Windows NT 4.0 Setup for Remote Access
To setup your Remote Access on Windows NT 4.0, please follow the directions below:
1. Open the My Computer icon by double-clicking on it.
2. Open up Dial-Up Networking by double-clicking the Dial-Up Networking icon in the My Computer Window.
3. In the "Dial-Up Networking" dialog box, click on the New button.
Note: If there are no dial-up networking connections, instead of receiving the dialog box shown in Step 3, the customer may see a dialog box indicating "The phonebook is empty. Press OK to add an entry." Press OK will take you to Step 4 (skipping Step 3).
4. On the "New Phonebook Entry" dialog box with the Basic tab selected, perform the following steps:
- In the Entry name: field enter University of Iowa Remote Access
- In the Phone number: field enter the correct phone number for your location.
- In the Dial using: field make sure the correct modem is selected.
- Click on the Server tab.
Note: Customers are responsible for all charges incurred through the phone company. Please check with your local phone company to make sure that the number you are using to connect to remote access will not include additional long distance or local usage charges. Customers are responsible for all charges.
5. On the "New Phonebook Entry" dialog box with the Server tab selected, perform the following steps:
- Verify the Dial-up Server Type is set to PPP:Windows NT, Windows 95 Plus, Internet
- Under Network Protocols, verify the "TCP/IP" is the only option selected.
- Make sure that "Enable software compression" is checked.
- Make sure that "Enable PPP LCP extensions" is not checked.
- Click on the TCP/IP Settings button.
6. On the "TCP/IP Settings" dialog box, perform the following steps:
- Verify that "Server assigned IP address" is selected.
- Verify that "Server assigned name server addresses" are selected.
- Verify that both "Use IP header compression" and "Use default gateway on remote network" are checked.
- Click OK
- On the "New Phonebook Entry" dialog box, click the Script tab.
7. On the "New Phonebook Entry" dialog box with the Script tab selected, perform the following steps:
- In the After dialing (login) section, make sure None is selected.
- Click on the Before Dialing... button.
8. On the "Before Dialing Script" dialog box, make sure the None is selected. Then click OK.
9. On the "New Phonebook Entry" dialog box with the Security tab selected, make sure that the Authentication and encryption policy is set to "Accept any authentication including clear text." Then click the OK button.
10. At this point you should be back to the "Dial-Up Networking" dialog box. Click the Dial button to make a connection.
11. A "Connect to the University of Iowa Remote Access" dialog box should appear asking for your username and password. These are based on your Hawk ID. Then click the Connect Button.
The User name is hawkid@ui
For example, if Jane Doe has jdoe as her HawkID, she types jdoe@ui as her remote access user name. The Password is your Hawk ID password, as used in the ITCs.
If you have any questions regarding this setup please contact the ITS Help Desk.
Return to Remote Access Support CenterLast Updated: 04/24/2008