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PPPOE Setup for Macintosh

OS 10.8 Mountain Lion and Higher
  1. From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences.

  2. Under Internet & Wireless, click the Network icon.

  3. On the Ethernet tab next to Configure IPv4, select Create PPPoE Service.

  4. Leave the Service Name field as PPPoE and click Done.

  5. Complete the Network Screen:

    1. PPPoE Service Name: not required.
    2. Account Name: user id provided by Bell MTS.
    3. Password: password provided by Bell MTS.
    4. Click on remember this password to select it.
    5. Click Show PPPoE status in menu bar to select it.
    6. Click Connect.
OS 10.7 Lion
  1. From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences.

  2. Under Internet & Wireless, click the Network icon.

  3. Choose PPPoE in the panel on the left.

  4. Complete the Network Screen:
    1. PPPoE Service Name: not required.
    2. Account Name: user id provided by Bell MTS.
    3. Password: password provided by Bell MTS.
    4. Click on remember this password to select it.
    5. Click Show PPPoE status in menu bar to select it.
    6. Click Connect.
OS 10.6 Snow Leopard
  1. From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences.

  2. Under Internet & Wireless, click the Network icon.

  3. Choose PPPoE in the panel on the left.

  4. Complete the Network Screen:
    1. PPPoE Service Name: not required.
    2. Account Name: user id provided by Bell MTS.
    3. Password: password provided by Bell MTS.
    4. Click on remember this password to select it.
    5. Click Show PPPoE status in menu bar to select it.
    6. Click Connect.
OS 10.4 Tiger
  1. From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences.

  2. Under Internet & Wireless, click the Network icon.

  3. Choose Built in Ethernet on the left.

  4. Click the PPPoE tab.

  5. Complete the Network Screen:
    1. Service Provider: not required.
    2. Account Name: user id provided by Bell MTS.
    3. Password: password provided by Bell MTS.
    4. PPPoE Service Name:not required.
    5. Click on Save Password to select it.
    6. Click Show PPPoE status in menu bar to select it.
    7. Click Apply Now.
OS 10.3 Panther
  1. From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences.

  2. Under Internet & Wireless, click the Network icon.

  3. Choose Built in Ethernet on the left.

  4. Click the PPPoE tab.

  5. Complete the Network Screen:
    1. Service Provider: not required.
    2. Account Name: user id provided by Bell MTS.
    3. Password: password provided by Bell MTS.
    4. PPPoE Service Name:not required.
    5. Click on Save Password to select it.
    6. Click Show PPPoE status in menu bar to select it.
    7. Click Apply Now.
OS 10.2 Jaguar
  1. From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences.

  2. Under Internet & Wireless, click the Network icon.

  3. Click the PPPoE tab.

  4. Complete the Network Screen:
    1. Service Provider: not required.
    2. PPPoE Service Name:not required.
    3. Account Name: user id provided by Bell MTS.
    4. Password: password provided by Bell MTS.
    5. Click on Save Password to select it.
    6. Click Show PPPoE status in menu bar to select it.
    7. Click Apply Now.

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