PPP Configuration for Windows Vista

To configure Windows Vista for University of Nevada, Reno PPP dial-up access:

  1. Go to Start and click the Network button.

  2. Under the Network and internet screen , click Network and Sharing Center.
  • Select Set up a connection or network.
    • Select Connect to a workplace...

     

       

    • Select Dial directly.

  • As shown below, type the Telephone number: 327-8500, then type the Destination name: UNR PPP.

  • Click to checkmark the option Don't connect now;just set it up so I can connect later, and then click Next.
    (NOTE: You are responsible for any long-distance calls to the University modem bank. If you have to add a "1" or a different area code to the number, you may be dialing long distance.)
    • Enter your personal NetID user name, including the suffix @unr.edu.
    • Then, type in your password.
    • Click the Create button.
    • When the following screen displays, click the Close button.
    • Back at the Network and Sharing Center screen, select Manage network connections.
    • You should now see an icon labled UNR PPP.
    • Right-click once on the icon to bring up the following menu and click Properties.
    • In the PPP Properties screen (below), click the Options tab, and click OFF checkmarks for Prompt for... and the Include Windows... Dialing Options.
    • Do NOT click the OK button yet.

    • Next, click the Security tab in the PPP Properties screen and click to check the option Show terminal window.
    • Do NOT click the OK button yet.

    • On the Networking tab in the PPP Properties screen, we advise that you UNCHECK the File and Printer Sharing... service, but that is not necessary.
    • Click to select Internet Protocol Version 4, then click the Properties button just below.

    • In the Internet Protocol Version 4... screen (below), select Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter: 134.197.5.1
    • Click the OK button.

    • Click OK on the remaining screen.
    • Now, you should be back at the Network Connections screen. To create a shortcut of this connection, right-click on the UNR PPP icon (hold down the mouse button) and drag that icon to the desktop and then release the button.
    • Then click the option to Create Shortcuts Here.

    • Close all remaining screens.
    • Now you can connect by double-clicking the icon on your desktop.
    • Follow the rest of the PC login instructions.