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diff --git a/doc/kppp/wizard.docbook b/doc/kppp/wizard.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6f26e711 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kppp/wizard.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +<chapter id="wizard"> +<title>The &kppp; wizard</title> + +<sect1 id="starting-the-wizard"> +<title>Starting the Wizard.</title> + +<para>You can start the wizard from &kppp;'s initial screen. Start &kppp; from +your <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu, where you will find it's entry in the +<guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu> as <guimenuitem>Internet +Dialer</guimenuitem>.</para> + +<para>The following dialog will appear:</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The &kppp; dialer startup screen</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="kppp-dialler-tab.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The &kppp; dialer startup screen</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption><para>The &kppp; dialer startup screen</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para>It will probably not have any entries to begin with, and that's what we're +about to do now.</para> + +<para>Click the <guibutton>Setup</guibutton> button to begin setting up a new +Internet connection.</para> + +<para>The wizard will offer you three choices, <guibutton>Wizard</guibutton>, +<guibutton>Dialog Setup</guibutton> and <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton></para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The wizard asks you what you want to do...</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="kppp-wizard.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The wizard asks you what you want to +do...</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The wizard asks you what you want to do</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton></term> +<listitem><para>Choose this if you really don't want to be setting up a new +account right now. The message box will go away, and you will be left with the +dialer screen as before.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guibutton>Wizard</guibutton></term> +<listitem><para>If you have a fairly standard modem, and use one of the larger +ISP's for your country, the wizard will probably be able to set you up +immediately with a working Internet Connection. Try this first, before you try +to set up the connection manually.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guibutton>Dialog Setup</guibutton></term> +<listitem><para>If you don't succeed with the Wizard, or you just want to do +things yourself, choose this. The wizard currently is only useful for a small +subset of countries and Internet Providers.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>For the purposes of this chapter, we'll assume you are choosing +<guibutton>Wizard</guibutton>, and the dialog based setup will be described in a +later chapter.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="finishing-the-wizard"> +<title>The Rest of the Wizard</title> + +<para>The first screen you see contains just introductory text, explaining the +things you read about in the first section of this chapter. Press +<guibutton>Next</guibutton> to move on.</para> + +<para>The second screen asks you to choose the country you live in. Not all +countries are represented here, and if the country you live in is not listed, +you will have to press <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, in which case the <link +linkend="dialog-setup">Dialog based setup</link> will start for you to continue +with.</para> + +<para>On the next screen, you will be given a choice of Internet Providers that +&kppp; knows about, based on your choice of location in the previous screen. +Again, if your <acronym>ISP</acronym> is not listed here, you will have to press +<guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> and do your setup in the <link +linkend="dialog-setup">Dialog based setup</link></para> + +<para>You will now be asked to enter your username and password for your +internet connection. Please note, that for some <acronym>ISP</acronym>s this +differs from your mail account user name and password, so make sure you use the +right one. Choose <guibutton>Next</guibutton> to continue.</para> + +<para>On the next screen, you have a chance to enter any special dial prefixes +you might have - for example, if you must dial <quote>0</quote> for an outside +line, or if have a prefix you can dial to turn off call waiting. Choose +<guibutton>Next</guibutton> to continue.</para> + +<para>And that's all! If you want to revisit any of your choices, you can use +the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> and <guibutton>Next</guibutton> buttons to move +back and forth through the dialogs. When you're happy, press the +<guibutton>Finish</guibutton> button, and you're all done.</para> + +<para>Of course, any of this information can be edited at a later time, from the +&kppp; Configuration dialog.</para> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> |