Installing modem software. To install a driver for your modem, go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Modems. Remove all drivers that might have been already installed but do not match your hardware. If the name of your modem appears in the list of installed drivers, pass on to "Setting up your modem".

Click "Add"; a modem installation wizard appears which will ask you to either choose a driver from the list or let the system detect your hardware automatically. In most cases the system is able to find the proper driver itself, however, make sure that the name of the detected driver exactly matches your hardware.

Setting up your modem. After the driver is installed return to the list, select the just-installed driver and click "Properties". A dialog box appears with general modem settings. First of all, make sure that "Maximum speed" corresponds to your modem's physical capabilities (refer to the documentation shipped with your modem).

The Freenet modems require "error control" feature enabled in order to operate properly for the local lines. Click "Connection" tab, then - "Advanced". If "Use error control" section is disabled, it means that either your modem does not support error correction, or the driver does not match your hardware. If this section is enabled check the "Use error control" checkbox and "Require to connect". All other settings set by default meet Freenet requirements.

Installing "Dial-Up Networking" component. To find out whether this component is already installed on your system, open "My Computer" window; if you see "Dial-Up Networking" icon, proceed to "Setting up a connection".

To install this component, open Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs, then click the "Windows Setup" tab. Find the "Communications" component, double-click it, then check the "Dial-Up Networking" item. Click "Ok" twice - this will install the required component. You will be asked to restart your computer.

Setting up a connection. In order to set up a connection to Freenet, open My Computer -> Dial-Up Networking -> Make New Connection. The Connection Wizard pops up, which will ask you to name the new connection, select a modem, and then enter the phone number (please, see What is the procedure for connecting to the ArmFN servers?). You don't need to enter area codes and location codes in this dialog box. .

After you complete the Connection Wizard, a new icon appears in the Dial-Up Networking window. Right-click this icon and select "Properties". Note that almost all settings are set properly by default, so you need to change only few of them.

Click "Server types" tab, then in the "Allowed network protocols" section un-check "NetBEUI" and "IPX/SPX Compatible" checkboxes and leave the "TCP/IP" item checked. Note that all other TCP/IP settings are assigned as soon as you successfully connect to the Freenet terminal server.

Enter your Freenet login name and your password. Do not check the "Save password" checkbox unless you are sure that you are the only person who has access to that computer.

Click "Connect". The system will inform you on the progress of dialing, connecting and user authentication. As soon as the connection is succcessfully established, the connection window minimizes itself and moves to the desktop tray. You can maximize this window again either to watch the incoming and outgoing traffic in bytes, or to close the connection.

After making successful connection your personal computer is assigned an IP address and all other parameters necessary to access the Freenet internl network, including:

• web server -- www.freenet.am
• proxy server -- please, see "How to configure the web browser to work with websites in Armenia?"
• mail server -- see "How to configure a mail agent to work with ArmFN mail server?"

Since the resources for our free services are quite limited, we would expect you do not engage the dial-up lines without necessity :)