Netscape Communicator 4.7 (PC Version)

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Zen Netscape: Edit -> Preferences

(Note: Click here for the Macintosh version of Netscape)

Welcome to the Netscape Communicator 4.7 screen shot page for PC operating systems. Almost everything important is accessed through the Edit Menu -> Preferences section. The drop-down directories on the left include a Navigation, Mail and Advanced section. Clear the cache & history in the Navigation and Advanced sections. The Navigation section is also where you set Netscape's home page. Set the Proxy settings in the Advanced section.  

Each Netscape profile can only have a single e-mail address associated with it. As such, you will need to use the Profile Manager in order to configure Netscape to check multiple e-mails for one or more users. This is the main area that is not configured from the Edit -> Preferences section. See the profile manager section for more details.

 

Netscape Navigation Settings

Everything but the Profile Manager is configured by clicking the Edit menu and choosing Preferences as shown below. <next: setting the home page, etc.> <skip to e-mail settings>

 

 

The preferences window always opens to the navigator category on the left as pictured below. This is where you set the home page. You also clear the history and location bar in this window if you are configuring or troubleshooting the proxy filter. 

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Mail Server Configuration:

If you aren't already in the preferences section of Netscape then click the edit menu at the top and choose preferences. <click here if you can't find that> You will get the window pictured below. Click the plus sign (+) sign to the left of Mail & Newsgroups to configure the mail. Highlight "identity" to see the window below.

The "your name" box is what people will see as the sender when you send e-mail. This does not have to match their e-mail username to work.

Input the e-mail address. Make sure that you do not add any spaces or spell out "at" instead of "@" because some people will do that.

You can leave the other boxes empty. <next: highlight mail servers>

Click to highlight "mail servers" to see the next screen. This screen may vary with older versions of Netscape Communicator but they will essentially be the same. Just ask the customer what buttons are on the screen and go from there if necessary.

Netscape can only handle one e-mail account per profile. Thus, you will not be able to setup more than one incoming mail server. Delete any old settings or click the edit button to update an old setting.

Make sure that the "use SSL" option is set for "never" or they won't be able to connect to our mail server. <next: add/edit buttons>

Whether you "add" a new mail account or "edit" an old one, you will still see the screen below. The server type is always POP3. Don't let customers set the check for new messages time frame to under five or ten minutes. Otherwise, there computer will be constantly checking the e-mail and their computer performance will degrade from all of the extra system overhead. <next: POP tab>

If you select the "POP" tab then you get an option to leave messages on our mail server. This is generally a bad idea. Customer e-mail folders are limited to 10 MB. Their e-mail performance will also "bog down" if there is a lot of old mail in their directory. Also, there is a chance that Netscape Messenger will mistakenly see old messages and assume that there are no new messages. [Outlook Express does this.]

That's it. The e-mail is setup. Be sure to tell customers to click the Communicator menu and choose Messenger to do their e-mail. Click here for more screen shots specific to Netscape Messenger.

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Proxy Filtering, Cache Clearing & History Clearing:

Before configuring or troubleshooting someone's proxy filtering, be sure to clear the memory cache and clear the disk cache. This will remove any smut or history links for stuff that has already been downloaded to the computer. You perform this step by clicking the plus sign to the left of the "advanced" category and then highlighting "cache" as shown below.

<next: highlight proxies>

The proxies sub-category of the advanced section of Netscape preferences is where you go to configure a proxy server. Be sure to turn any Global Safe or Proxy Watch monitoring "off" before changing these settings.

Put a bullet mark in the "manual proxy configuration" option then click the "view" button to set the proxy address. That window will be shown after the following window. <next>

We only have an HTTP proxy. We don't filter e-mail, ftp, etc.

Set the http box with the appropriate IP address: 209.210.176.44 with port 8888 or 216.126.204.21 port 8303 for LDS filtering.

