Easy Access Guide
Configuring Experian

To configure Easy Access to the Experian Credit Bureau, follow these steps.

1. Double click on the Easy Access Icon on the Desktop.
   
   
   
   
2. At the Easy Access Setup Wizard window, click the Cancel button and select Yes at the message prompt.
   
   (Note: This step may not be required if you already have an account setup in Easy Access with another Credit Bureau.)
   
   
   
   
3. Press the F3 key. The screen below will appear.
   
   
   
   
4. Select Printing from the list on the left in Easy Access Setup/Options window.
   
   
   
   
5. Place a check mark in the "Print incoming reports Automatically" option.
   
   
6. Select the printer to use when printing credit reports.
   
   
7. Select Company Information from the list on the left in Easy Access Setup/Options window.
   
   
   
   
8. Complete the Company Information on the right side of the screen.
   
   
9. Select User Setup from the list on the left in Easy Access Setup/Options Window.
   
   
   
   

   Please Note: Skip Steps 10 through 14 if you already have Easy Access Setup for one of the other Credit Bureaus.

   
   
   
10. Place a check mark beside the Password Protection field on the right.
    
    
11. Click the New Button.
    
    
    
    
12. Enter the following user information as shown below.
    
    

    Name: ADMIN
    Password: ADMIN
    Initials: AD
    Default Department: Default
    Administration Rights: True

    
    
    

    Please Note: You may leave the Dept Access Rights blank. This will allow you to have access to all Easy Access Departments. For more information on Access Rights, click the Help button in Easy Access.

    
    
    
13. Click the OK button.
    
    
14. Click the New button again.
    
    
15. Enter the following information as shown below.
    
    

    Name: USER
    Password: USER
    Initials: US
    Default Department: Default
    Administration Rights: False

    
    
    

16. Click the OK button for both the User Settings and Easy Access Setup/Options windows.
    
    
17. A Password Prompt is shown enter the Password "ADMIN" and click the OK button.
    
    
    
    
18. Press the F3 key on your keyboard.
    
    
19. Select Bureau Setup from the list on the left in the Easy Access Setup/Options window.
    
    
    
    
20. Click the Experian Tab on the right.
    
    
21. Move down to Connection Type box and change it to Internet.
    
    
    
    
22. Move down to Preamble and enter your Experian Preamble.
    
    
    
    
23. Move down to Subscriber Number and enter your Experian Subscriber Number.
    
    
    
    
24. Move down to NetConnect UserID and enter your Experian Net Connect User ID.
    
    
    
    
25. Move down to NetConnect Password and enter your Experian Net Connect Password.
    
    
26. Move down to Output Type and set it to ARF/TTY 7.0 (BOTH).
    
    
    
    
27. Move to the top of the window and click the Add button.
    
    
28. Type TTY in to the prompt and click the OK button.
    
    
    
    A message box will come up that will ask "Would you like to copy the values from the 'Default' department?". Select Yes.
    
    
29. Move down to Output Type and set it the TTY Report (Text).
    
    
    
    
30. Select Integration Options and click the plus beside it in the list on the left.
    
    
31. Select Importing/Exporting Options in the list on the left.
    
    
32. Place a check mark beside the "Allow Importing" option.
    
    
    
    
33. Click the OK button.
    
    

    At this point, you have set up Easy Access for Experian. You need to do two more things before the process will be complete.

    
    
    
34. Install the Easy Access Installation CD on each workstation.
    
    
35. Login in to CompuShare 4.0 and go to the Credit Bureau Control File for Experian and set the Easy Access Password to ADMIN and save the control file.
    
    

You have now completed all the steps for Experian.