Realtime Communications Help Center

Dial up setup for Microsoft Windows XP

• Click on the Start Menu
  
  
• Choose All Programs
  
  
• Choose Control Panel.
  
  
• Click Next, depending on your setup,
  you will see one of two screens.

If you do not see this screen, go here.

• If you see the screen to the left, double click
  on Network and Internet Connections
  
  
• You will then see the following screen.

• Next double click on the Network Connections
  Control Panel in the bottom corner.

• Afterwards, you will be taken here.

• If you skipped to this screenshot, then you must
  not be running the WindowsXP stlye start menu
  and theme
  
  
• If you see the screen to the left, double click on
  Network Connections.
  (the rest of the windows should look the same)

• Double click on Create a new
  connection on the left sidebar.

• At the welcome window, simply click
  the Next button.

• For the Network Connection Type, choose
  Connect to the Internet
  
  
• Click the Next button.

• At this screen, choose Set up my connection
  manually
  
  
• Click the Next button.

• At this screen, choose Connect using a dial-up modem
  
  
• Click the Next button.

• In the ISP Name box, type realtime
  
  
• Click the Next button

• In the Phone number box, type your local dialup number
  (found here)
  
  
• Click the Next button.

• In the User name box, type your realtime.net
  email address
  
  
• In the Password box, type your password.
  
  
• Do the same in the Confirm password box too.
  
  
• Click the Next button.

• At the final window, make sure you check Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop.
  ( This will allow you to easily connect to the internet through an icon on your desktop)
  
  
• Click the Finish button

• You will be taken back to the Network Connections
  window. You should be able to see the newly
  created icon.
  
  
• Double click on the new icon

• When the Connect window comes up, click the Properties button

• When the Properties window comes up,
  click on the Networking tab

• Make sure Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is selected in the middle box
• Click the Properties button.

• About halfway down, select the circle that says Use
  the following DNS server addresses.
  
  
• For the Preferred DNS server, enter 205.238.128.39
  
  
• For the Alternate DNS server, enter 205.238.128.42
  
  
• Click the OK button.
  
  
• Click the OK button one more time and you will be
  taken back to the Connect window.