Windows XP remote access setup

1. Creating a new connection

1. Go to the Control Panel, found by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Open Network Connections, and click Create New Connection in the Network Tasks box (left hand side of the screen).
3. This will pop up a box that prompts you to make some selections in regards to the connection you would like to set up. Choose the following options, and click next after each screen:
   • Connect to the internet > next
   • Set up my connection manually > next
   • Connect using a dial-up modem > next
4. Enter 'Monash' as the name of your ISP, and click next.
5. Fill in the phone number of the campus closest to you, and click next. See the Phone numbers page for which number to use.
   • Note: If your nearest campus is not within the local call area you may be charged for STD calls.
6. Enter your Authcate username and password, then your password again to confirm. Make sure that all three boxes listed on this screen are ticked, and click next.
7. Choose 'Add a shortcut to this connection on my desktop’, and click finish.
8. Your connection has now been successfully set up to dial-in to Monash

2. Configuring your browser

Choose your browser:

• Netscape Navigator/Communicator
  1. Once you have opened Netscape, click on 'Edit', then 'Preferences'.
  2. In the Preferences window, click the plus '+' symbol next to the Advanced category at the left of the window.
  3. Click on the Proxies tab.
  4. Click Automatic proxy configuration, and enter the following address in to the box: http://www.monash.edu.au/proxy.pac
  5. Click Ok to confirm the changes.



• Internet Explorer 5 or above
  1. Once you have opened Internet Explorer, click on 'Tools', then 'Internet Options'.
  2. In the Internet Options window, click on the Connections tab at the top of the window.
  3. Click on the Monash dialup connection, and then click 'Settings'
  4. In the Settings window, tick the 'Use automatic configuration script' box, and enter the following address in to the box: http://www.monash.edu.au/proxy.pac
  5. Important: Make sure that 'Automatically detect settings' is unchecked.
  6. Click Ok, and then Ok again to close the window.

3. Dialling in to Monash

1. Open the 'Monash' icon on your desktop. If there is not a 'Monash' icon, you can find it by clicking Start, Settings, Network Connections.
   
2. A 'Connect to Monash' box should appear, with your username and password already filled in. Click Dial.
3. Once the modem has finished connecting, Windows should notify you that it is connected.
   
4. You are now connected to Monash. You may open your browser and perform online tasks.
5. When you have finished using the dial-up connection, double click on the network icon (bottom right hand corner of the screen), and click disconnect.