iPass Instruction & Software Guide

Windows 98-XP

Our new dialer for Win 98-XP has auto roaming numbers update feature, so you will always have the latest numbers worldwide wherever you go! After installation of the dialer, you can test your roaming locally before travelling out of Singapore. The number to dial will be 6537 9888. Please note roaming rates will be applied.

Instructions for iPassConnect (Windows 95/98/NT)

• Required Software
• Installing iPassConnect
• Using iPassConnect

Windows 98-XP Required Software

• Please download the installer for iPassConnect from this link.
• To locate the "file10cVUtX.exe" file easily, it would be advisable if you save it to your desktop.

Installing iPassConnect

1. After you have completed downloading the file, locate the "ipc.exe" file on your desktop. Or go to Windows Explorer and look for the file "ipc.exe" in the temporary directory (or whatever folder you may have saved it to). You can open Windows Explorer by clicking on the Start button, choosing Programs and finally clicking on Windows Explorer.
   
2. Please double-click on the ipc.exe icon to start the installation process.
   
3. On the following window, click Yes. Once you have done this, the iPassConnect software will begin decompressing.
   
4. You will be warned that no other programs can be running while the installation is progressing, click on Next> to continue.
   
5. The next window will ask you which directory you want to install the software to. You can either choose a different directory but it would be advisable to leave it as it is. Click Next > to continue.
   
6. The program will begin to copy all the relevant files to your computer. When it is done, you will be asked whether you want to launch the program. This is checked by default. Click on Finish to complete the process.
   
7. This will complete the installation process. An icon for "iPassConnect" will be created on the desktop.
   

Using iPassConnect

1. Double-click on the iPassConnect icon on your desktop or in the iPass folder. You will see a screen similar to Figure 1.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on the Options menu and then click on User Info as seen in Figure 2.
   
   
   
   
3. In the "User Info" window, enter your Userid in the Username field and your password in the Password field. See Figure 3.
   
   
4. If you want to save your password, please put a checkmark in the Save Password field.
   
   
   Figure 3
   
   
5. Click Ok to go back to the previous window.
   
   
6. If you are in a situation where some special dialling rules are needed (eg: dial "9" before phone number), you can set this in "Dial Properties..."
   
   
7. Click on the Options menu and click on Dial Properties..
   
   
   
   
8. As you can see in the example above, you can type whatever numbers you need to use before dialling out in this window.
   
   
9. Click on Ok when you are done
   
   
10. The "Settings" window is where you set other miscellaneous settings. For example: the modem used, number of redials, programs to launch after connection, etc.
    
    
11. To get to this window, click on the Options menu and then click on Settings.... Figure 5 shows what the "Settings" window looks like.
    
    
    
12. Next, you will need to choose your number to dial. To do so, just click on the Country drop-down menu followed by the State and/or City drop-down menu. This is shown in figure 6
    
    
    
    
13. The numbers for that city will appear in the window below as shown in figure 7.
    
    
    
    
14. To dial, you will need to choose one of the numbers shown and click on Connect. If your modem is set properly, your computer will start to dial.
    
    
    
    
15. If your userID and password is correct, you will be connected and can commence surfing the web or downloading your e-mails. At the same time, your dialer will connect to the phonebook server and update your phonebook if there are any new numbers to be added.
    
    
16. To disconnect, just click on the minimised "iPassConnect" icon located in the "SysTray" found at the bottom right hand corner of your "taskbar".
    
    
17. However, before you use the Netscape Navigator to surf the Net, you must first disable the proxy cache with the following steps.
    
    

HandHeld

Note:
These are all unsupported work-around techiques for roaming with hand-held computing devices. Pacnet and iPass are UNABLE to provide any form of technical support or assistance apart from the provision of this page to our users.

PALM PILOT WORK-AROUND

You must make sure that you can connect to Pacnet using the number 5379100.

PSION SERIES 5 WORK-AROUND

Psion New Zealand has created a dialer (also unsupported) for Psion that includes scripts and can be found at http://www.psion.co.nz/helpFiles/series5/ipass.htm

WINDOWS CE WORK-AROUND

iPass does not currently support Windows CE because Windows CE dialers can not implement dial-in scripts and the majority of iPass POPs require the running of scripts after modem negotiation.
The contents of the scripts, however, can be entered manually. There are some users doing this successfully, although we do not recommend that non-technical users attempt this work-around. If you want to try accessing the iPass network via Windows CE, you should first install the iPass Dial Wizard on a Windows 95/98 machine so that you can get the following files:

ipass.ipb
imp-w95.scp
kar-w95.scp
moz-w95.scp
ntt-w95.scp
oze-w95.scp
sci-w95.scp
uun-w95.scp

Normally, these files will be found in the Program FilesiPassiPass Dial Wizard folder.
All files with .scp extension are script files. As stated earlier, most of iPass POPs require the running of one of these files (scripts). POP-specific information is provided in the ipass.ipb phonebook. The contents of the scripts are case sensitive.
An entry from the ipass.ipb may look like the following, with fields separated by |.
108|DZ|213|2|741200|Algiers||104408|sci-w95.scp|S104408/||0|
(You can open *.ipb files with WordPad or similar applications.)
This is the detailed explanation of each field:
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS code|country code|TAPI country id|area code|phone|city|region|
unique POP id|script file|username prefix|username suffix|flags|price

• First, you will first need to identify the city/state (field 6 & 7) you want to dial into, the POP number (field 3, 4, 5), the prefix to insert in front of the username (field 10), and the script to run after the modem negotiates (field 9). If the prefix and script fields are blank, then they are not required to access that number.
  
