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Windows 2000 Setup for Dial-Up Access to UCCS

Last Update: 7/29/05

NOTE: You may need the Windows 2000 CD to complete this help sheet. After connecting successfully, you will be able to gain access to UCCS's computing resources such as:

  • E-mail
  • Internet
  • CyberClass
  • UCCS Library databases
  • UCCS IT user accounts

Adding a New Connection

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1. You should have an icon on your desktop called My Network places. Right-click it and go to Properties.
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2. The Resulting window looks like this.
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3. Double-Click Make New Connection. It brings up the Network Connection Wizard.
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4. Click on the Next button.
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5. Select Dial-up to the Internet. Click on the Next button.
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6. Select I Want to set up my Internet connection manually. Click on the Next button.
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7. Select I connect through a phone line and a modem. Click on the Next button.
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8. Enter the phone number as shown. Click on the Next button.
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9. Enter your IT user name and IT password. Click on the Next button.
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10. Enter a name for your connection. Click on the Next button.
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11. Select No. Click on the Next button. To set up your UCCS email account see the To access your email account information below.

12. If you do not want to connect to the internet immediately uncheck the box. Click on the Finish button.

Starting the Connection

13. You should have an icon on the desktop named UCCS. Double-click that icon.

14. Once the Connect to window comes up, there are two fields called User name: and Password:. Enter your IT account username and IT password. Now click on the Connect button. Dial-up Networking should dial the telephone number you entered and your modem will make the typical modem noises. If your computer connects successfully, it will acknowledge the connection. At this point you are connected to the UCCS campus network.

15. To access the internet, open a browser, such as Internet Explorer. NOTE: Internet Explorer comes with Windows 2000. Click on the Start button, Programs, and Internet Explorer. You should be able to start browsing web pages.

16. To access your email account, you need to open Internet Explorer and go to webmail.uccs.edu. Log in with your IT username and password. Complete Webmail instructions can be found at http://www.uccs.edu/helpdesk/webmail.htm

17. To access an IT account, click on the Start button and select Run. For your student account, type \\excelsior\students\first initial\your IT username and click the OK button; e.g. for Jane Doe, it would be \\excelsior\students\j\jdoe. For a professor's account, type \\enterprise\faculty\your professor's IT username and click the OK button; e.g. for John Smith, it might be \\enterprise\faculty\jsmith2. Information for download is normally found in a professor's Outbox. Documents to submit to a professor should be put in his/her Inbox.

18. To disconnect, double-click on the Connection icon (two little computers) in the right-hand corner of your task bar. Then click on the Disconnect button.