Mac OS X Setup

Mac OS X Internet Setup

  1. Click on the Apple menu.
  2. Click on System Preferences.
  3. Click on the Network button.
  4. Set "Location:" to Automatic.
  5. Set "Show:" to Modem Port.
  6. Click on the tab that says TCP/IP.
  7. Set "Configure:" to Using PPP.
  8. In the "Domain Name Servers:" box, delete anything typed in. The box should be empty.
  9. In the "Search Domains:" box, delete anything typed in. It should be empty.
  10. Click on Apply Now at the bottom.
  11. Click on the tab that says PPP.
  12. In the "Service Provider:" box, type "Red River" (without the quotation marks.)
  13. In the "Telephone Number:" box, type the local <modem number> for your area.
    The correct number for your locale can be found on our web site under Access Numbers.
  14. Type your <user name> in the Account Name: box.
  15. If you want your computer to save your password so that you don't have to type it each time, put a check in the box labeled "Save password" and type your <password> in the "Password:" box.
  16. Click on "Apply Now" at the bottom.
  17. Click the "PPP Options" button.
  18. Check the first box (labeled "Connect automatically...").
  19. Uncheck the box to "Prompt to maintain connection."
  20. Uncheck the box to "Disconnect if idle."
  21. Click OK.
  22. The following is optional.
    1. Click on the tab that says "Modem".
    2. You can turn the sound of your modem on or off if you want to.
    3. Most phone lines will work better if "Dialing:" is set to "Tone" instead of "Pulse" although some older phone lines require "Pulse." If "Tone" dialing doesn't work, try "Pulse."
    4. Click on "Apply Now" at the bottom.
  23. Close the window.

Mac OS X Email Setup

  1. Open Mail from the Dock at the bottom of your screen.
  2. If the setup process begins, skip to step 5.
  3. Click Mail in the menu at the top of your screen, then select Preferences.
  4. Select Accounts at the top of that window. If you see your Red River email account there already contact tech support to help you with the issue instead of setting up a new account. Otherwise, click the + (plus sign) button at the bottom to add a new account.
  5. The setup process asks for information you have. It asks for your name, your email address, and your password.
  6. When it asks for the Incoming mail server, enter mail.rraz.net
  7. When it asks for the Outgoing mail server, again enter mail.rraz.net

Local Business >< Global Reach