Macintosh Specific Settings

Configuring Open Transport/PPP

1. Click on the Apple menu at the top-left corner of the screen. Then select Control Panels, and then select PPP.

2. Make sure a dot is next to Registered User.

• Name: Your dial-up login name should be typed in the form login_name@tm.net.
• Password: Your Mercury Network password with no spaces or capital letters.
• A check-mark next to Save password is optional
• Number: Your local access number. If you do not have one, just call our 24-hour tech support at 1-888-866-4638. They only need the area code and the first three digits of your home phone number or the hotel or motel number you are at.

Now click the Options button in the lower part of the window.

3. Under the Redialing tab at the top:

• Redial: Redial main number only
• Redial 5 times
• Time between retries: 5 seconds

Now click on the Connection tab at the top.

4. Only Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications and Flash icon in menu bar while connected should be check-marked.

Click on the Protocol tab at the top.

5. Only Allow error correction and compression in modem and Use TCP header compression should be check-marked.

After all necessary changes have been made, click OK. That will take you back to your desktop.

The next step is to check the settings of the TCP/IP control Panel.

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Last updated:February 17, 2004