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
- Getting Answers Using Mac Help
- Learning About Mac OS X
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Using Applications
- When an Application Does Not 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 Another Computer
- Using Your MacBook Pro
- Using Universal Serial Bus 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 Technology
- 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
116 Appendix C Connecting to the Internet
 Dial-up connection: Your computer is connected to an external modem that is
plugged into a phone wall jack using a phone cable.
Before you connect to the Internet:
1 Set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP).
2 Gather the connection information you need from your ISP or network administrator.
See the next section, “Gathering the Information You Need,” to find out what
information to get for each type of connection. You can write the information directly
on the next few pages, and then enter it in Setup Assistant.
If another computer in the same location is already connected to the Internet, you
might be able to use its settings.
To find the settings on a Mac OS X computer:
 Open the Network pane of System Preferences.
 Choose your connection method from the Show pop-up menu.
 Copy the information for your configuration.
To find the settings on a Windows PC:
The connection information on a Windows computer resides in two places.
 To find the IP address and subnet mask, open the “Network and Internet Connections”
control panel.
 To find user account information, open the User Accounts control panel.
3 If you are using an external modem, plug the Apple USB Modem (available separately)
into a USB port on your MacBook Pro, and then use a phone cord (not included) to
connect the modem to a phone wall jack. If you are using a DSL or cable modem,
follow the instructions that came with the modem to connect it to your computer.