  
• For example, to connect to the above location from within Algiers, dial 741200. After modem picks up, run through the contents of the sci-w95.scp script and enter in S104408/username@pacific.net.sg with password when called upon to do so by the script.

Once again, this manual way of connection is not easy. iPass delivers full-functioning client dialers for Windows 95/98/NT and Macintosh that transparently handle all required scripting, making connections to the iPass network quick and simple. As we locate appropriate dialer software for handheld platforms, we will build in similar scripting features that will make Windows CE even easier to use as your worldwide computing device.

Macintosh

If you are not using OT/PPP, please click here for instructions on how to use ConfigPPP and FreePPP for roaming.

(Mac iPass Dial Wizard phonebook - Updated 29 Mar 2001 23 AUG 2000)

NOTE:

• The iPass Dial Wizard for Macintosh requires Open Transport and Open Transport/PPP (OT and OT/PPP). If you are using another TCP/IP stack or PPP implementation, you will be unable to use the iPass Dial Wizard. Both OT and OT/PPP can be obtained from Apple.
  
• You can get Open Transport 1.1.2 from from Apple Computers themselves at their support web site's download page.


• It is highly recommended that you are running System 7.5.3 or newer to support OT and OT/PPP. Please check the Apple Web site in order to determine the exact requirements for your specific system.
  
• To determine your System Software version:
  

  Go to the Finder, select "About this Macintosh..." or "About this Computer..." from the Apple menu. The dialog will tell you what version of System Software you are running.
  
  
  Fig 1: Determining the operating system via "About this computer"

  You can look in your Control Panels folder to see if you are running OT. Your Control Panels folder is inside your System Folder. If there is a Control Panel called TCP/IP, you are running OT. If there is a Control Panel called MacTCP, you are running the older MacTCP and will need to upgrade to OT.

  You can determine if you have OT/PPP installed the same way as checking for OT. Check your Control Panels folder. If there is a control panel called PPP, you have OT/PPP installed. If not, you will need to install OT/PPP.

  To determine the version of OT and OT/PPP you are running, open the TCP/IP control panel and select "Get Info" from the File menu. The dialog will tell you the version of OT and the version of OT/PPP that you are running.

Downloading iPass Dial Wizard

The iPass Dial Wizard comes as a StuffIt file. To be able to expand it, you need to have StuffIt Expander from Aladdin System. You can download it from this link http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/index.html

1. Click here to download the file.
   
2. Once the file is downloaded, it will automatically decode and decompress with StuffIt Expander. If it doesn't, you will need to launch StuffIt Expander to decode and decompress the file manually.
   
3. Once the file has been expanded, you can start using it.

Note:

• There are altogether five files ("Read Me First!"; "iPass Dial Wizard 1.0.5b"; "License Agreement"; "POP Database"; and "Country Database") and one sub-folder (Scripts) in the "iPass Dial Wizard 1.0.5b" folder.
• Within the "Scripts" sub-folder, there are seven script files (imp-w95.scp; moz-w95.scp; ntt-w95.scp; oze-w95.scp; sci-w95.scp; uun-w95.scp; voy-w95.scp)
• All of them have to stay within the "iPass Dial Wizard 1.0.5b" folder for the program to operate properly.

Setting up your Mac for iPass
• Versions before 8.5:

1. In the Control Panel folder, open the TCP/IP control panel.
2. Select PPP in the Connect via pull-down menu.
3. Close the TCP/IP window.

Version 8.5 or later:

1. Open the Remote Access control panel.
2. Click Options (see figure 2).
   
   
   
• Click the Protocol tab.
• From the Use Protocol: pull-down menu, select PPP (see figure 3). Note: Do not leave the pull-down menu on the Automatic default.
• Make sure Connect to a command-line post: is unchecked.
  
  Note: The remaining check boxes can be configured for your use.
  
  
  
  

It is assumed that your modem is properly configured through the Modem control panel and you were able to make a successful connection to the Internet prior to the iPass Dial Wizard Installation. Now that you have the iPass Dial Wizard installed, make a connection to a local iPass number to ensure you are set up successfully.

Updating the iPass Phone Book (Updated 11 October 1999)

The iPass Dial Wizard comes with a default phone book. However it is a good idea to download the latest phone book before leaving for your overseas trip. From time to time, iPass sets up new connection points and remove non-functioning ones. The default phone book that comes with the installer is always the latest.

1. To download the latest phone book, please click here.
2. Once the file is downloaded, it will automatically decode and decompress with StuffIt Expander. If it doesn't, you will need to launch StuffIt Expander to decode and decompress the file manually.
3. Once the file has been expanded, please move it to the iPass Dial Wizard folder and replace the previous one there.

Using the iPass Dial Wizard

1. Double-click on the icon "iPass Dial Wizard 1.0.5b" to launch the program.
   
   
   
   
2. A screen will appear asking you to choose the country and region you want to dial into. Click on the pull down to choose the country and region (See figure 5).
   
   
   
   
3. The next screen will show you the details of the number you have chosen. All numbers will have the country and area code affixed to the front by default. If you are dialling in the same area as the number shown, please delete the country and area code prefix before clicking on the "OK" button.
   
   
   
   
4. You will be asked to type in your userID and your password in the next screen, please do so before clicking on "OK".
   
   
   
   
5. The next screen will show you the country and region you have chosen to dial into. To dial, just select the number you want and click on "Dial". That's it!

Note:

All the files and folder found in the "iPass Dial Wizard 1.0.5b" folder have to remain in the same folder for the program to operate. However, before you use the Netscape Navigator to surf the Net, you must first disable the proxy cache with the following steps.