Connecting to EIES®/VC® with a PPP Connection:

NJIT Modem Phone Numbers: 973-424-9665 for any baud rate up to 14.4 kbps;
973-242-2829 973-242-8411 up to 28.8 kbps (Note: reserved for EIES/VC users and provides full Internet access)

1. Configure Your PPP Software: You must have TCP/IP software. If you are using Windows '95 you can install "Windows '95 Dial Up Networking" to provide the TCP/IP stack (this comes with Windows '95, refer to the Configuring Windows '95 for PPP instructions. Windows 3.1 users can use Trumpet (click on Trumpet to download the software to your PC). Users of either version of Windows can use the Netscape Navigator Personal Edition to provide all PPP requirements.

2. Dial In: You will need to configure your TCP/IP software to dial the NJIT modems using the modem telephone numbers listed above. Then you will need to authenticate your connection. To authenticate your connection type your EIES/VC User Number at the 'username' prompt. At the password prompt type your EIES password. This step is used to determine that you are a valid NJIT user, you can connect to any NJIT computer system from this point on. When the modem connects DO NOT press <ENTER>. Your networking software will indicate that you are connected to NJIT. To connect to EIES start up a telnet session. If you do not have telnet software you can download TeraTerm to your PC).

3. Connect to EIES/VC (or any other NJIT system): Press <Enter> until you see a 'Local>' prompt. Then type c vc and press <Enter&g t;.

You will then see a login or username prompt. Type your User Number and press <Enter>.

You are now logged onto the host machine. The system will then ask for a terminal type as follows:

The default setting of the emulation is vt100 although vt220 and others are acceptable. Simply press <Enter> here unless you are certain that your computer uses a different emulation. To see a list of supported terminal emulations, type ? at the 'Terminal" [vt100]> ' prompt.

The system will now automatically take you to the EIES/VC program signon screen. In the lower-left hand corner of the screen a 'password' prompt will appear. Type your password and press <Enter>.

You are now running the EIES/VC program on the NJIT host machine. Please see the EIES Starting Guide for vt100 or refer to the EIES on-line help from this point on to guide you through the system.