1. Double click on the "Connect to the Internet" icon. (If you do not have that icon, or if the Wizard does not automatically start, double click on My Computer, then Control Panel, Internet, then Connection Tab, then Setup ).
2. The "Internet Connection Wizard" will start.
3. Click on "I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN)" (the third option). Click Next.
4. Click on "I connect through a phone line and a modem." Click Next. -You may need to select the "Create a new dial-up connection" option here, and click Next.
5. Phone Number: (Area code: 828)
   ° Type in 654-0880 for Buncombe or Henderson County.
   ° Type in 456-6831 for Haywood County.
   ° Type in 652-9663 for McDowell County.
   ° Type in 862-3499 for Transylvania County.
   Uncheck the "Dial using the area code" box. Click Next.
6. Username and Password: -Note: If you do not know your username and password, or have not yet contacted our office with that information, please contact us before proceeding. Your user name and password need to be twenty(20) characters or less, all lower case, with no spaces. Type your username and password. Make sure you type in lower case, no spaces, and no symbols. Click Next.
7. Enter Connection Name: type in Blue Ridge Internet, Click Next.
8. Set-Up Internet Mail Account: Click Yes, then Next. -You may need to select the "Create a new Internet mail account" option here, and click Next.
9. Your Name: type in the name you want to appear on e-mail (i.e., John Smith). Click Next.
10. Internet E-mail Address: type your username@brinet.com. Click Next.
11. E-mail Server Names: Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: Next to Incoming Mail Server type: pop3.brinet.com (lower case). Next to Outgoing Mail Server type: smtp.brinet.com (lower case). Click Next.
12. Internet Mail Logon: Click on "Log on Using," then type in the username and password that you entered on step #6 (the username may already be entered.) Click Next.
13. Complete Configuration: Uncheck the box to "connect to the Internet immediately," and click on Finish.
14. From the Windows 98 Desktop, double click on My Computer, then Control Panel, then the Internet Options icon.
15. Under the General tab, on the Home Page section, in the Address field type in www.brinet.com (the address field should be highlighted already allowing you to type over the current address.) Click OK.
    
    
    Congratulations, you're ready to go. Just Double click on the Internet Explorer icon (blue "e") and connect.

Internet Explorer 4.xx

To learn how to connect to the internet, and to send and receive e-mail: from the Home Page click on Online Help and then on the Explorer 4/5 User's Guide. For a more in-depth review of the internet and the capabilities of your browser, click on the Internet Guide for Microsoft, also located under Online Help.