We are happy to assist 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so if you have any questions about AP&T Internet services or require technical support, please contact us toll-free at 1.866.793.4179 or email us from our Contact Us page.
AP&T internet access requires the username and password provided during the sign-up process. For AP&T Broadband, the username and password would be used to configure PPPoE settings in the routing equipment.
DNS Server settings should be set to dynamic or server assigned.
If you must have DNS servers specified (not recommended), the AP&T DNS servers are:
Primary DNS is 64.186.96.6
Secondary DNS is 64.186.99.11
The IP Address settings should always be set to dynamic (server assigned).
If you have requested a static IP address, please leave your IP address set to dynamic (server assigned). Static IP addresses are tied to your username so our server will provide you with the static IP address you were assigned each time your router authenticates.
Yes, please contact your local AP&T office in order to obtain the following:
Single IPv4 Static IP Address for $10.00 a month.
/30 IPv4 Routed Network for $25.00 a month.
/29 IPv4 Routed Network for $45.00 a month.
Your Username is the entire email address you were provided with.
Incoming (POP3 or IMAP) is mail.aptalaska.net
Outgoing (SMTP) is smtp.aptalaska.net
Incoming POP SSL port: 995
Incoming IMAP SSL port: 993
Outgoing SMTP SSL port: 465
All customers must authenticate to send and to receive messages. When configuring your email client, please remember to select “Use outgoing authentication” and use password in plain text. Since the communication with the server is already configured to use SSL, the password will actually be encrypted during the transmission process.
If your preference is to use TLS instead of SSL, that will work fine, just leave the port set to 25 and be sure to set the encryption to TLS. Be sure the username sent to our server for authentication matches the aptalaska.net email address in order to send email.
Alternatively, you can access your aptalaska.net Email via web browser at webmail.aptalaska.net .
Multiple Addresses: AP&T Broadband subscribers are provided (upon request) up to 4 email addresses per broadband account.
Large Mailbox: AP&T provides 5GB of email storage per email account.
IMAP: Allows you to connect to the email server and read your email from it as opposed to downloading your email with POP3. This feature is great for managing your email across multiple devices because all of your email and folders will be synchronized across devices.
TLS and SSL: Connections to the AP&T email server require encryption for your security.
Spam Filter: We run all email messages through a spam filter to help reduce the amount of junk email in the world. All incoming email that is identified as spam will be sorted into a Junk folder by default. Messages in the Junk folder are automatically deleted after 2 weeks unless you move them to your Inbox or other mail folder.
Virus Scanner: We will scan all of your incoming email for viruses and delete message found to contain a virus. Since people create and unleash viruses to the public on a daily basis, simply having a virus-scanning program isn’t always enough to protect you from the latest threats. The virus scanner on the email server updates every hour so you can be sure that you will have the best protection available. This feature is automatically activated with every email account AP&T offers to our valued customers.
Webmail: This feature allows you to access your email from webmail.aptalaska.net, this could be very useful while you’re on the road or away from your computer, especially when utilized with IMAP.
Yes, AP&T email accounts are considered inactive if you don’t sign in for more than 18 months.
After an AP&T email account becomes inactive:
All messages and folders are deleted.
Whitelist and blacklist entries are deleted.
Webmail contacts are deleted.
Incoming messages will be sent back to the sender as undeliverable.
This option sets the spam filter sensitivity for your email account. If you set the sensitivity to ‘high’ then the spam filter will catch most of the spam sent to you and direct it to your Junk folder, however it may also occasionally catch legitimate email. We recommend using the ‘high’ setting and make it the default for all of our customers. If you find that this setting is preventing you from receiving legitimate email you can lower the sensitivity, turn filtering off, or you can use the Whitelist/Blacklist feature described below. Turning the filter off will allow all incoming email messages to go straight to your Inbox. If you disable the filter we strongly recommend that you get your own spam filtering solution in place as 85% of the messages sent to the email system is spam.
Each message receives a score based on how much it looks like spam. If the score that a message receives is higher than the AP&T customer’s settings, then the message is considered spam. The following table lists the spam filter settings and their corresponding point values:
High = 5
Medium = 10
Low = 15
Messages are rejected as spam only when an AP&T customer has their spam filter settings set to reject spam and the sender’s message looks to be more “spammy” than the AP&T customer’s spam filter sensitivity allows. Our spam filter looks at the senders reputation, country of origin, attachments, and looks for specific keywords as a few of the criteria that determines your spam score.
If the recipient isn’t receiving your message, please ask them to check their Junk folder and consider Whitelisting you.
