Options Internet:

Register this Computer when dialing into the Internet (checked by default): When you use iClose-Up to dial into the Internet, it will automatically register itself with the Close-Up Internet Name Server. This allows your associates with iClose-Up who have your iClose-Up Internet Name, to see in their iClose-Up Lists that you are available to be connected to, on the Internet. (To find out more about iClose-Up Internet Name see iClose-Up Internet Name four paragraphs below). If you do not want your associates to see that you are on the Internet, or be able to connect to you (by name), then uncheck this option before you dial up the Internet.

Automatically check registration when connected to the Internet (checked by default): This Option Keeps your ISP from hanging up your connection. ISP’s will if they do not see Internet traffic from your computer disconnect your connection. iClose-Up will put a small amount of traffic on the Internet when you are not active. This option needs to be on (checked) for the following two options “Keep this Computer Registered when the Internet is available” and “Auto Reconnect on Internet Failure” to work.

Keep this Computer Registered when the Internet is available (checked by default): This command registers Constant connections to the Internet and keeps dial-up connections registered when the ISP changes your TCP/IP address dynamically (when your TCP/IP lease runs out). For this option to work the above option “Automatically check registration when connected to the Internet” must be on (checked). If iClose-Up is or becomes unregistered with the Close-Up Internet Name Server (CINS) then iClose-Up will re-register itself with the CINS. If you have a Constant connection this allows your associates with iClose-Up who have your iClose-Up Internet Name, to see in their iClose-Up Lists that you are available to be connected to, on the Internet. (To find out more about iClose-Up Internet Name see iClose-Up Internet Name two paragraphs below).

If you have a constant connection to the Internet and don’t want your associates to see that you are on the Internet, or be able to connect to you (by name), then uncheck this option. Doing this will keep you from being re-registered in the future but you still need to de-register now. You can de-register by hand for immediate invisibility by positioning your mouse pointer on the red iClose-Up triangles in the lower right of the screen, then Single clicking on the Right mouse button, then select Internet Visibility and Incoming Access, then uncheck “This computer is visible on the Internet” and uncheck “Access is set to open (allow incoming connections)” and then press the OK button..

Auto Reconnect on Internet Failure (Not checked by default): You should select this option if you are dialing into the Internet through an ISP and you are using this computer as an iClose-Up Server on the Internet. For this option to work the above two options “Automatically check registration when connected to the Internet” and “Keep this Computer Registered when the Internet is available” must be on (checked). This Option checks periodically to make sure iClose-Up is registered with the Close-Up Internet Name Server allowing iClose-Up Clients to find it on the Internet. If iClose-Up finds for some reason that it is not registered and can not register (due to a complex socket problem which is beyond the scope of this documentation) using the above command “Keep this Computer Registered when the Internet is available” then iClose-Up will disconnect from the Internet and reconnect and reregister itself.

iClose-Up Internet Name: The iClose-Up Internet Name is a name that is used to uniquely identify your computer on the Internet so that your associates can find you and connect to you. When iClose-Up is installed it asks you to enter this name. You can see or change this name by going to the iClose-Up List, by double clicking on their red iClose-Up triangles in the lower right of your screen and then select Options, then select the Internet tab to find the iClose-Up Internet Name. You can modify or change it by typing in a new one. Note that this name has to be unique on the Internet. Pick a name that no one else is likely to have. Suggestions are your computer name plus the last four digits of your phone number, or your email address.

iClose-Up User Name: The iClose-Up User Name is a name that is used to identify you when you use the iClose-Up Chat, to chat with another iClose-Up user. The name also used to identify you to the iClose-Up Server you are connected to.

Connect to the Internet using my: This option will automatically set itself to be the same as Windows Internet Explorer. You can change it as your needs require.

Modem: If you get on the Internet using a dial-up connection through your modem to your ISP, then this option should be set to “Modem”.

Network: If you get on the Internet through your Network card, you are using a Cable Modem, xDSL, ISDN router, or a T1 type connection, then this option should be set to “Network”.

CINS Server Name: By default “CINS.NORTON-LAMBERT.COM” is the iClose-Up Internet Name Server. This is name of the servers that by default let you know if your associates are available to be connected to with iClose-Up on the Internet. You can set up your own private CINS server or servers for your company by contacting Norton-Lambert for information on how to do this. If you set up your own server or servers then the name of your server would go in here for all the iClose-Up Clients and Servers that you want to use your private CINS server.