CHAPTER 7
Internet Service Provider Reference
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Save your AOL password
When AOL starts, it prompts you for a password. You can set up AOL to
remember your password permanently.
If you don’t set up a password, ISS client users must enter the password at
the ISS server every time they connect to AOL.
To save an AOL 4.0/ 5.0/6.0 password:
1
From the ISS server, start and sign on to AOL.
2
From the
My AOL
menu, select
Preferences > Passwords
.
3
Type the password, and click
OK
.
4
For each screen name, repeat step 3.
To save an AOL 3.0 password:
1
At the server PC, start AOL.
2
From the
Members
menu, select
Members > Preferences >
Passwords
.
3
Type the password in the password text box, and click
OK
.
4
For each screen name, repeat step 3.
Disable AOL’s special offer screens
AOL might display a pop-up advertising screen when it starts. If you don’t
move past or disable this screen at the ISS server, the ISS client cannot
share the Internet connection. By disabling the advertising screen, you can
avoid trips to the server PC every time an ISS client establishes an Internet
connection.
To disable the special offer screens:
1
At the ISS server, start AOL.
2
Click
Keyword
, type
Marketing Preferences
, and then click
Go
.
3
Click
POP-UP > Continue
, and select
No, I do not want to receive
special AOL members only pop-up offers
.
4
Click
OK
, and follow the instructions on the screen to exit out of the
Marketing Preferences
screens.
Set up AT&T WorldNet* with ISS
AT&T WorldNet software creates a file that identifies your account to
AT&T’s system when you dial in. This file is called account.txt or
att_account.txt. You must copy this file to all ISS clients that use the AT&T
WorldNet software.