In order to protect the integrity of the AP&T email system we have implemented strict guidelines for using our email server.
A few things you can check that would cause outgoing email to fail:
Are you sending from a 3rd party email address (ie: me@mycustomdomain.com)? This is called relaying and is no longer allowed by the AP&T email server. Please see the “How do I send email through an alternate email provider while using AP&T Internet?” section above.
Are you authenticating as the email account that you are sending from (ie: your authentication is set to use the username “Fred” but you are sending from wilma@aptalaska.net)? This is called spoofing and is no longer allowed by the AP&T email server. Please configure your email client to authenticate with the correct credentials.
Are you sending from a device (ie: cellphone or laptop) connected to another network (ie: GCI, Verizon, etc.) and your message looks “Spammy” to our server? Messages coming from a device with a non-AP&T internet connection are subject to the same spam filtering rules as incoming email messages. In other words, a message you are trying to send from your Verizon cell phone will be subject to spam filtering if you are using the cellular network, but not if you are using WiFi in your home from AP&T.
Email virus scanning is enabled and executable file attachments are blocked by default on all accounts. The following file formats considered executable for the purpose of email virus scanning:
ade, adp, app, asd, asf, asx, bas, bat, chm, cmd, com, cpl, crt, dll, exe, fxp, hlp, hta, hto, inf, ini, ins, isp, jse, lib, lnk, mdb, mde, msc, msi, msp, mst, ocx, pcd, pif, prg, reg, scr, sct, sh, shb, shs, sys, url, vb, vbe, vbs, vcs, vxd, wmd, wms, wmz, wsc, wsf, and ws.
If you need the ability to receive attachments with one of these types then please check the ‘allow executable attachments’ box in the Email Settings section of your Customer Portal. If you want to allow executable attachments from specific senders but block everyone else, please add those senders to your Whitelist.
Whitelisted senders will always be omitted from spam/attachment filtering.
Yes! The Whitelist/Blacklist features (found in the Customer Portal under Account and then Email Settings) can help you with that. To block all messages except a pre-determined list of approved senders check the “Only accept messages from your allowed senders list” box. Click the “+” next to the word “Whitelist” to start adding addresses. Anyone added to your Whitelist will automatically skip spam and virus filtering so that all of their messages will go straight to your inbox.
To block specific senders click the “+” next to the word “Blacklist” and begin adding the email addresses of senders you wish to block. Messages from these senders will be rejected by the email server and will not make it to your inbox, unless you are part of a group of recipients. Since we cannot use the rules of one user to block messages from reaching another, you will receive messages sent to a group regardless of your Blacklist settings.
Don’t forget to click Update after you are finished!
Max Recipients: The aptalaska.net email system is not designed to support large mailing lists. We recommend using an email service designed for mass mailing if you have more than 50 recipients in a distribution list. An hourly sending limit is set that exceeds typical email use. If you want specifics on these settings, please contact us at support. Once a user account exceeds the hourly recipient limit, the email account password is reset immediately and coordination with AP&T support is necessary to begin using the email account again. Frequent abuse of the Max Recipients limit could result in the loss of your aptalaska.net email account.
Max Message Size: Each individual email will allow up to 40MB in attachments. If you have more than one attachment, they can’t add up to more than 40MB.
Subscribers can review their broadband usage by going to portal.aptalaska.net and following the instructions to access their account.
Of course, if you have any trouble accessing the AP&T Customer Portal or have questions about your broadband data usage, please contact your local office or AP&T’s technical support team toll-free at 1.866.793.4179.
Effective February 1st, 2017 AP&T has moved from billing broadband usage based on the calendar month to billing based on the billing cycle associated with the locations we serve.
Cycle 1 for Metlakatla, Wrangell is the 8th of the month through the 7th of the following month.
Cycle 2 for Craig, Hollis, Hydaburg, Naukati, Thorne Bay is the 15th of the month through the 14th of the following month.
Cycle 3 for Petersburg is the 22nd of the month through the 21st of the following month.
Cycle 4 for Coffman Cove, Haines, Kasaan, Klawock, Northway, Skagway, Tok, Tetlin, and Tanacross is the 28th of the month through the 27th of the following month.
Notes: The Cycles begin at 12:00:00 AM and end at 11:59:59 PM. Your billing cycle is identified in the Customer Portal by clicking Usage and reviewing the Billing Period column.
AP&T will automatically notify you regarding your monthly broadband data usage limit. When your broadband exceeds 75% and then 90% of your monthly data usage limit and each 10% thereafter, an automated email will be sent to the email account associated with your broadband service.