<next: clear history, etc.>

You still need to go to the Navigator category (as pictured below) to hit the "clear history" and "clear location bar" buttons. Otherwise, any smut that is already downloaded to the computer will still be visible. Also, the location bar might scare people into thinking that last night's smut foray is still on the computer even though it isn't. <next>

They're setup for filtering. Turn any Global Safe or Proxy Watch monitoring "on" (if applicable) and reconnect to the internet. [They must reconnect if they were already connected.]

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Profile Manager:

Each Netscape profile can only have one e-mail account. You can setup multiple profiles to cover all of a family's e-mail accounts.

The profile manager will come up automatically when there is more than one profile setup already. If the profile manager is already setup then you will see the picture below. Choose a profile or click the "manage profiles" button to add, delete or edit profiles. 

<next: forcing open the profile manager>

In some cases, you may need to open the profile manager manually. The easiest way to do this is to click the start button and choose "run" as pictured on the third screen shot below.

For Win9X (and possibly Win2K), type netscape.exe -profile_manager (as pictured below with a hyphen and an underscore) then hit the OK button. <next>

The profile manager will show every existing profile. Each profile will have its own unique edit -> preference settings so you will need to setup e-mail and proxy filtering for each of them. <next: new button>

When you click the "new" profile button, you get a setup wizard. The various screen shots run in order below. 

Click "next" on the first screen to get to the following one. Put the name that people will see as the sender's identity in the first box. This name does not have to match the e-mail username. You also need to put in the e-mail address. Make sure that you don't put any spaces in there or spell out "at" instead of using the "@" symbol. Click next.

It is best to name the profile after the e-mail username. This can avoid some confusion. Leave the second box "as is" unless you are a computer expert with a specific need to put the profile in an unusual location. Click next.

Set the mail server address by DNS name (e.g., mail.limo.net) or IP address then hit the "next" button.

The e-mail server user name is almost always the same as the first part of the e-mail address (although it can be different if needed). Set the incoming mail server address by name (mail.ispname.com) or IP address. Note: All ISPs have their own distinct IP address for their mail server. You also need to make sure that you are choosing the POP3 option then click next.

Enter the news server address. Leave it set for port 119 and do NOT checkmark the "secure" box. Note:  209.210.176.62 is the news server address. Click next.

Click "finish" and the profile manager is ready. Click the drop-down list to choose a profile for configuration OR click the "manage profiles" button to create more profiles.

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Netscape Messenger:

You need to open Netscape Messenger so that you can send and receive e-mail. There is a little e-mail icon at the bottom of their Netscape window that you can click. It is pictured below. You can also click the "communicator" menu and choose "messenger" to open that component of Netscape.

   <-- This icon has been enlarged. <next>

The messenger window is partially pictured below. Have the customer click "get msg" or "new msg" as needed.

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News Server Configuration:

You can configure the news server options of Netscape by opening Edit menu -> Preferences. Click the plus sign + to the left of mail & newsgroups then highlight "newsgroup servers" as shown below.

Click the add, delete or edit buttons as needed. The "add" and "edit" buttons will result in the screen following the one below.

<next: add/edit>

When you "add" or "edit" a news server account, you get the following window. Put in the news server address and leave it set for port 119. 

NEVER put a checkmark in the support SSL encryption option. Don't worry about passwords. We don't password protect our news groups except that child pornography sites will generate a password error that can't be circumvented with any password.

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Cookies & Java:

Some websites require the use of "cookies" or Java. You can enable these capabilities by highlighting the "advanced" category in the preferences section of the edit menu.

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Section 2a: How to get into the "Quick Start" utility on a fp2200-31/32 if you have not installed the CD yet.

  1. Insert the FlowPoint CD into the CD-Rom.

  2. Wait for the automatic program to come up on your screen then click on "DSL Setup."

  3. Click OK.

  4. Choose the option to "Install Now."

  5. Click "yes" on the option for user documentation & samples.

  6. Your computer will copy the files and give you a "Setup Finished" dialog box. Click OK.

  7. Click "yes" because you want to launch the "Quick Start" program.

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Section 2b: How to get into the setup utility on a fp2200-31/32 if you have already run the setup disk.

