DSL : Create a dialer - TekSavvy Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Broadband dialers allow a PC to connect to our DSL service by performing the required PPPoE authentication session.</p><h2 data-id="windows-xp"><strong>Windows XP</strong></h2><ol><li>Go to the <strong>Control Panel</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Network Connections</strong>. <em>(Classic View)</em></li><li>Click on <strong>Create a new connection</strong>. <em>(Found in the sidebar under Network Tasks)</em></li><li>Click <strong>Next</strong>. <em>(Welcome to the New Connection Wizard)</em></li><li>Select <strong>Connect to the Internet</strong>, then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li>Select <strong>Set up my connection manually, then click </strong>Next<strong>.</strong></li><li>Select <strong>Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password</strong> then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li>Enter <strong>TekSavvy</strong> as the customer's <strong>ISP Name</strong>. <em>(This step is optional)</em></li><li>Enter the DSL user name and password into the <strong>User name</strong>, <strong>Password</strong>, and <strong>Confirm password</strong> fields, then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Finish</strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="windows-vista"><strong>Windows Vista</strong></h2><ol><li>Go to the <strong>Control Panel</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Network and Sharing Center</strong>. <em>(Classic View)</em></li><li>Click on <strong>Set up a connection or network</strong>. <em>(Found in the sidebar under Tasks)</em></li><li>Select <strong>Connect to the Internet</strong> then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li><em>(If prompted)</em> Select <strong>Set up a new connection anyway</strong>.</li><li>Select <strong>Broadband (PPPoE)</strong>.</li><li>Enter the DSL user name and password into the <strong>User name</strong> and <strong>Password</strong> fields.</li><li>Check the <strong>Remember this password</strong> box.</li><li>Click <strong>Create</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Close</strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="windows-7"><strong>Windows 7</strong></h2><ol><li>Go to the <strong>Control Panel</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Network and Sharing Center</strong>. <em>(Classic view)</em></li><li>Click on <strong>Set up a new connection or network</strong>. <em>(found under Change your networking settings)</em></li><li>Select <strong>Connect to the Internet</strong> then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li><em>(If prompted)</em> Select <strong>Set up a new connection anyway</strong>.</li><li>Select <strong>Broadband (PPPoE)</strong>.</li><li>Enter the DSL user name and password into the <strong>User name</strong> and <strong>Password</strong> fields.</li><li>Check the <strong>Remember this password</strong> box.</li><li>Click <strong>Connect</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Close</strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="windows-8-10"><strong>Windows 8 & 10</strong></h2><ol><li>Go to the <strong>Control Panel</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Network and Sharing Center</strong>. <em>(Classic view)</em></li><li>Click on <strong>Set up a new connection or network</strong>. <em>(found under Change your networking settings)</em></li><li>Select <strong>Connect to the Internet</strong> then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li><li><em>(If prompted)</em> Select <strong>Set up a new connection anyway</strong>.</li><li>Select <strong>Broadband (PPPoE)</strong>.</li><li>Enter the DSL user name and password into the <strong>User name</strong> and <strong>Password</strong> fields.</li><li>Check the <strong>Remember this password</strong> box.</li><li>Click <strong>Connect</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Close</strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="osx"><strong>OSX</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on the <strong>Apple symbol</strong>. <em>(Found in the top left corner of the screen)</em></li><li>Click on <strong>System Preferences</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Network</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Ethernet</strong>.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Configure IPv4</strong> drop down list and select <strong>Create PPPoE Service...</strong></li><li>Enter <strong>TekSavvy</strong> as the <strong>Service Name</strong> then click <strong>Done</strong>.</li><li>Select the newly created <strong>TekSavvy</strong> or <strong>PPPoE Service</strong> option listed in the left side bar.</li><li>Enter the DSL username into the <strong>Account Name</strong> field.</li><li>Enter the DSL password into the <strong>Password</strong> field.</li><li>Check the <strong>Remember this password</strong> field.</li><li>Click on <strong>Apply</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Connect</strong>.</li></ol><p><br></p> </article> </main>
