IPWireless Apple Macintosh Software Installation Support

1. A proprietary Ethernet cable (Modem to RJ45 connector) which your operator may have provided with the sales pack (or can be obtained from your operator), and
2. To configure the modem so it sends the appropriate network authentication information.

As an aid for the set-up, do the following:

1. Ensure the modem has been pre-provisioned with the Network access username & password. The reason behind this is the modem has 2-levels of authentication - Network and ISP.
   
   If the connection was via a USB cable with the standard IPWireless dialer software you would see the two tabs on the IPWireless windows application where you enter the "Network" & "ISP" password. However, with a PPPoE client (Mac, Router, Linux) you only have the option to enter the "ISP" username and password, therefore for the Network side authentication the information needs to be pre-provisioned and stored in the modem memory.
   
   There are two ways to do this:
   
   
   1. The operator has pre-provisioned the modem beforehand or,
   2. Connect the modem with a Windows PC using the standard way and then use the IPWireless dialler application with either the USB or PPPoE interface. The reason for doing this is so that you will be able to connect to the Registration server and at the end of the registration process the Windows PC automatically writes the network authentication username/password information to the modem. Once this is completed you can change the modem back to the Mac PC
2. If the username/passwords are accepted, you will need to connect the modem to Mac with the modem Ethernet cable. Turn the modem on, then off and then on again (the modem will automatically detect it needs to switch to Ethernet mode and use the PPPoE protocol as opposed to USB protocol).
3. Configure the Mac PC Built in Ethernet connection. To do this use the system preferences/internet & network/network window (This example is based upon MAC OS9). Then
   
   
   • Set the location field - this could be any free text
   • Set the show field to - built in Ethernet
   • On the TCP/IP tab set the configure field to - Using PPP
   • On the PPPoE tab set the account name to - your ISP user name
   • On the PPPoE tab set the password to - your ISP password
   • On the PPPoE tab select "connect using PPPoE", "Save Password" and the "Show PPPoE status" buttons
   • Set Apply Now
4. If all is ok, you should be able to connect without having to make further changes to the Mac, as the modem connects you should see the status information indicating progress etc. idle -> contacting PPPserver -> establishing connection -> authenticating user -> connected to <ip address>