FAQ - Configuring Internet Explorer

The first thing to do when you have the browser up is to set it to start at the Local Access home page. To do this go to the toolbar setting labeled "View." When you highlight "view" you need to scroll down to "options."

When you get into the options control panel you will be confronted with a number of tabs. The tab you need to click on is called "Navigation." You will then need to look down a little bit and you will see a field labeled "page:" To the right of it you will see "start page" look two fields down and you will see the label "address." In the field to the right of it you might see something like "http://home.microsoft.com." You need to replace this with "http://www.localaccess.com." By doing this you will now start up with the Local Access home page whenever you start your browser.

Next you should configure your search directory. To do this you should be in the same place that you changed your start page. In this page you should click on the down arrow that is to the right of the words "start page." Highlight the term "search page" and click the mouse button. Now go down to the field that says "address" and type in "http://www.localaccess.com/directry.htm." This will then change the program so that when you click on "search" it will take you to our search page.

For some examples of pictures corresponding with each step click on the following links.

#1, View, Options , #2, Start page setup , #3, Search page setup

Internet Mail Configuration

To get into the options for configuring your Internet Mail you need to go up to the top right and click on the picture icon labeled "Mail." Next click on "Read Mail."

This will bring up one of two different screens. One screen will be the Internet Mail Configuration Wizard. The other screen will be your actual mail program. If you get the Wizard screen you will need to have your user information ready (user name, password, SMTP, POP3...). If you do not know this information call us at 360-330-5535. The wizard will guide you through the setup process and do the configuration for you. If you do not get the "Internet Mail Configuration Wizard" then you need to go up to the toolbar and click on the name "mail" and then scroll down to "options." This will pull up your control panels for the mail configuration.

In the option menu you will be presented with a screen that has a number of tabs at the top. You will need to click on the tab that says "Server." This will display a number of blank or otherwise filled fields that you will either need to fill in or edit the contents of. In the "Name" field place the name that you would like other people to see you as when you mail them a message. In the field marked "Organization" type in your organization, if you do not have an organization then leave it blank. In the next field it asks you for your Email address. Place your e-mail address in this field. For example, my e-mail is JanM@localaccess.com. The next field asks for your "Outgoing Mail (SMTP):" this is mail.localaccess.com. "Incoming Mail (POP3):" is the same as well, mail.localaccess.com. The "POP3 account" is your username, my user name is JanM so I would put that in the field. The field that asks for your password will need you to put in your password, you will have obtained this from us. If you do not remember your password you will need to come in to the office and get it again. When you put in your password it will look something like this, "*******."

After you have placed this information into the appropriate places you may then click on the button at the bottom that says "Apply." After you haved clicked apply you may click "OK" and you are done.

For some examples of pictures corresponding with some of the steps click on the following links.

#1, Mail, Readmail , #3, Options menu (server)

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"Internet Mail Configuration" by Jan Michael Pearson

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