the Network Connection Wizard will appear. Click the Next button.

The Network Connection Type window will appear. Select Connect to Internet from the available connection types and click the Next button.

The Getting Ready wizard will appear. Select Set up my connection manually. Click the Next button.

The Internet Connection window will appear next. Select Connect using a dial-up modem and click the Next button.

The Connection Name window will appear. In the ISP Name box input up.net using your keyboard and click the Next button.

The Phone Number to Dial window will appear. In the phone number box type in the local up.net access number. This number can be found on your Customer Profile sheet. Click the Next button.

Special Note: up.net will not be held responsible for long distance charges if you dial a long distance phone number to connect to the Internet. Please read the up.net Terms and Conditions to find more about avoiding long distance charges. If you dial long distance, your telephone company or your long distance carrier will bill you. If you have any questions, or you think this may be a long distance phone number, stop what you are doing and call us at 1 (800) 290-2209.

The Internet Account Information window will appear. In the User name box enter in your Login ID from your UP.net Customer Profile Sheet in the login name, or user ID box. Make sure you type it in as it appears. (NOTE: The prefix of your Login ID is usually three letters followed by 5 digits. The prefix letters should always be lower case. Remember that the last 5 digits are numbers and not the letter O with some numbers at the end.) In the Password box enter your Password from your up.net Customer Profile Sheet. Make sure you enter it in as it appears. (NOTE: Passwords are case sensitive)
In the Confirm password box type in your password again as you typed it in the Password box above it. Click the Next button

The Completing the New Connection Wizard will appear. A check mark should be in the box Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop. Click the Finish button.

Double click on the UP.net icon on your desktop. The Connect up.net window will appear. The User name, Password and Phone Number should already be filled in for you. Click the Dial button.

The Connecting to UP.net window will appear. You will see the window display the UP.net access number you are dialing into.

This window will be followed by the Verifying username and password window.

Once you are connected you should see an icon on your taskbar by the clock. It will appear as two computer monitors. If you see this icon you are connected to the Internet. You can now use Internet Explorer (or any other browser) to view the Web or you can configure Outlook Express (or a variety of different email clients - check Download.com for other email clients) for your email.

To use the World Wide Web

To use the World Wide Web or your web browser, find the Internet Explorer icon. You can now find this icon by clicking on your Start button. Double click on it to bring up your web browser. In the address box type in the web site that you would like to appear and press the Enter key on your keyboard (an example of a web site address is: http://www.up.net). Another way to call up a web site you would like to view is to click File and Open from the pull down menu in Internet Explorer. In the Open box type in the web site you would like to view (example: www.BaragaTelephone.com )

Make UP.net your home page

Start Internet Explorer per the instructions above. Click Tools and Internet Options from the pull down menu located at the top of the Internet Explorer window. Three options should be listed on the Internet Options window. Find the Home Page option (usually listed at the top of the Internet Options window). In the Address box type in http://www.up.net and click the Ok button.

How to Disconnect from the Internet

Double click on the up.net icon on your desktop. You can also double click on the computer monitors on your Taskbar by your clock. The up.net Status window should appear. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect from the Internet. We ask up.net customers to please disconnect from the Internet when you are not using it so modems can be made available to other up.net customers.

We recommend that all up.net customers read our Terms of Service. By using UP.net's services you are bound to these Terms of Service.