  1. Click on the "Start" button.

  2. Go to Programs.

  3. Choose the "FlowPoint DSL Tools" option.

  4. Click on "Quick Start" option.

  5. Press the "Connect" button.

  6. The "Quick Start" program should look like this:

  1. If the following error message comes up then click here.

 

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Section 3: Configuring a client for bridging mode

  1. Open the "Quick Start" program. If you are not sure where that is then click here for section 2a.)

  2. Under network options, make sure "bridging" is the only option selected.

  3. Under Link protocol, make sure that you have "RFC 1483" selected.

  4. Enter your ISP domain and the correct DNS Info for your region.

  5. Click Options.

  6. Go to "LAN IP Address" and enter in the LAN IP> (Note: the routers LAN IP address must be on the same subnet as the network.)

  7. Click on OK.

  8. Click on Exit.

  9. Click "Yes" to save the changes.

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Section 4: Setting the FP2200-32* up in IP routing Mode

  1. Open the "Quick Start" program. (If you are not sure where that is then click here.)

  2. Under network options, make sure that "IP Routing" is the only option selected.

  3. Under link protocol, make sure that "RFC 1483" is selected.

  4. In the DNS section, enter your ISP domain in the domain name and the correct DNS numbers for your area. If in doubt, 209.210.176.8 and 209.210.176.9 should always work.

  1. Click "Options" button then go to "Change LAN IP settings."

  2. Enter the LAN IP address for the router. The LAN IP must be on the same subnet as the network.

  3. click OK

  4. Click on the "Options" button then go to "Change WAN IP Settings."

  5. Enter in the IP address and subnet that your ISP has assigned to you. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 

  6. Make sure "Enable Address Translation" has an X next to it.

  1. Click the "Exit" option.

  2. Click "Yes" to save the settings.

* The FP2200-32 is the only router that FlowPoint recommends be used in IP routing mode. 

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Section 5: What to do if you can not get connected to the router with the quick start:

  1. Make sure that your cables are plugged in all the way.

  2. The cable with the red stripe is the straight cable. This cable should be used if connected directly to a NIC or the uplink port on a hub

  3. The cable with the Yellow stripe is the crossover cable and should only be plugged into a normal port on a hub.

  4. Find the chrome adapter (RJ-45 to DB9 IE: Ethernet to serial).

  5. Plug the big end into the serial port on the back of the computer then plug the red striped cable into the back of it.

  6. Plug the other end of the cable into the furthest RJ-45 jack to the right when you are looking at the back of the router.

  7. Click on the Start button.

  8. Go to programs.

  9. Go to the FlowPoint DSL tools.

  10. Go to the Configuration Manager.

 

  1. Click on the "Tools" button.         

                                                                                             

  1. Click on the "Terminal Window" button.

  2. Click on "Comport."          

                                                                                  

  1. The following settings should be selected: databits 8, stop bits 1, echo off, parity none, com 1, no flow control, speed is 9600.

  1. After checking the settings, click the OK button.

  2. Enter the password. (The default password is Admin.)

  1. Enter in the following command: eth ip addr <insert the LAN IP address here> <insert LAN subnet mask>

  2. If entered successfully then it should return to the pound sign. Next type in "eth list" and it will display the IP address and subnet mask.

  3. Type "save"

  4. Type "reboot"

  5. After it returns to the # sign, close the terminal program.

  6. If you are still unable to connect to the FP2200, make sure the IP address you assigned to the FP2200 is not in use elsewhere on the network.  

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Section 6: Disabling DHCP

  1. Open the Configuration Manager. (If you don't know how then click here.)

  2. Click on "Connect."

  3. Click on "System Settings."

  4. Click on "DHPC Settings."

  5. Remove the "X" from the "Enable DHCP" option.

                                                                              

  1. Click OK.

  2. Click on Exit.

This concludes the basic instruction on the FlowPoint 2200-31/32. 

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