To configure your email notifications, visit our Customer Portal. Once logged on select Account and check the box next to Notifications about your service. If you would like to receive notifications with an email address other than your aptalaska.net account, click the + after Usage Notification Address and enter the desired email address. Remember to click Update at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
Please keep in mind the automated emails run once per day and usage information for today is available tomorrow.
This may be happening for a number of reasons:
The most common source of “unknown” data usage, even when the computer is turned off, is often related to a cell phone or tablet that the customer has authorized to connect to their wireless network. Turning off your computer used to be a reliable way of stopping data from flowing through your network and that is no longer the case. Downloading or updating apps on a cell phone or tablet, watching movies, or browsing Facebook are all items accounting for larger and larger amounts of data consumption nationwide.
Most recently, customers who have installed a new video streaming device such as AppleTV or Amazon Fire TV Stick have seen dramatic increases in usage. Typically, this increase is due to default screensavers and auto-play settings. Please check the default settings on any new device connected to your network.
Computers often download and install updates during off-peak hours. Check your antivirus software, Windows Updates, and third-party software such as Adobe, Java, and Apple for update history and settings.
Computers infected with certain types of viruses could be causing noticeable data transfer through your Internet account.
Your broadband service has a certain amount of “overhead” which is required to keep your connection up and track activity. This is common with all service providers, is experienced by all users, equates to a minuscule amount of data transfer, and is unavoidable. If necessary there is a simple workaround: turn off your broadband router when it is not in use. This will cause your link to the Internet to stop completely thus eliminating all usage.
“No Worries” represents our data usage model, where rather than incurring charges for exceeding your allocated usage, your speeds will be adjusted to a predetermined level based on the tier for which you are subscribed.
To access your monthly usage details, visit portal.aptalaska.net. Log in, navigate to the Usage section, and you’ll find the total usage for the current month. Additionally, you can choose to view usage on a daily or weekly basis by selecting your preferred timeframe.
Depending on location, AP&T provides broadband service via fiber optic, copper, and fixed wireless (unlicensed spread spectrum). Please refer to Broadband Pricing or contact your local office to review the broadband service available in your area.
The use of a managed AP&T modem is required in most circumstances. If a customer is on a fiber connection, they have the option to use their own router setup with PPPoE.
Custom changes can be made to the AP&T modems by accessing the AP&T Customer Portal and logging-on with the customer’s username and password. Please note: The modem’s routing capability is optional and if not selected, the customer will provide a device (typically a router, computer, or gaming system) in order to establish a PPPoE
connection.
The AP&T modem remains the property of AP&T and must be returned in working order when the service is disconnected. If the AP&T modem is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed during use as a customer or otherwise not returned, the customer agrees to pay AP&T a $50.00
replacement fee.
The demarcation point for AP&T Broadband ends at the Ethernet LAN interface(s) on the broadband modem and any inside wiring beyond the Network Interface Device (typically located where telephone services enter the premise) are the customer’s responsibility and could incur an additional charge.
The use of a managed AP&T Subscriber Module is required to obtain service. A $100.00 installation fee is charged when Wireless Broadband service is requested. Customers are provided with a Subscriber Module, Managed Router (optional), Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector, and an outdoor antenna.
In the event the managed AP&T router is not requested, the customer will provide a device (typically a router, computer, or gaming system) in order to establish a PPPoE connection.
The Subscriber Module, antenna, and managed router remain the property of AP&T and must be returned in working order when the service is disconnected. If the managed router is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed during use as a customer or otherwise not returned, the customer agrees to pay AP&T a $50.00 fee. If the Subscriber Module and antenna are lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed during use as a customer or otherwise not returned, the customer agrees to pay AP&T a $200.00 fee.
The demarcation point for AP&T Wireless broadband service ends at the Data interface on the PoE Injector. Any LAN (Local Area Network) wiring beyond the PoE Injector is the customer’s responsibility and could incur an additional charge.
Are you having trouble with a Wireless (Wi-Fi) device?
Wi-Fi light is off – Your modem may be in Bridged mode or the Wi-Fi has been disabled. Please log in to the Customer Portal from another device and check the Wi-Fi option in the Modem menu. If you do not have a Wi-Fi option in the Modem menu of the Customer Portal, your modem is Bridged.
Wi-Fi light is on – You may be using the incorrect network or passphrase. Please check the documentation provided with your modem or log on to the Customer Portal from another device to change the Wi-Fi settings. Help Desk can assist by changing your network name and/or password, but they cannot retrieve your current password.
Are you have trouble with a Wired (Ethernet) device?
