Windows ME

1. Boot-up the PC.

Turn on your computer, and let it boot to the Windows ME desktop, this is the screen where the word “START” is displayed in the lower left-hand corner of your screen.

2. Open the Network Control Panel:

Click on the start button, and point to the “SETTINGS” option in the list that appears. This will cause another list to open that contains the items “Control Panel” “Dial-Up Networking” “Printers” and “Taskbar and Start Menu.” Under “SETTINGS” click on the “CONTROL PANEL” option. In the window that opens, find and double-click on the Control Panel icon labeled “Network.” If the “Network” control panel is not visible, locate and click the link labeled “view all Control Panel options.”

You should now be looking at the “Network” window or the “Network Control Panel” which will look like the picture at left. (The tab which looks like it is on top when you first open the window, should be labeled “Configuration” while the other two are “Identification” and “Access Control.” We can ignore “Access Control” entirely.)

3. Check the installed network components:

On the “Configuration” tab, there is a box labeled “The following network components are installed” that may contain several items including such cryptic words as “IPX/SPX” or “NetBEUI.” Check to see if any of the following are in the list:

• Client for Microsoft Networks
• TCP/IP
• Something including the part number of the network card you are using. (Check the box the network card came in if you are uncertain)
• There may also be some items containing either the words “3COM” or the part number of your network card. Though they are not necessary to the functioning of ResNet, it may be wise to leave them, as removing them can cause undesired results.

If there are any extra items, (any but those listed above) such as “Client for Netware Networks” or “IPX/SPX” click on them once to highlight them and then click the little button below the box labeled “Remove.” Repeat this process until all extra items are removed.

You should now have a box with only the following in it:

• Client for Microsoft Networks
• TCP/IP
• Something including the part number of the network card you are using.
• Some possible extra items with the company name and/or part number of your network card.

If any of these are missing, click the little button labeled “add” and do the following:

For “Client for Microsoft Networks,” in the box that opens double-click on “Client” then click once on “Client for Microsoft Networks” in the next box, and click the button labeled “OK.”

For “TCP/IP,” in the box that opens double click on “Protocol” then click once on “TCP/IP” in the next box, and click the button labeled “OK.”

Any problems with your network card will need to be resolved separately, see the complete ResNet Manual regarding installation of your network card.

4. Edit the “Client for Microsoft Networks” properties:

Now, go back to the window that has the box with the list of “Installed Components” in it. Click once on “Client for Microsoft Networks” to highlight it, then click the button labeled “Properties.”

In the box this opens, “Logon to Windows NT Domain” should be checked, if it is not, do so. The “Windows NT Domain” box should contain the words “FORTLEWIS,” if it doesn’t, add them. Don’t worry about the last two options about network connections. See the illustration at right for details. Click “OK” to get back to the window with “Installed Components” in it.

5. Edit the TCP/IP Properties:

Now click once on “TCP/IP” and click the button labeled “Properties.” Here again are “tabs”. The tab on top should be “DNS Configuration.” On this tab, “Disable DNS” should be checked. If it is not, check it now. Click “OK” to get back to the window with the “Installed Components” list in it.

6. Edit your Identification Settings:

From here, click on the “Identification” tab you can see behind “Configuration.” This will change the “on top” tab to “Identification”

In the box marked “Computer Name” enter your Fort Lewis username, without the “@fortlewis.edu” part.

Your username is typically your first initial, middle initial and last name. For example: John Joe Smith would have JJSMITH for a username.

In the box labeled “workgroup,” enter “FORTLEWIS.”

In “Computer Description” enter your last name, a comma, and your first name. For example “Smith, Joe”

This portion of the configuration is now complete. Click “OK” at the bottom of the window. The computer will copy files, and will then tell you that it needs to re-boot to complete the changes. Click NO, and proceed to step 7.

7. Configure the Home Networking Setup:

On the Windows ME Desktop, double-click on the “My Network Places” icon, to open the My Network Places window. Find and double-click the “Home Networking Wizard” icon. When the “Home Networking Wizard” opens, enter the following information on each screen:

1. The first screen should be titled “Welcome to the Home Networking Wizard” screen. On this screen, click NEXT
2. You should now see the “Internet Connection” screen, select “Yes, this computer uses the following:” then select the sub-choice “A direct connection to my ISP using the following device:”
3. In the drop-down box associated with “A direct connection to my ISP using the following device:” choose your Network Card, then click NEXT
4. You should now see the “Computer and Workgroup names” screen. Look for the “Computer Name” section, and enter your Fort Lewis College username as in step 6 above in the box provided.
5. On this same screen, “Computer and Workgroup names” look for the section titled “Workgroup name” and click the option “Use this workgroup name:” Enter “FORTLEWIS” in the workgroup box. Click NEXT.
6. You should now see the “Share files and printers” screen. Un-check all options on this screen, and deselect any printers in the shared printer section. Click NEXT
7. You will now see the “Home Networking Setup Disk” screen. Check “No, do not create a Home Networking setup disk.” Click NEXT.
8. Click FINISH.

8. Re-Booting and completing setup:

Re-boot your computer. (Windows may or may not prompt you to do this.)

Once your computer has completed a re-boot, you will see the following login screen:

Enter your FLC username in the “Username” line and your password in the “Password” line. This screen will appear each time you turn on your computer, and you must enter your username and password to access the FORTLEWIS system.

Setup complete . . . welcome to the ResNet!