Specifications

Niagara Release 2.3
Revised: May 22, 2002 Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide
Chapter 4 Connecting with Direct Dial
Configuring Direct Dial on an Engineering PC
4–26
• Installing and Configuring the RAS Software
• Granting Dial-in Permissions
Installing and Configuring Modems
Supported
Modems
You can use any modem which provides a driver for the version of the OS you are
running on the PC.
Installing an
External Modem
To install the modem, connect a standard serial cable to the male serial port of your
choosing on the PC. Attach the other end of the serial cable to the DB-25 male
connector on the modem.
Note Alternately, if you are using Windows 2000 as your operating system, you can attach
a USB modem. Windows NT 4.0 does not support USB-connected devices.
Installing the
Modem Driver
Many modem drivers are provided with the Windows OS. However, if you are using
a modem driver that is not available in the OS, you must load the driver. Use the
following instructions to load the driver onto your engineering PC.
Windows NT 4.0
These instructions are included in the configuration of the JACE-NP. See the
“Installing the Modem Driver” section on page 4-17.
Windows 2000
Procedure 4-7 Installing the modem driver in Windows 2000.
Step 1 On the taskbar click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Phone and Modem Options.
Step 3 Click the Modems tab.