LAN light is off – If your device is connected to yellow LAN port 1 on the back of the modem but you don’t see a green light next to LAN1 on the front of the modem, please check that your Ethernet cable is connected on both ends by unplugging it and plugging it back in. Make sure you hear the click indicating that it is seated properly. Try a new cable if you have one. And, verify that the cable you are using has 8 little copper pins in the end. A cable with only 2 or 4 pins will not work properly.
LAN light is on – If the light for your corresponding LAN port is on or blinking, check that your device has a valid IP address, and check to see if it may be downloading updates. If you need assistance, please contact the Help Desk.
Is your device connected but unable to get online?
A red internet light – May indicate that the modem is attempting to download its configuration, that there is a password issue, or that the account is disabled. If you see a red internet light that lasts for more than 10 minutes, please unplug anything connected to a yellow LAN port. Contact our Help Desk if you are still unable to get online.
A red power light – The device has been reset to default or has not yet been configured. If you see a red power light please use the power button to turn the modem off, then back on again.
DSL light(s) is off – Reboot the modem and check the cables. If the DSL light doesn’t come on it is because the DSL service can’t be detected on that jack. Please move the modem and connect the line cord to another jack. If you are unable to find a jack that works or the jack you are using has previously worked, please contact our Help Desk.
DSL light(s) blink but never turn solid – Please check your cables and connections. If you still cannot connect, please contact our Help Desk.
Is your Internet connection slow or dropping intermittently?
Slow and intermittent connectivity can be caused by high usage from devices on your network. Please log in to the Customer Portal and use the Usage tab to see how much data you are currently using. Also, under Modem check Devices to make sure that you recognize all of the devices currently connected to your modem.
To assist in troubleshooting, please ensure that you are testing from a device with a wired (Ethernet) connection to the modem and that you are using the ookla.aptalaska.net website.
All port 25 traffic not bound for an APT mail server is blocked by default.
AP&T Internet Services and other Internet Service Providers are blocking Port 25 to reduce spam and viruses from being propagated out of their networks. As more and more ISPs block Port 25, spammers will be pushed toward those ISPs who are not blocking Port 25. Chances are high that this pattern will accelerate the move to Port 25 blocking by all ISPs.
If you have AP&T Internet access and host your own email server then you will need to contact AP&T Technical Support at 1.866.793.4179 and ask to have the Port 25 (SMTP) blocking removed.
All port 25 traffic not bound for an APT mail server is blocked by default.
AP&T Internet Services and other Internet Service Providers are blocking Port 25 to reduce spam and viruses from being propagated out of their networks. As more and more ISPs block Port 25, spammers will be pushed toward those ISPs who are not blocking Port 25. Chances are high that this pattern will accelerate the move to Port 25 blocking by all ISPs.
If you have AP&T Internet access and host your own email server then you will need to contact AP&T Technical Support at 1.866.793.4179 and ask to have the Port 25 (SMTP) blocking removed.
AP&T is committed to complying with U.S. copyright and related laws and requires all customers and users of AP&T’s Internet service to comply with these laws. AP&T account holders should not use AP&T’s Internet service to infringe copyrights, furthermore, it is our policy to suspend or terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the AP&T Internet service of any account holder who is a repeat infringer.
When AP&T receives a notification of claimed infringement(s) from a copyright owner or its enforcement agent that complies with the requirements described in our Copyright Policy and Complaint Procedure, we will respond by contacting our customer via email with a DMCA Violation Notice.
AP&T internet access subscribers can request a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Blocking feature be applied to their broadband account for a monthly fee of $2.95.
How Does it Work?
The P2P Blocking feature prevents hosts utilizing an AP&T internet access subscriber account from starting new connections to known P2P servers, however does not stop downloads or uploads already in progress.
AP&T internet access subscribers must contact AP&T Technical Support at 1.866.793.4179 and ask for the P2P Blocking feature to be added to their account. The feature can be removed at any time thereafter.
AP&T may perform occasional proactive maintenance affecting internet services, including email, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:00 AM to 5:00 AM.
If you encounter issues during these times, contact Technical Support at 1.866.793.4179. Thank you for understanding. Sincerely, AP&T Engineering.
AP&T receives High-Cost support from the FCC under the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) to meet defined broadband build-out obligations. The A-CAM program provides carriers with funding to upgrade network infrastructure and accelerate the offering of more robust broadband products.
Broadband service providers like AP&T that receive federal “High-Cost” funds are required to test a random sample of customer locations to ensure that quality standards for speed and latency, or response time, are being met.
What is USAC?
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) administers the Universal Service Fund under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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