On this page of the Windows® Internet Explorer® Customization
Wizard 8, if you are an Internet service provider, you can
specify settings that are used to generate an .ins file. The .ins
file can be posted on your server or incorporated into the custom
package that you are creating for serverless (client-based)
sign-up.
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Connection name
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Type the name of your sign-up server. This can be a friendly
name.
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File name
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Type the file name for your file. The file for Internet settings
should have an .ins extension.
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Area code/Phone number
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Type the area code and telephone number for this connection.
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Country code/ID
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Type the country/region code and the country/region ID for this
connection.
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Username
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Type the default user name for this connection.
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Password
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Type the default password for this connection.
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Advanced Options
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To set the following dialing and gateway settings, click
Advanced Options.
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- The Domain Name System (DNS) is a set of
protocols and services for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. DNS enables you to use friendly names,
such as www.microsoft.com, instead of numeric addresses. To ensure
that all DNS servers are searched in an attempt to map name and IP
addresses, select this check box and type a primary address and an
alternate address.
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- Select this check box if you need to ensure
that the client computer has Windows logon authentication turned
on. Providing a Windows password enables access to the Windows
password cache, where the Internet service provider (ISP) password
is stored. This option is particularly useful if you assign long
random strings as passwords. This option is valid only for client
computers running Windows 95 and Windows 98.
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- Select this check box to enable TCP/IP
negotiation when the user is establishing an Internet
connection.
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- Select this check box to disable the use of
Link Control Protocol (LCP) extensions in establishing a
point-to-point protocol link. If the sign-up server cannot handle
LCP extensions, you should disable LCP on the client computer that
is connecting to your server. This value is valid only for client
computers running Windows NT® 4.0.
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- Select this check box to prevent a default
area code from being set. You might want to set this flag if, for
example, users might call from an area code that is different from
the default. If users are not aware that the default area code
differs from their current area code, they could unexpectedly incur
long-distance charges.
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- Select this check box to specify that only
encrypted passwords can be sent to or accepted by your computer.
This is useful if you need additional security for this connection.
The computer that you are connecting to must support encrypted
passwords.
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- Select this check box to specify that
incoming and outgoing information is compressed before it is sent,
speeding up the transfer of information. Compression occurs only if
both computers are using compatible compression methods.
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- Use IP header compression
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- Select this check box to use TCP/IP header
compression, which is designed to improve the efficiency of
bandwidth use over low-speed serial links. It typically optimizes
data transfer between computers. When a smaller header that
identifies the connection and indicates the fields that have
changed is constructed, fewer bytes have to be transmitted. For
compression to work, however, packets must arrive in order.
Compression may not always be desirable. For example, if you are
using older equipment, you might not be able to use compression.
For the sake of interoperability, Serial Line Internet Protocol
(SLIP) drivers that allow header compression should include some
sort of user-configurable flag to disable compression.
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- Use default remote gateway
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- Select this check box to specify that IP
traffic is routed to the wide area network (WAN) connection by
default. A gateway is a connection or interchange point that
connects two networks that otherwise would be incompatible.
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- Don't apply any branding information to
this file
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- Choose this option if you are not adding
branding information to the .ins file.
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- Don't modify the branding information in
this file
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- Choose this option if you are not changing
branding information in the .ins file.
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- Apply current branding information to this
file
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- Choose this option if you are including
branding information in the .ins file.
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- Branding cabinet (.CAB) file name
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- Specify the name of the file that contains
your branding information. This information is added to the .ins
file. If you are using serverless sign-up, or users are connecting
to your server to sign up, your brand appears on the sign-up
screens.
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- URL to the Branding cabinet (.CAB)
file
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- Type the URL to the file that contains your
branding information. This information is added to the .ins file.
If you are using serverless sign-up, or users are connecting to
your server to sign up, your brand appears on the sign-up
screens.
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