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Apple Remote Access and AT&T Worldnet Service

The following instructions will show you how to setup Apple Remote Access (ARA) for the Macintosh. They assume you already have a valid AT&T Worldnet Service account using another computer.

• Requirements
• Configure ARA

Note: You will need to find your AT&T Worldnet Service account information.

Requirements

• Hardware
  • A Macintosh computer with a hard drive and 4 megabytes (MB) of memory (the Apple Remote Access software takes up approximately 9 megabytes of hard disk space).
  • A modem with a data rate of at least 14400 bits per second (bps). A data rate of 28800 bps or faster is recommended by Apple.
• Software
  • The Apple Remote Access 3.0 client software.
  • System Software version 7.1 or later.
  • Open Transport 1.3 or later (included with Mac OS 8.0 and later). Note: If you don't have Open Transport 1.3 already installed, you can download it from http://www.apple.com.

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To configure ARA 3.0 for use with AT&T Worldnet Service:

Part One

1. If you have not already installed ARA 3.0, follow the easy installation procedure in the documentation provided with the software.
2. Open the AppleTalk control panel.
   
3. Set Connect via to Remote Only.
4. Close the AppleTalk control panel.
5. Open the TCP/IP control panel.
6. Choose User Mode from the Edit menu. Select the Basic option.
   
7. Click the OK button. The TCP/IP configure box appears.
8. Set Connect via to PPP.
9. Set Configure to Using PPP Server.
10. In the Name Server addresses field, enter 204.127.129.4 and 204.127.160.4 -- NOTE: The IP addresses in the screenshot are old and may not work!
11. In the Search Domains field, enter worldnet.att.net, as shown.
12. Close the TCP/IP control panel.
    

Part Two

1. Open the Remote Access control panel.
   
2. Enter your AT&T Worldnet Service user name in the Name field (this is not your e-mail address, but a group of numbers assigned to you by AT&T Worldnet Service).
3. If you want ARA to remember your password, enter your AT&T Worldnet Service password into the Password field and click the Save Password check box. (Your AT&T Worldnet Service password is a random arrangement of 15 or 16 characters, not your e-mail password. If you don't know your password or AT&T Worldnet Service username, call the AT&T Worldnet Service support line.)
4. Enter your local AT&T Worldnet Service POP phone number into the Number field, including the area code if different than the area code you are calling from.
5. Click the Options button. The Options dialog is displayed.
6. Select the Protocol tab at the top of the dialog box.
   
7. Set the Use Protocol field to PPP.
8. Check the boxes to allow error correction and compression in modem and to use TCP header compression.
9. Click the OK button. The Options dialog will close.
10. Select Save from the File menu to save your changes.

Part Three

1. Open the Modem control panel.
2. Select the appropriate modem script for your modem from the Modem drop-down list.
3. Close the Modem control panel.
4. Make sure your modem is turned on and that the phone line is properly connected to the modem.
5. Make sure you have configured Open Transport for an ARA connection as above.

Part Four

1. Open the Remote Access control panel.
2. Click the Connect button. A status window will be displayed. After you connect to AT&T Worldnet Service, the Cancel button in the Remote Access Status window will change from Connect to Disconnect and a counter showing your time connected will start running. You can now start up Netscape, Internet Explorer, and your other Internet applications such as e-mail, FTP, Usenet newsreaders, etc.
3. When you want to end your AT&T Worldnet Service session, click the Disconnect button in the Remote Access control panel.

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