Windows XP

1. Click the Start menu and choose Connect To -> Show All Connections.
   
   Note: If you don't see Connect To, choose Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
    
2. Under the Network Tasks section, click the "Create a new connection" link.
    
3. The New Connection Wizard should appear. Click Next.
    
4. In the Network Connection Type box, select "Connect to the Internet." Click Next.
    
5. In the Getting Ready box, select "Set up my connection manually." Click Next.
    
6. In the Internet Connection box, select "Connect using a dial-up modem." Click Next.
    
7. In the ISP Name box, type Nittany Link. Click Next.
    
8. In the "Phone number" box, enter a local phone number. (Can be found here).
   If, and only if, you have call waiting, enter "*70," before the phone number. This code disables call waiting while you are on the Internet. Click Next.
    
9. An Internet Account Information heading should appear. In the "User name" box, enter your Dialup Login. (All letters in the Dialup Login are lowercase, and Dialup Logins cannot contain spaces.)
   
   Important: the "User name" needs to end with "@nittanylink.com". If it does not, add it.
    
10. In the Password box, enter your Dialup Password  (Note that Nittany Link passwords are case sensitive and contain no spaces or dots) Uncheck "Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection." Click Next.
     
11. In the "Completing the New Connection Wizard" box, select "Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop." Click Finish.
     
12. A Connect Nittany Link window will prompt you to connect through Nittany Link.
     

Windows Vista

1. Click the Windows button (the round button with the Windows 4-color flag icon), then choose Connect To.
    
2. The "Connect to a network" window appears. Click the "Set up a connection or network" link.
    
3. A "Choose a connection option" message appears. Select "Set up a dial-up connection," then click Next.
    
4. The "Set up a dial-up connection" window appears.
    
5. In the "Phone number" box, enter a local phone number. (Can be found here).
   
   If, and only if, you have call waiting, enter "*70," before the phone number to disable call waiting while you are on the Internet.
    
6. In the "User name" box, enter your Dialup Login. (All letters in the Dialup Login are lowercase, and Dialup Logins cannot contain spaces.)
   
   Important: the "User name" needs to end with "@nittanylink.com". If it does not, add it.
    
7. In the Password box, enter your Dialup Password  (Note that Nittany Link passwords are case sensitive and contain no spaces or dots) . Select "Show characters." This lets you verify that you have typed the password correctly. Select "Remember this password."
    
8. In the "Connection name" box, enter Nittany Link.
    
9. Select "Allow other people to use this connection." A "User Account Control" window may appear. If it does, click Continue.
    
10. Click Connect.
     
11. Your computer will now test the dialup connection. (If you do not wish to test the connection now, you can click "skip" to bypass the test.) A "You are connected to the Internet" message will appear. Click Close.
     
12. You will now be prompted to choose a Network Location. Usually, you should choose Home. A User Account Control window will appear. Click Continue. A "Successfully set network settings" window will appear. Click Close.