User manual
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Getting to Know Your MacBook Pro
- Adjusting Your Display
- Using Your Power Adapter
- Using the Trackpad
- Using the Keyboard
- Using a Mouse
- Using the Apple Remote and Front Row
- Using the Built-in iSight Camera
- Learning About Mac OS X
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Using Applications
- When an Application Doesn’t Respond
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Connecting to a Printer
- Playing a CD and Connecting Headphones
- Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device
- Transferring Files to or from Another Computer
- Using Your MacBook Pro
- Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices
- Connecting with FireWire
- Using ExpressCards
- How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access
- Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology
- Connecting with Ethernet
- Using External Video Support
- Connecting Speakers and Other Audio Devices
- Using Your SuperDrive
- Understanding Sudden Motion Sensor
- Using Your Battery
- Securing Your MacBook Pro
- Adding Memory to Your MacBook Pro
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Safety, Use, and Care Information
- Connecting to the Internet
- Top Ten Questions
- Communications Regulation Information
- Index
118 Appendix C Connecting to the Internet
3 Click Assistant to open Network Assistant.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions.
More information about setting up an Internet connection is available in Mac Help.
Choose Help > Mac Help and search for “connecting to the Internet.”
Manually Entering Information
To enter your information manually:
1 Open System Preferences > Network.
2 Select from the Show pop-up menu and set options according to the type of
connection you want to make:
 Cable modem, DSL modem, or LAN connection using one of these configurations:
 Manually: With a manual configuration, your ISP or network administrator provides
a static IP address and other information that you enter in Network preferences.
 Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): With a DHCP configuration,
the DHCP server automatically enters the information for you.
 Using Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE): If you use a DSL modem and
need a user name and password to connect to the Internet, check with your ISP to
determine if you should connect using PPPoE.
 Dial-up external modem with Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection. Enter your
account name and password, telephone number, and other information.
 AirPort Extreme wireless connection: You can configure your AirPort Extreme
network and Internet connection using AirPort Setup Assistant, located in the
/Applications/Utilities/ folder.
3 If you need further help, click “Assist me”.